December 23, 2024
‘That’s not a bug, it’s a feature’ takes on a darker tone when malware’s involved
Mummy, where do zero days come from? Opinion One of the charms of coding is that malice can be indistinguishable from incompetence. Last week's Who, Me? story about financial transfer test software running amok is a case in point.…
Suspected LockBit dev, facing US extradition, ‘did it for the money’
Dual Russian-Israeli national arrested in August An alleged LockBit ransomware developer is in custody in Israel and awaiting extradition to the United States.…
UK ICO not happy with Google’s plans to allow device fingerprinting
Also, Ascension notifies 5.6M victims, Krispy Kreme bandits come forward, LockBit 4.0 released, and more in brief Google has announced plans to allow its business customers to begin "fingerprinting" users next year, and the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) isn't happy about it. …