(Getty Images) Pay the ransom? Corporate lawyers say meeting some hackers’ demands may be worth it “Law enforcement has to have a policy, and that has to be their policy,” said one consultant. Jan 31, 2019 By Jeff Stone
(Pexels) Facebook removes nearly 800 pages for magnifying state media throughout the Middle East About 2 million accounts followed at least one of the pages, and nearly $30,0000 in advertising spending was tied to them, Facebook said. Jan 31, 2019 By Jeff Stone
(Getty) CenturyLink sounds the alarm about TheMoon botnet, a versatile tool for fraud New research is a reminder of how versatile the hordes of infected computers can be in catering to hackers’ needs. Jan 31, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
The North Korean flag. (Getty Images) U.S. announces disruption of ‘Joanap’ botnet linked with North Korea Joanap's disruption comes after U.S. charges against a North Korean linked with the Sony Pictures hack. Jan 30, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty) Fortanix raises $23 million in funding for cloud security and encryption The company offers two main platforms that are meant to protect the data clients use and the various keys they need to run their applications. Jan 30, 2019 By Zaid Shoorbajee
Facebook beefs up privacy, security staff amid ongoing scrutiny over data collection practices Two big hires were announced on the same day news broke that Facebook paid users between 13 and 35 years old up to $20 to install an… Jan 30, 2019 By Jeff Stone
(Pixabay) Discover replaces customer cards following breach at unidentified outside entity Discover stresses the breach was not its own, but it's issuing some new cards because of it. Jan 29, 2019 By Zaid Shoorbajee
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Lorie Shaull / Flickr). Senators ask Trump administration how badly shutdown hurt federal cybersecurity Just how bad is the damage from the government shutdown? Senators want to know. Jan 29, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
Dan Coats speaks Oct. 18, 2018, at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C. (CyberScoop) Cyberthreats rise to the top at Senate hearing on worldwide dangers for U.S. The hearing gives a snapshot of the threats at the forefront of U.S. intelligence chiefs’ minds, and foreign hacking featured prominently. Jan 29, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
(Photo via Flickr user Microsiervos / Remixed by Greg Otto) Apple disables group chat on FaceTime after discovery of bad bug A fix for the FaceTime bug is expected to ship to all users within the next week. Jan 29, 2019 By Greg Otto