• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Feb-18-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on What happens when Google Doc credentials are leaked on the Dark Web

A security company recently laid tempting bait online in order to see how hackers would react. The findings aren’t surprising but show how quickly leaked data is used by shady characters.California-based Bitglass, which specializes in cloud-based security, created a fake […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Feb-18-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Hospital pays $17,000 ransom to get access back to its encrypted files

A Los Angeles hospital has paid US$17,000 to cyberattackers who crippled its network by encrypting its files, a payment that will likely rekindle a fierce debate over how to deal with a problem known as ransomware.Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center issued […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Feb-18-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Hospital pays $17,000 ransom to get access back to its encrypted files

A Los Angeles hospital has paid US$17,000 to cyberattackers who crippled its network by encrypting its files, a payment that will likely rekindle a fierce debate over how to deal with a problem known as ransomware.Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center issued […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Feb-17-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on IDG story roundup: Apple ordered to help unlock iPhone used by San Bernardino attacker

The following are links to stories written by IDG publications and the IDG News Service about the FBI’s attempt to force Apple to help it to hack into the iPhone 5c that was used by Syed Rizwan Farook, one of […]