Security News

Researcher develops tool that blocks OS X crypto-ransomware (Help Net Security)
2016-04-21 16:47

In his spare time, security expert Patrick Wardle (who’s also director of R&D at Synack) creates

The many faces and tactics of Jigsaw crypto-ransomware (Help Net Security)
2016-04-20 14:00

The Jigsaw crypto-ransomware got its name from the main bad guy from the popular horror movie franchise Saw, as its initial ransom note (either in English or Portuguese) shows the image of a very...

NYPD anti-crypto Twitter campaign goes about as well as you'd expect (The Register)
2016-04-19 21:17

Chinese crypto techie sentenced to death for leaking state secrets (The Register)
2016-04-19 20:26

Out-of-date apps put 3 million servers at risk of crypto ransomware infections (ArsTechnica)
2016-04-15 19:31

Experts crack nasty ransomware that took crypto-extortion to new heights (ArsTechnica)
2016-04-12 10:00

Burr-Feinstein Anti-Crypto Bill Slammed by Critics (Threatpost)
2016-04-11 18:28

Security and privacy advocates, along with IT business leaders, slam the Burr-Feinstein bill as misguided and detrimental to encryption.

Read America's insane draft crypto-borking law that no one's willing to admit they wrote (The Register)
2016-04-08 20:24

Boffins boost IETF crypto efforts (The Register)
2016-04-07 02:16

Crypto ransomware targets called by name in spear-phishing blast (ArsTechnica)
2016-04-06 17:22