REvil, the ransomware gang that attacked meat supplier JBS Foods this spring and a major IT software vendor this month, has mysteriously vanished from...
Year: 2021
The most critical moment in a ransomware negotiation usually comes long before the victim and the hackers discuss a price.
France hits Google with a $600 million fine
1 min read
France’s antitrust regulator has fined Google nearly $600 million and given the company two months to come up with proposals on how to pay...
Chinese regulators have cleared the way for Tencent to take complete control of Sogou, a major search engine that could help the tech firm...
REvil, Hacking Group Behind Major Ransomware Attack, Disappears
REvil, blamed for some of the most audacious attacks on the United States, suddenly cannot be found — even their negotiations with victims stopped....
An unlikely collaboration has solved a longstanding snail survival mystery in the Society Islands in French Polynesia.Read More
France Fines Google $593 Million in Fight Over News Content
French officials said Google ignored a 2020 order from regulators to negotiate a licensing deal with publishers to use short blurbs from articles in...
A celebration of the sudden, strange personal inquiries that guard our entrance into some of the internet’s most impersonal zones.Read More
G.O.P. Lawmakers Question Amazon’s Connections on Pentagon Contract
Newly released emails show particular praise of Amazon among top Defense Department officials during the Trump administration as technology firms competed for a $10...
China Called Finance Apps the Best Thing Since the Compass. No Longer.
Beijing’s tech crackdown could imperil the innovation that brought modern finance to underserved people — but also led to concerns about reckless lending and...