Bitcoins used to buy images of child sex abuse could soon be tracked and blocked as two companies share data on how the virtual currency is spent. The Internet Watch…
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Hack attack drains start-up investment fund
Hackers have taken control of virtual cash worth $60m (£41m) by exploiting a bug in a system designed to help start-ups. The attack targeted an investment fund called the DAO…
Calgary uni pays ransomware criminals $20k for its files back
Over 100 systems were thought to be locked up in the attack. By Iain Thomson Administrators at the University of Calgary, Canada, have caved in to criminals and paid a…
Apple Macs hit by ransomware 'for first time'
A type of malware that locks computer files and demands a fee for their release has successfully targeted Apple computers. By Zoe Kleinman Technology reporter The security researchers from Palo…
Apple Macs hit by ransomware 'for first time'
A type of malware that locks computer files and demands a fee for their release has successfully targeted Apple computers. By Zoe Kleinman Technology reporter The security researchers from Palo…
Boffins flay Linux ransomware for the third time
World’s most determined VXers can’t get a break. Darren Pauli Probably the world’s most tragically determined blackhat developers have had their revitalised Linux.Encoder ransomware pwned again by meddling BitDefender whitehats.…