Your round-up of some of the other stories in the news today
US college pays $28,000 to get files back after ransomware attack
College believed to have taken out cyber-insurance that will cover at least some of the…
The Spy, sorry, The Fridge Who Loved Me
More IoT devices, greater connectivity, voice control via the cloud, a smarter home… but what…
Your data is being held for ransom. Now what?
Do you pay the crooks or tell them to take a hike?
Thousands of MongoDB databases compromised and held to ransom
MongoDB databases are being hit by an attacker demanding a 0.2BTC ransom
Beware phishing scams in Amazon listings
If it looks too good to be true it probably is
News in brief: Telegram crack “fake”; superuser passwords leaked; election systems “critical infrastructure”
Your round-up of some of the other stories in the news today
Sonos CEO John MacFarlene Steps Down From the Company He Helped Found
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: After nearly a decade and a half…
MIT Unveils New Material That's Strongest and Lightest On Earth
A team of MIT researchers have created the world’s strongest and lightest material known to…
Why You Shouldn't Trust Geek Squad
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Network World: The Orange County Weekly reports that…