We’ve been here before with malware – so why was WannaCry able to cause such havoc around the world?
Monday review – the hot 23 stories of the week
From the Wanna Decrypter attack and the artist forced to unlock his phone to the Google Play apps ‘saying’ they don’t collect your data, and more!
Who’s targeting you on Facebook? A browser extension wants your data
But hang on – what happens to the data the campaign collects via its Chrome extension to learn more about election ads on Facebook? We asked the founders
The Windows worm is back – and this time it’s serious
Worms are a malware tactic from back in the day – but they still remain tricky to mitigate against
WannaCry: here’s what we know now about the outbreak
As the dust settles after Friday’s outbreak, things are becoming clearer and it seems this was an unsophisticated use of a sophisticated tool
Streaming Services Will Pay Writers More Under New Writers Guild Pact
An anonymous reader quotes Deadline: Netflix, Amazon and Hulu will be paying a lot more in writers’ residuals under the new WGA film and TV contract. New details, outlined by WGA West, reveal that high-budget shows they run will generate…
PCs Connected To the Internet Will Get Infected With WanaDecrypt0r In Minutes
An anonymous reader writes: “The Wana Decrypt0r ransomware — also known as WCry, WannaCry, WannaCrypt, and WanaCrypt0r — infected a honeypot server made to look like a vulnerable Windows computer six times in the span of 90 minutes, according to…
Microsoft Blasts Spy Agencies For Leaked Exploits Used By WanaDecrypt0r
An anonymous reader shares Engadget’s report about Microsoft’s response to the massive WanaDecrypt0r ransomware attack: Company president Brad Smith has posted a response to the attack that roasts the NSA, CIA and other intelligence agencies for hogging security vulnerabilities instead…
FCC Suspends Net Neutrality Comments, As Chairman Pai Mocks 'Mean Tweets'
An anonymous reader writes:Thursday the FCC stopped accepting comments as part of long-standing rules “to provide FCC decision-makers with a period of repose during which they can reflect on the upcoming items” before their May 18th meeting. Techdirt wondered if…
Lyft And Waymo Announce They'll Collaborate On Self-Driving Cars
An anonymous reader quotes NBC: In the race to the self-driving future, Lyft has agreed to work with Waymo, the self-driving car company owned by Google’s parent company, to bring autonomous vehicles to the masses, both companies told NBC News…