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Ransomware encrypts files on people’s computers and extorts them to get their information back.Photo: Lino Mirgeler (AP)A new strain of ransomware was recently identified by cybersecurity analysts, which forces its victims to complete a series of charitable tasks in order to retrieve their data. It combines the inconvenience of having your data stolen, plus the added cringe of self-righteous instructions on how to retrieve said data by doing a number of “good deeds.” The ransomware is dubbed GoodWill, and was recently…

Last week, Motherboard reported that a hacker had acquired a database full of private data about Verizon employees. The database included full names, email addresses, corporate ID numbers, and phone numbers. After getting their hands on the data, the hacker contacted Motherboard to share the information from the database. Verizon hacker demands $250,000 ransom In order to verify the leak, Motherboard called some of the numbers in the database. Four people that answered the phone confirmed their names,…

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Verizon is dealing with an incident where a hacker captured a database containing company employee data, including the full names of workers as well as their ID numbers, email addresses, and phone numbers. Motherboard reported that the database is legitimate, as the anonymous hacker contacted them last week, and they were able to verify the data by calling some of the numbers. “These employees are idiots,” the hacker told Motherboard via chat. The hacker is seeking $250,000 in exchange for not leaking the database and…

When you charge your iPhone 13 the next time, be careful. It could be an attack hardware designed to hack your system and steal your money. Find out how to protect yourself from this online scam. Picture this. You’re outdoors and need to charge your iPhone 13. But there are no outlets available. So, you decide to use your laptop to charge the smartphone. You plug it in with a lightning cable that you just borrowed from someone and get back to work. You may…

Tesla Inc. customers might love the carmakers' nifty keyless entry system, but one cybersecurity researcher has demonstrated how the same technology could allow thieves to drive off with certain models of the electric vehicles. A hack effective on the Tesla Model 3 and Y cars would allow a thief to unlock a vehicle, start it and…

PSU major Oil India, which suffered a cyberattack disrupting its operations in Assam, has received a ransom demand of $75,00,000 (roughly Rs. 57 crore) from the perpetrator, officials said on Wednesday.A case was registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act, 2000, after the company lodged a complaint with the police.The public sector undertaking Oil India and the government exchequer have incurred a huge financial loss due to the cyberattack—ransomware, as the business…

The US has linked North Korean hackers to the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of cryptocurrency tied to the popular online game Axie Infinity, the US Treasury Department said on Thursday.Ronin, a blockchain network that lets users transfer crypto in and out of the game, said digital cash worth almost $615 million (roughly Rs. 4,710 crore) was stolen on March 23.No one has explicitly assigned blame for the hack, but on Thursday the US Treasury identified a digital currency address used by the hackers as…