Researchers have neutralized the threat of the latest strain of CryptXXX v.3 ransomware, releasing a decryption tool for unlocking files.
Wassenaar Renegotiation Will Be in Trump Administration’s Hands
Now that a proposed revision to the Wassenaar Arrangement has been rejected, it will be up to the Trump administration to decide whether to attempt to renegotiate again.
News in brief: Obama warns Putin on hacking; China to return US drone; lynda.com hacked
Your daily round-up of some of the other security stories in the news
Lawmaker urges regulating Facebook and Google’s algorithms
Once again, lawmakers demonstrate profound lack of understanding of how the internet works
Google using Project Wycheproof to scan crypto software for security holes
Tools named after the smallest mountain in the world tests for weaknesses
Yahoo breach: your account is selling for pennies on the dark web
And not just your data, but also the data of government officials, lawmakers and diplomats
Shadow Brokers are back with ‘stolen NSA cyberweapons’, now 99.9% off
The faux-bad-English hackers wanted BTC 1,000,000, then slashed the price to BTC 10,000…now yours as a job lot for just BTC 1000.
Electoral College Elects Donald Trump As President
mi writes: The drama is over, Donald J. Trump passed the 270 electoral votes necessary to become President. A few electors dissented, resulting in their prompt dismissal and replacement per their state’s laws. Ironically, more dissenters turned on Clinton than…
Alphabet's Waymo Reveals Its Self-Driving Chrysler Pacifica Minivans
Artem Tashkinov writes: Waymo, what used to be a Google division and now is a new division in Alphabet, has revealed its first production ready fully autonomous car based on Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid. The new vehicle for six passengers will…
Mark Zuckerberg Demos Jarvis, His Own Home AI Assistant
harrymcc writes: As Mark Zuckerberg’s personal challenge for 2016, he built Jarvis — a service similar to Alexa or Google Assistant, but built to do exactly the things he wants to do in his home, and controllable by both voice…