Renee Dudley / ProPublicaAug 29, 2019
Even when public agencies and companies hit by ransomware could recover their files on their own, insurers prefer to pay the ransom. Why? Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
TERRY SPENCER / The Associated PressApr 2, 2019
She faces illegal entry charges after allegedly telling agents shifting stories of being a member wanting to swim and an event invitation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Gareth Porter / TruthdigNov 26, 2018
What follows is a murky story of a political ploy by the two governments to create a phony rationale for ousting Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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By Raphael Satter and Frank Bajak, Associated PressJun 28, 2017
Ukraine and Russia appear hardest hit by the ransomware, with Poland, Italy and Germany following in order of countries most affected. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 17, 2017
The global cyberattack that hit over 70 countries last week stemmed from National Security Agency software. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Nadia Prupis / Common DreamsMay 13, 2017
Disruptions have been reported in at least 74 countries, including Russia, Spain, Turkey and Japan, with some reports of U.S. infiltration as well. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 7, 2017
The whistleblowing organization says that the “Vault 7” leak details how the CIA uses sophisticated technology to hack into smartphones and computers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 7, 2012
For perhaps 64,000 computers in the U.S. and 300,000 worldwide, the Internet will go dead starting Monday. The story is rather complicated, but at its bottom is a piece of devilment named the DNS Changer Trojan. Click through below to the jump to find out if your Internet connection is set up for a KO punch and, if so, what you can do to sidestep it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 27, 2011
Since sometime in 2008, more than 12 million computers around the world have been infected by a highly encrypted "worm," or self-updating type of malware called Conficker, that allows remote access and control of a network of those computers, essentially creating the most powerful computer in the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 9, 2009
Hollywood has given us many a laptop-wielding hacker who causes explosions, blackouts and mayhem with a few malicious keystrokes, but such scenarios may not be confined to preposterous action flicks anymore. The Wall Street Journal reports that cyberspies from China and Russia have infiltrated the U.S. electrical grid, mapped it and left a little something behind. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 31, 2009
The Chinese government has denied having any relationship with "a malware-based cyber espionage network" called GhostNet, an operation revealed Sunday by a Toronto-based research team. GhostNet is suspected of infiltrating a number of military and diplomatic computer systems, including the Dalai Lama's, and is based in China. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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