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Hackers Hide Cyberattacks in Social Media Posts

It took only one attempt for Russian hackers to make their way into the computer of a Pentagon official. But the attack didn’t come through an email or a file buried within a seemingly innocuous document.

America’s dangerous Internet delusion

Put differently, we are — incredibly — inviting trouble. Our commercial interests and our national security diverge.

How to Protect Yourself From Ransomware Attacks

"Not only individuals, but even governments and big companies with so much to lose fail to secure their systems and train their employees about necessary security practices."

One of the most important lessons of the crippling ransomware crisis

It’s a teachable moment — not just for computer users everywhere, who might benefit from a reminder to keep their devices up-to-date, but also for policymakers who fall too easily for the notion that computer vulnerabilities can ever exclusively be used by "the good guys."

Young techie finds "kill switch" for cyberattack

"This is not over. The attackers will realize how we stooped it, they’ll change the code and then they’ll start again."

Massive, fast-moving cyberattack hits as many as 74 countries

Infected computers showed a screen giving the user three days to pay the ransom. After that, the price would be doubled. After seven days the files would be deleted, it threatened.

Nasty Microsoft Word ‘Booby Trap’ Loaded PCs With Malware

It feels like all weeks in security news are overstuffed lately, and this one’s no exception.

How Hackers Hijacked a Bank’s Entire Online Operation

One weekend afternoon, they rerouted all of the bank’s online customers to perfectly reconstructed fakes of the bank’s properties, where the marks obediently handed over their account information.

Google affiliate offers tools to safeguard election-related sites from hacking

An organization affiliated with Google is offering tools that news organizations and election-related sites can use to protect themselves from hacking.

Tech innovators see end of silicon era, rise of electric vehicles

"Those very simple things we’re experiencing in our homes are coming into business. They’re creating new opportunities to differentiate, particularly in traditional businesses." Chris Warden, vice president of technology at the Washington Corp