Diablo Drive Appears To Be Cursed

[CuriousMarc] didn’t think it would be a big deal when a former Xerox employee sent him an Alto Diablo drive for service. Turns out the drive was cursed — it would destroy everything it touched including a set of heads and an alignment cartridge. [Marc] and a partner spent two months trying to get the drive operable and the video of their process is pretty interesting.

We were interested in the troubleshooting, but we were really envious of their lab, full of HP workstations, an IBM mainframe, and even a Selectric. We kept having to rewind the video because we …read more

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Locky Gets Updated to ‘Ykcol’, Part of Rapid-Fire Spam Campaigns

Researchers say in a 30-day period cybercriminals behind the Locky ransomware have updated the malware three times and have stepped up spam campaigns. Continue reading Locky Gets Updated to ‘Ykcol’, Part of Rapid-Fire Spam Campaigns

New Locky Variant ‘IKARUSdilapidated’ Strikes Again

For a second time this month, a Locky ransomware variant called IKARUSdilapidated is part of a calculated phishing attack targeting office workers with fake scanned image attachments. Continue reading New Locky Variant ‘IKARUSdilapidated’ Strikes Again