From Cipher to Fear: The psychology behind modern ransomware extortion

Modern ransomware has shifted from encryption to psychological extortion that exploits fear, liability, and exposure. Flare ...

149 Million Usernames and Passwords Exposed by Unsecured Database

This “dream wish list for criminals” includes millions of Gmail, Facebook, banking logins, and more. The researcher who ...

US to deport Venezuelans who emptied bank ATMs using malware

South Carolina federal prosecutors announced that two Venezuelan nationals convicted of stealing hundreds of thousands of ...

149M logins exposed in unsecured database, inc 900k Apple accounts

A database containing 149 million account logins has been found sitting unsecured on a cloud service. The records include ...

Infostealer malware database exposes millions of iCloud and email passwords

A publicly accessible database containing more than 149 million usernames and passwords was discovered, and before it was ...
AOL.co.uk

Mushroom pellets use fungi ‘superpowers’ to restore forests around world

A Scottish company is helping to regrow forests with specially made mushroom pellets, using the “superpowers” of fungi. Teams from Rhizocore Technologies are collecting samples of fungi from around ...
CSO Online

Ransomware gang’s slip-up led to data recovery for 12 US firms

What it discovered were stolen datasets belonging to 12 unnamed and unconnected firms hit in separate INC ransomware attacks.
CNBC

Airlines scramble to add Caribbean flights after airspace restrictions strand tens of thousands of travelers

U.S. airlines resume Caribbean flights after airspace closures after U.S. strikes on Venezuela were lifted. Tens of thousands of people stranded during post-holiday rush after FAA restrictions ...