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The big question, usually left unanswered in technical discussions of ransomware, is, "Should you pay?" We help you make up your mind.

Starting in the US, users of Messenger will soon be able to link their debit cards to the service and use it to instantly message money to friends, as easily as sending over a selfie.

Researchers checking up on the state of FREAK patching turned up another bug as a result. Sometimes, finding programming mistakes requires serendipitous coincidences!

Recorded right on the Sophos booth at the CeBIT show in Hannover, Germany. Here's the Fifth Anniversary edition of our weekly podcast...enjoy!

Chinese e-commerce megabrand Alibaba wants to use selfies for payment processing.

Edward Snowden has been heard, and his words are having at least some effect. True, a minority have changed to better protect their privacy, but the more people know, the more likely they are to change.

A brouhaha has broken out about a "Black Box" that can brute force your iPhone PIN by trying every possible combination, from 00..00 to 99..99. Apparently, it can even circumvent the "10 mistakes...

Australian Peter Nash, who worked as the main moderator of the online drugs bazaar, pleaded guilty to money laundering and drug trafficking.

Even Google can make data leakage mistakes, as network security expert group Talos recently noticed. Just one tiny little Yes/No setting that went wrong...

The result of snipping out passwords: one-factor authentication. Just make sure not to lose that phone!