Author: Admin

Home » Archives for Admin » Page 1032
“Tough to forge” digital driver’s license is… easy to forge
Project

“Tough to forge” digital driver’s license is… easy to forge

Enlarge (credit: Service NSW) In late 2019, the government of New South Wales in Australia rolled out digital driver’s licenses. The new licenses allowed people to use their iPhone or Android device to show proof of identity and age during roadside police checks or at bars, stores, hotels, and other venues. ServiceNSW, as the government...

Why it’s hard to sanction ransomware groups
Project

Why it’s hard to sanction ransomware groups

Enlarge (credit: Rob Engelaar | Getty Images) This story was originally published by ProPublica. On February 25, the day after Russia invaded Ukraine, a prolific ransomware gang called Conti made a proclamation on its dark website. It was an unusually political statement for a cybercrime organization: Conti pledged its “full support of Russian government” and...

Project

Researchers find backdoor lurking in WordPress plugin used by schools

Enlarge (credit: BeeBright / Getty Images / iStockphoto) Researchers said on Friday that they found a malicious backdoor in a WordPress plugin that gave attackers full control of websites that used the package, which is marketed to schools. The premium version of School Management, a plugin schools use to operate and manage their websites, has...

Twitter deal leaves Elon Musk with no easy way out
Project

Twitter deal leaves Elon Musk with no easy way out

Enlarge (credit: Chris Delmas/Getty Images) Since the financial crisis, corporate lawyers have aspired to build the ultimate ironclad merger contract that keeps buyers with cold feet from backing out. The “bulletproof” modern deal agreement now faces one of its biggest tests, as Elon Musk, the Tesla boss and richest person in the world, openly entertains...