Ransomware gangs shift tactics, making crimes harder to track
Hacking groups are moving away from a leasing model known as ransomware-as-a-service. The evolution is complicating efforts to track the bad actors,
Facebook warning 1 million users about stolen usernames, passwords
The 400 malicious apps were disguised as photo editors, games or health trackers, Facebook said.
Trump says federal agency packed top-secret documents. Email exchanges suggest otherwise
Pages of emails and shipping lists between White House and transition staff and the GSA describe the minutiae of moving the Trump White House to...
Microsoft says digital extortion gang Lapsus$ targets cryptocurrency, too
A digital extortion gang with unconventional methods — one researcher called them "laughably bad" at times — has claimed responsibility for a string of compromises...
‘Perfect storm’: Inside the race to fix a potentially disastrous software flaw
Late last month, there was a global race to update critical computer systems. Senior U.S. cybersecurity officials described a "significant threat" that, left unfixed, could...
Amazon’s huge cloud outage caused by ‘unexpected behavior’
Amazon said automated processes in its cloud computing business caused cascading outages across the internet this week, affecting everything from Disney amusement parks and Netflix...
HUD official complained about $31,561 effort to redecorate Ben Carson’s office
WASHINGTON — A week before Ben Carson was confirmed as secretary of Housing and Urban Development, a career official at the agency complained to a...