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Russia Sends Cybersecurity CEO to Jail for 14 Years

Posted on July 26, 2023 by BrianKrebs

The Russian government today handed down a treason conviction and 14-year prison sentence on Iyla Sachkov, the former founder and CEO of one of Russia’s largest cybersecurity firms. Sachkov, 37, has been detained for nearly two years under charges that the Kremlin has kept classified and hidden from public view, and he joins a growing roster of former Russian cybercrime fighters who are now serving hard time for farcical treason convictions. Continue reading Russia Sends Cybersecurity CEO to Jail for 14 Years→

How to have fun negotiating with a ransomware gang

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Graham Cluley

Can negotiating your firm’s ransomware payment actually be fun? Well, if it’s a game rather than the real thing then yes! The inventive bods at the Financial Times have created an imaginative ransomware negotiation simulator which lets you … Continue reading How to have fun negotiating with a ransomware gang→

Smashing Security #176: Hacking hacks and university attacks

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Graham Cluley

Journalists spying on their rivals, the NHS rejects Apple and Google’s approach to Coronavirus-tracing, and universities are hit by an old-fashioned sexy lady attack.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning… Continue reading Smashing Security #176: Hacking hacks and university attacks→