After Sunday’s election in France, Macron’s victory “is likely to be a boon for the French digital economy and its startup scene,” writes a foreign policy think tank blog, “but the country’s frosty relationship with U.S. tech companies is likely…
Did The UK Police Hire Foreigners To Hack Hundreds of Activists?
Big Hairy Ian shared this story from the BBC: Undercover counter-extremism officers used hackers in India to access the emails of journalists and environmental activists, it has been claimed… The Independent Police Complaints Commission said it had received an anonymous…
Researchers Find New Version Of WanaDecrypt0r Ransomware Without A Kill Switch
Remember that “kill switch” which shut down the WannCry ransomware? An anonymous reader quotes Motherboard: Over Friday and Saturday, samples of the malware emerged without that debilitating feature, meaning that attackers may be able to resume spreading ransomware even though…
Up To 1.4M More Fake Wells Fargo Accounts Possible
An anonymous reader quotes the Bay Area Newsgroup: Wells Fargo may have opened as many as 3.5 million bogus bank accounts without its customers’ permission, attorneys for customers suing the bank have alleged in a court filing, suggesting the bank…
Why Amanda Palmer Left the Music 'Industry' For Crowdfunding
Amanda Palmer says abandoning the commercial music industry for a subscription model made it possible to take more chances, like a new album with psychedelia artist Edward Ka-Spel. An anonymous reader quotes Digital Trends: I spent my whole life in…
Microsoft Releases XP Patch for WannaCry Ransomware
Microsoft has taken the extraordinary step of providing an emergency update for unsupported Windows XP and Windows 8 machines in the wake of Friday’s WannaCry ransomware outbreak.