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Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have found a number of programming errors in the WannaCry ransomware code that put file recovery within reach of sysadmins.

A breach at OneLogin appears to have compromised customer data, including the ability to decrypt encrypted data.

A crowdfunding effort to buy a subscription to the ShadowBrokers’ Monthly Dump Service of stolen exploits and data was shut down citing legal and ethical concerns.

More than 1,000 mobile apps are leaking personal information via unsecured backend platforms such as MongoDB, MySQL and others.

WannaCry is just the latest attack where everyone wants to know who’s behind the outbreak – but how much do we really know about the cybercrooks? And how can we be sure?

Patients, including some celebrities, of a plastic surgery clinic, have found themselves on the receiving end of ransom demands

‘Legal reasons’ cited for decision to drop the plan to crowdfund a security community subscription to a promised monthly dump of exploits

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