Tag: Computer viruses and worms
John McAfee, software pioneer turned fugitive, dead at 75
John McAfee, the outlandish security software pioneer who tried to live life as a hedonistic outsider while running from a host of legal troubles,...
Paying fortifies ransomware gangs but scant support for bans
BOSTON — If your business falls victim to ransomware and you want simple advice on whether to pay the criminals, don't expect much help...
Hit by a ransomware attack? Your payment may be deductible
WASHINGTON — For Sat PMs
As ransomware attacks surge, the FBI...
Latinas left workforce at highest rate, see slow recovery
PHOENIX — Teresa Marez spent 14 years building a strong clientele base as a hair stylist in San Antonio. When her son, who is...
Pandemic relapse spells trouble for India’s middle class
NEW DELHI — Ram Babu moved from his village to the Indian capital New Delhi in 1980, to clean cars. Soon, he learned to...
Travel rebound: 2 million people go through US airports
DALLAS — The airline industry’s recovery from the pandemic passed a milestone as more than 2 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints...
Pipeline exec to face Congress as US recovers most of ransom
WASHINGTON — The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware last month is expected to detail his company's response to the...
Latvian woman charged in US with role in cybercrime group
WASHINGTON — A Latvian woman has been charged with developing malicious software used by a cybercrime digital network that infected computers worldwide and looted...
Ex-UK education czar decries “half-hearted” schools effort
LONDON — Britain risks failing hundreds of thousands of young people with its “half-hearted” effort to bolster schools after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to...
EXPLAINER: Why ransomware is so dangerous and hard to stop
Recent high-profile “ransomware” attacks on the world’s largest meat-packing company and the biggest U.S. fuel pipeline have underscored how gangs of extortionist hackers can...