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Antivirus Pioneer John McAfee Found Dead in Spanish Prison
2021-06-23 20:12

John McAfee, the creator of McAfee antivirus software, was found dead in his jail cell near Barcelona in an apparent suicide Wednesday, hours after a Spanish court approved his extradition to the United States to face tax charges punishable by decades in prison, authorities said. Born in England's Gloucestershire in 1945 as John David McAfee, he started McAfee Associates in 1987 and led an eccentric life after selling his stake in the antivirus software company named after him in the early 1990s.

McAfee Antivirus Software Creator Dead in Spanish Prison
2021-06-23 20:12

John McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona, a government official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. read more

Ryuk ransomware hits 700 Spanish government labor agency offices
2021-03-10 13:35

The systems of SEPE, the Spanish government agency for labor, were taken down following a ransomware attack that hit more than 700 agency offices across Spain. SEPE director Gerado Guitérrez confirmed that the agency's network systems were encrypted by Ryuk ransomware operators after the incident.

Spanish banished: Google Chrome to snub Camerfirma for lax cert management
2021-02-02 08:02

When Google Chrome 90 arrives in April, visitors to websites that depend on TLS server authentication certificates from AC Camerfirma SA, a digital certificate authority based in Madrid, Spain, will find that those sites no longer present the secure lock icon. Mozilla, maker of Chrome rival Firefox, has been trying to decide whether Camerfirma's history of questionable certificate management practices - documented in a lengthy list - warrants banishing the Spanish company's certificates from its Root Store - the set of certificates Firefox recognizes as trustworthy by default.

Chinese Hackers 'Stole Data From Spanish Vaccine Labs': Report
2020-09-18 13:50

Chinese hackers have stolen information from Spanish laboratories working on a vaccine for Covid-19, El Pais newspaper reported Friday. Speaking to journalists on Thursday, Esteban who heads the CNI intelligence services, said there had been a "Qualitative and quantitative" increase in attacks during lockdown, with hackers targeting "Sensitive sectors such as healthcare and pharmaceuticals".

Judge to interview Assange over claims Spanish security firm snooped on him during Ecuador embassy stint
2019-12-02 15:21

Video link request from September finally granted Julian Assange will be interviewed via video link by a judge investigating claims that a Spanish company orchestrated a spying operation against...

Targeted Ransomware Attacks Hit Several Spanish Companies
2019-11-04 19:04

Everis, one of the largest IT consulting companies in Spain, suffered a targeted ransomware attack on Monday, forcing the company to shut down all its computer systems and operations until the...

Spanish Court Probes Alleged Spying of Assange at Ecuadorian Embassy
2019-10-10 12:47

Spain's National Court is investigating a Spanish private security firm on suspicion it spied on Julian Assange on behalf of the US while he was inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, according...

Spanish Soccer League App Spies on Fans
2019-06-27 11:41

The Spanish Soccer League's smartphone app spies on fans in order to find bars that are illegally streaming its games. The app listens with the microphone for the broadcasts, and then uses...

Entrust Datacard Acquires Spanish Firm Safelayer
2018-11-09 11:40

Minneapolis-based identity firm Entrust Datacard has acquired Barcelona, Spain firm Safelayer Secure Communications. Financial details have not been disclosed. read more