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Gillmor Gang: Preboarding

The Gillmor Gang — Frank Radice, Michael Markman, Keith Teare, Denis Pombriant, Brent Leary and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Saturday, February 6, 2021. Produced and directed by Tina Chase Gillmor @tinagillmor @fradice, @mickeleh, @denispombriant,.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchFeb 19th, 2021

FBI Charges Woman With Writing Code For "Trickbot" Ransomware Gang

Slashdot reader Charlotte Web summarizes a Department of Justice press release: The U.S. Department of Justice says "millions" of computers around the world were infected with the Trickbot malware, which was used "to harvest banking credentials and d.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJun 6th, 2021

Attack on meat supplier came from REvil, ransomware’s most cutthroat gang

Criminals use high-pressure tactics to extort victims. Enlarge / Ransomware (credit: Getty Images) The cyberattack that halted some operations at the world’s biggest meat processor this week was the work of REvil, a ransomware franchise know.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 4th, 2021

Attack on meat supplier came from REvil, ransomware’s most cut-throat gang

Criminals use high-pressure tactics to extort victims. Enlarge / Ransomware (credit: Getty Images) The cyberattack that halted some operations at the world’s biggest meat processor this week was the work of REvil, a ransomware franchise that.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2021

Gillmor Gang: Play It Again

For the past several months or so, I’ve been writing an accompanying post to editions of the Gillmor Gang. Due to production issues, I’m usually at least a week behind the recording session for the target show. This originally seemed like.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJun 2nd, 2021

Gillmor Gang: Nothing was delivered

Somehow it’s Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday this week. Some of you may not think that’s a big deal, but I do. The fact of his talent pretty much drowns out most other ideas of what to write about, but here’s to the birthday boy. Ke.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsMay 28th, 2021

Gillmor Gang: Nothing Was Delivered

Somehow it’s Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday this week. Some of you may not think that’s a big deal, but I do. The fact of his talent pretty much drowns out most other ideas of what to write about, but here’s to the birthday boy. Ke.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsMay 28th, 2021

See a glittering gang of galaxies in this week’s Hubble image

This week's Hubble image shows a glittering host of galaxies or all shapes and sizes, dominated by the galaxy cluster ACO S 295......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2021

FBI Says Conti Ransomware Gang Has Hit 16 US Health and Emergency Networks

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said that the same group of online extortionists blamed for striking the Irish health system last week have also hit at least 16 U.S. medical and first response networks in the past year. From a report: In an alert.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsMay 21st, 2021

Study on intermittency in gang membership underscores value of preventing youth from rejoining gangs

Research has shown that joining a gang is associated with increased criminal behavior. A new study examined whether the intermittent nature of gang membership affects offending. Researchers sought to determine whether the association with increased o.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 21st, 2021

Gillmor Gang: Party Line

In the early days of social media, all things seemed possible. Twitter was this weird reboot of blogs, with a social layer atop an RSS feed that gave authority to last in/first out musings by providing data not just about read or unread but shared by.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsMay 19th, 2021

Darkside Ransomware Gang Says It Lost Control of Its Servers, Money a Day After Biden Threat

A day after US President Joe Biden said the US plans to disrupt the hackers behind the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, the operator of the Darkside ransomware said the group lost control of its web servers and some of the funds it made from ransom pay.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsMay 14th, 2021

US fuel pipeline "paid hackers $5m in ransom"

Reports say Colonial Pipeline paid cyber-criminal gang DarkSide a ransom to prevent a data leak......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsMay 14th, 2021

Gillmor Gang: When Doves Cry

Usually we wait a few days until a show has settled. While we stall, our producer and director Tina Chase Gillmor scours the recording for short clips that give a sense of the flavor and tenor of the conversation. This show, recorded a little more th.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsMay 12th, 2021

Ransomware crooks post cops’ psych evaluations after talks with DC police stall

Babuk demands $4 million, Metropolitan Police Department offers $100,000. Enlarge (credit: carlballou / Getty Images) A ransomware gang that hacked the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in April posted personnel rec.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 12th, 2021

Gillmor Gang: Walk the Dinosaur

Clubhouse hosted another excellent conversation between Josh Constine and Facebook’s audio czar Fidji Simo. The format continues to sparkle, as I was once again forced to choose between MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow or Lawrence O’Donnell an.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2021

Ransomware Gang Threatens To Expose Police Informants If Ransom Is Not Paid

An anonymous reader writes: A ransomware gang is threatening to leak sensitive police files that may expose police investigations and informants unless the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia agrees to pay a ransom demand. A gr.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsApr 27th, 2021

Gillmor Gang: FreeCoin

The current rave about newsletters and so-called or social audio is just the latest version of the story of podcasting. Take the idea that podcasting is experiencing a new wave of popularity and scaffolding. Are you sure? Apple is bent on turning the.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsApr 25th, 2021

Ransomware Gang Wants To Short the Stock Price of Their Victims

The operators of the Darkside ransomware are expanding their extortion tactics with a new technique aimed at companies that are listed on NASDAQ or other stock exchanges. From a report: In a message posted on their dark web portal, the Darkside crew.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2021

Ransomware Gang Tried To Extort Apple Hours Ahead of Tuesday Event

An anonymous reader writes: The operators of the REvil ransomware are demanding that Apple pay a ransom demand to avoid having confidential information leaked on the dark web. The REvil crew claims it came into possession of Apple product data after.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsApr 20th, 2021

From displaced children to criminal gang members: Tracing social origins of crime

How do youngsters forced onto the street by violence and poverty go from being considered vulnerable, displaced minors to feared criminals?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 19th, 2021