Economy
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Haron and BlackMatter are the latest groups to crash the ransomware party
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) July has so far ushered in at least two new ransomware groups. Or maybe they’re old…
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VPN servers seized by Ukrainian authorities weren’t encrypted
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Privacy-tools-seller Windscribe said it failed to encrypt company VPN servers that were recently confiscated by authorities…
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UK worries Starlink and OneWeb may interfere with each other, plans new rules
Enlarge / Artist’s impression of low-Earth-orbit satellites like those launched by SpaceX and OneWeb. (credit: NOIRLab / NSF / AURA…
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Sean Gallagher and an AI expert break down our crazy machine-learning adventure
Enlarge We’ve spent the past few weeks burning copious amounts of AWS compute time trying to invent an algorithm to…
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Venmo gets more private—but it’s still not fully safe
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Venmo, the popular mobile payment service, has redesigned its app. That’s normally news you could safely…
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An explosive spyware report shows limits of iOS, Android security
Enlarge / A report this week indicates that the problem of high-caliber spyware is far more widespread than previously feared.…
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Kaseya gets master decryptor to help customers still suffering from REvil attack
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Kaseya—the remote management software seller at the center of a ransomware operation that struck as many…
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AT&T nightmare: Woman had to wait 3+ months for broadband at new home
Enlarge / Lovie Newman tells News 4 San Antonio about having to wait nearly four months for AT&T Internet service.…
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Saudi Aramco confirms data leak after $50 million cyber ransom demand
Enlarge / The Hawiyah Natural Gas Liquids Recovery Plant, operated by Saudi Aramco, in Hawiyah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, June…
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Ars AI headline experiment finale—we came, we saw, we used a lot of compute time
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) We may have bitten off more than we could chew, folks. An Amazon…
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