An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Mayors of more than 7,400 cities across the world have vowed that Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris accord will spur greater local efforts to combat climate change. At…
Research Finds 1 In 3 American Cats and Dogs Are Overweight
After surveying 2.5 million dogs and 500,000 cats in the U.S. last year, a group of researchers found that about one in three were overweight or obese. “Looking over data from the last decade, the researchers say the new figures…
How Silicon Valley Pushed Coding Into American Classrooms
theodp writes: Noting that Apple CEO Tim Cook’s advice for President Trump at last week’s White House gathering of the Tech Titans was that “coding should be a requirement in every public school,” the New York Times examines How Silicon…
Average Bug Bounty Payments Growing
HackerOne released its first report on its bug bounty program, and reveals an industry shift toward enlisting hackers for better cybersecurity.
New Petya Distribution Vectors Bubbling to Surface
Microsoft has made a definitive link between MEDoc and initial distribution of the Petya ransomware. Kaspersky Lab, meanwhile, has identified a Ukrainian government website used in a watering hole attack.
Microsoft Issues ‘Important’ Security Fix for Azure AD Connect
Microsoft is warning customers of an “important” update to its Azure AD Connect service that could allow for an elevation of privilege attack against affected systems.
‘Little Hope’ to Recover Data Lost to Petya Ransomware
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered an error in the ExPetr ransomware code that prevents recovery of lost data.
Anthem to pay record $115m to settle lawsuits over massive breach
Attackers grabbed data including names, birthdates, taxpayer IDs and more from Anthem patients – a toolkit for identity theft
Deconstructing Petya: how it spreads and how to fight back
It’s been 24 hours since the outbreak first hit: here’s what we know now about how Petya behaves
Beer + bitter former field engineer = hacked smart water meters
The story of Adam Flanagan, who’s been jailed for hacking, is a reminder to companies to revoke access to networks when they sack a disgruntled employee