Security

The City of Atlanta spent more than $2.6 million on emergency efforts to respond to a ransomware attack that destabilized municipal operations last month. Attackers, who infected the city's systems with the pernicious SamSam malware, asked for a ransom of roughly $50,000 worth of … [Read more...] about Atlanta Spent $2.6M to Recover From $52,000 Ransomware Scare

Gmail users got a bit of a shock when they discovered over the weekend that "they" had sent spam emails to themselves. Several people complained about the issue on Google's support forums and social media, and by Sunday, the company announced that it had figured out the problem. … [Read more...] about Forged Email Headers Strike Fear In Gmail Users

Avast have revealed more on the CCleaner hack, that hit the headlines last year.The company's executive VP and CTO, Ondrej Vlcek, explained took to the stage at RSA to disclose more details, including how the breach was executed, which type of organisations were compromised, and … [Read more...] about Avast reveals details on the CCleaner hack

Each year since 2011, the security firm SplashData has released a list of the most commonly used passwords, based on caches of leaked account credentials. The annual list, intended as a reminder of humanity’s poor password practices, always includes predictable entries like … [Read more...] about Why So Many People Make Their Password ‘Dragon’

If you haven't read this month's WIRED cover story about teen hackers who went too deep into Microsoft Xbox's systems, make that your first stop. In more current news, the White House sent mixed messages on cybersecurity policy this week, calling out Russian hackers for … [Read more...] about Security News This Week: A Google Fix Breaks Anti-Censorships Tools