A laptop displays a message after being infected by a ransomware as part of a worldwide cyberattack on June 27, 2017. (Rob Engelaar / ANP / AFP) Report: New ransomware gang emerges in Vietnam Researchers discovered a new ransomware gang that appears to be in the early stages of their extortion campaigns. Aug 7, 2023 By Christian Vasquez
The Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 2022. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) Why Tornado Cash sanctions are drawing fierce criticism, potential court challenge from crypto group Sanctions against the cryptocurrency mixer have ignited concern from industry stakeholders, privacy advocates and legal experts. Aug 15, 2022 By Tonya Riley
(Getty Images) White House hosts open-source software security summit in light of expansive Log4j flaw The meeting will combine tech leaders with feds. Jan 13, 2022 By Tim Starks
(getty) Hackers try to bug PHP programming language in supply chain cautionary tale 79% of websites use PHP, according to one estimate. Mar 29, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
(Flickr user Ben Nuttal) GitHub removes researcher’s Exchange Server exploit, sparking industry debate As debate over security research ethics rages on, so, too, do the compromises of organizations running vulnerable Exchange Server software. Mar 11, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Tech titans throw weight behind WhatsApp allegations in NSO surveillance lawsuit Major firms are joining ranks against NSO. Dec 22, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
(Flickr user Ben Nuttal) How GitHub untangled itself from the ‘Octopus’ malware that infected 26 software projects It's an example of the potentially insidious nature of open-source supply chain compromises. May 29, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(CyberScoop / Chris Bing) NSA’s reverse-engineering malware tool, Ghidra, to get new features to save time, boost accuracy The spy agency says it has listened to feedback from users and is integrating some of those ideas into the software. Aug 8, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
(Flickr user Phillip Pressar) Clues to the alleged Capital One hacker’s crimes were all over the internet Paige Thompson bragged about taking data from Capital One’s storage on Slack and Github, according to the FBI. Jul 30, 2019 By Jeff Stone
(Getty Images) Capital One announces massive data breach; lone suspect arrested in Seattle The breach affected approximately 100 million individuals in the United States and approximately 6 million in Canada. Jul 29, 2019 By Greg Otto