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Nearly half of organisations falling victim to ransomware encryption pay up, says report—although half of those often negotiate the payment down first
By Andy Edser Published
News Bad news, our data is being held hostage for money. Good news, I've got them down to a fairer price.

A hacker has reportedly wiped out parts of the land registry database of Romania, bringing its real-estate market to a shuddering halt
By Andy Edser Published
News Backups are said to be on the way.

It's probably time to update 7-Zip as the app has just been patched to fix a pretty big vulnerability
By Jacob Fox Published
News It will need to be manually updated to version 26.02 or later.

Meet GigaWiper, a tricksy new malware that can wipe your PC's storage drives squeaky clean and spy on your desktop all at once
By Andy Edser Published
News I guess I could do with the free space...

Microsoft says 'cryptographically relevant quantum computers could arrive sooner than previously expected' as it bumps its QSP timeline to 2029
By James Bentley Published
News As attacks get more advanced, security must follow.

A malware dev has committed a magnificent self-own after an AI-coded malicious package leaked its own GitHub private token
By Andy Edser Published
News Whoops.

Web infrastructure company Cloudflare says Claude Mythos reasoning 'looks like the work of a senior researcher'
By Jacob Fox Published
News Cloudflare has been figuring out how to best use the model.

Interpol's 'Operation Ramz' has arrested over 200 people for phishing scams, malware threats, and security breaches
By Andy Edser Published
News Knock knock, it's the cyber police.
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