Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Loses His Life Sentence Appeal
An appellate court puts the final seal on Ulbricht’s life sentence, rejecting arguments about corrupt investigators and the injustice of…
Security News This Week: Bug Bounties Pay But Piracy Doesn’t
Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth but that still deserve…
Russian Hackers Are Using ‘Tainted’ Leaks To Sow Disinformation
A group of security researchers present the most systematic analysis yet showing Russian hackers mix fakes in with their hacked…
The Silk Road Creator’s Life Sentence Actually Boosted Dark Web Drug Sales
A new study raises questions about the deterrence value of harsh sentencing for dark web crimes. The post The Silk…
Hackers Are Trying to Reignite WannaCry With Non-Stop Botnet Attacks
The “sinkhole” domain that’s held the ransomware in check is coming under repeated denial-of-service attacks. The post Hackers Are Trying…
Sweden Drops Assange’s Rape Case—But He’s Not Walking Free
The Swedish decision only brings into focus Assange’s core conflict with the US government. The post Sweden Drops Assange’s Rape…
A WannaCry Flaw Could Help Some Windows XP Victims Get Files Back
A French researcher says he’s found a tool that could help some fraction of victims running that older Windows version.…
The WannaCry Ransomware Has a Link to Suspected North Korean Hackers
A Google researcher has identified a telltale chunk of code shared between the ransomware and malware used by suspected DPRK…
The WannaCry Ransomware Hackers Made Some Real Amateur Mistakes
Researchers say the worst ransomware epidemic ever is also poorly run, shoddily coded, and barely profitable. The post The WannaCry…
The NSA Confirms It: Russia Hacked French Election ‘Infrastructure’
NSA Director Michael Rogers provides the first US government confirmation that Russia successfully compromised elements of the French election. The…