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Scammers Trick Consumers Into Believing Their Computers Are Infected
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — As tens of thousands of computers in countries around the world were being attacked by hackers demanding bitcoin payment on Friday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and its...
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Victims Of Ransomware Attacks Have Paid $25 Million Last Two Years, Report Says
CBS Local — Ransomware, the malware hackers use to lock victims’ computers and demand money to unlock them, has garnered more than $25 million in payments for those responsible for deploying viruses in...
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WhatsApp Reveals Major Security Flaw That Could Let Hackers Access Phones
(CNN) — WhatsApp has revealed a vulnerability in its system that could have allowed hackers access to its users’ phones, with a London-based human rights lawyer possibly among the targets. The...
View ArticleState-Sponsored Hackers Infected iPhones With Spyware; ‘Most Serious’ Breach...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Researchers say suspected nation-state hackers infected Apple iPhones with spyware over two years in what security experts on Friday called an alarming security failure for a...
View ArticleUCSF Medical School Officials Pay Hackers $1.14 Million Ransom To Recover...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Hackers who attacked computer servers at the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine were paid a ransom of more than $1 million so researchers could regain...
View ArticleMysterious Malware Reportedly Infects Nearly 30,000 Macs Worldwide
CUPERTINO (CBS / CNN) — Nearly 30,000 Macs worldwide have been infected with mysterious malware, according to researchers at security firm Red Canary. The issue was somewhat confounding to Red Canary...
View ArticleRussian To Be Deported After Failed Tesla Ransomware Plot
RENO, Nev. (CBS / AP) — A Russian man was sentenced Monday to what amounted to time already served and will be deported after pleading guilty to trying to pay a Tesla employee $500,000 to install...
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