Everything old was new again this week as ransomware came roaring back into the headlines, hitting a crucial Iowa grain cooperative, among other targets. And WIRED sat down with DeSnake, the former number two of the dark web marketplace AlphaBay, to hear about his reemergence and relaunch of AlphaBay four […]
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Ransomware Isn’t Back. It Never Left
After months of dramatic escalations, two prominent Russia-based ransomware gangs, REvil and Darkside, went quiet for weeks this summer. The pause came as the White House and US law enforcement pledged to combat ransomware and stand up to governments that seemingly offer “safe harbor” to even the most reckless gangs. […]
He Escaped the Dark Web’s Biggest Bust. Now He’s Back
Just over four years ago, the US Department of Justice announced the takedown of AlphaBay, the biggest dark web market bust in history. Thai police arrested the site’s 26-year-old administrator, Alexandre Cazes, in Bangkok, and the FBI seized AlphaBay’s central server in Lithuania, wiping out a marketplace that was selling […]
Anonymous Leaked a Bunch of Data From a Right-Wing Web Host
Hacktivist collective Anonymous claims to have obtained gigabytes of data from Epik, which provides domain name, hosting, and DNS services for a variety of clients. These include the Texas GOP, Gab, Parler, and 8chan, among other right-wing sites. The stolen data has been released as a torrent. The hacktivist collective […]
Former US Intelligence Operatives Admit They Hacked for UAE
This week started with Apple, Microsoft, and Google all patching a bunch of zero-day vulnerabilities, which means that you hopefully set aside a little time on Tuesday to update all of your devices. If not? Go ahead and do it now. We’ll wait! OK, welcome back. At the end of […]
Apple and Google Go Further Than Ever to Appease Russia
As voting began on Friday for Russia’s lower house of parliament or State Duma, Google and Apple quietly pulled a beleaguered anti-establishment voting app from their app stores. It’s just the latest in a series of concessions that Apple in particular has made to the Kremlin—whose demands seem likely to […]
You Can Now Ditch the Password on Your Microsoft Account
Though a completely passwordless future is still a ways off, you’ll soon be able to take a big step in that direction by nuking the password on your Microsoft account. The company announced today that the password-free features it already offers to corporate customers will now be available to everyone. […]
What Is Zero Trust? It Depends What You Want to Hear
Confusion about the real meaning and purpose of zero trust makes it harder for people to implement the ideas in practice. Proponents are largely in agreement about the overall goals and purpose behind the phrase, but busy executives or IT administrators with other things to worry about can easily be […]
LA Police Are Collecting Detainees’ Social Media Information
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) instructs officers to collect social media account information and email addresses when they interview people they have detained, according to documents obtained by the Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law. The Brennan Center filed public records requests with LAPD and […]
The Biggest DDoS Attack in History Hit Russian Tech Giant Yandex
As the full implications of Texas’s SB 8 abortion law come into view, internet infrastructure companies have become an unlikely focal point. Multiple hosting and domain registration providers have declined to offer services to an abortion ‘whistleblower’ site for violating terms of service related to collecting data about third parties. […]