Congress Mulls Ban on Big Ransom Payouts Unless Victims Get Official Say-So
A bill introduced this week would regulate ransomware response by the country’s critical financial sector. A U.S. lawmaker has introduced a bill – the Ransomware and Financial Stability Act (H.R.5936) (PDF) – that would make it illegal for financial firms to pay...
Teen Rakes in $2.74M Worth of Bitcoin in Phishing Scam
The kid was busted after abusing Google Ads to lure users to his fake gift card site. During the early days of the pandemic, while the rest of the world was stress streaming and working on sourdough starter, an ambitious teen stuck in his bedroom decided to set up a...
VPN Exposes Data for 1M Users, Leading to Researcher Questioning
Experts warn that virtual private networks are increasingly vulnerable to leaks and attack. Free virtual private network (VPN) service Quickfox, which provides access to Chinese websites from outside the country, exposed the personally identifiable information (PII)...
