Lost Passwords Lock Millionaires Out of Their Bitcoin Fortunes
New York Times
Stefan Thomas, a German-born programmer living in San Francisco, has two guesses left to figure out a password that is worth, as of this week, about $220 million. The password…
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He Created the Web. Now He’s Out to Remake the Digital World.
Inrupt is betting that trusted organizations will initially be the sponsors of pods. The pods are free for users. If the concept takes off, low-cost or free personal data services…
Hong Kong Website Doxxing Police Gets Blocked, Raising Censorship Fears
At one internet provider, China Mobile Hong Kong, the disconnection — of a type known as a drop action — indicates direct involvement by the telecom company. “A drop action…
Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Viewed Some of Its Source Code
Microsoft said on Thursday that the far-reaching Russian[1] hack of U.S. government agencies and private corporations had gone further into its network than the company previously understood. While the hackers,…
Zoom Executive Accused of Disrupting Calls at China’s Behest
In a novel case, federal prosecutors on Friday brought criminal charges against an executive at Zoom, the videoconferencing company, accusing him of engaging in a conspiracy to disrupt and censor…
More Hacking Attacks Found, Officials Warn of Risk to U.S. Government
WASHINGTON — Federal officials issued an urgent warning on Thursday that hackers, who American intelligence agencies believed were working for the Kremlin, used a far wider variety of tools than…
FireEye, a Top Cybersecurity Firm, Says It Was Hacked by a Nation-State
WASHINGTON — For years, the cybersecurity firm FireEye[1] has been the first call for government agencies and companies around the world who have been hacked by the most sophisticated attackers,…
Ransomware Attack Closes Baltimore County Public Schools
The public schools in Baltimore County, Md., will remain closed Monday and Tuesday as officials respond to a cyberattack that forced the district to cancel remote classes for its 115,000…
Trump Campaign Website Is Defaced by Hackers
ImagePresident Trump during a campaign stop in Lansing, Mich., on Tuesday.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times President Trump’s campaign website was briefly taken over by hackers who defaced the site on…
Russians Who Pose Election Threat Have Hacked Nuclear Plants and Power Grid
Cybersecurity officials watched with growing alarm in September as Russian state hackers started prowling around dozens of American state and local government computer systems just two months before the election.…
