More Clues Suggest North Korea Behind Massive Global Cyberattack

More Clues Suggest North Korea Behind Massive Global Cyberattack

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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell The WannaCry ransomware attack that wreaked havoc on computer systems around the world over the past few days may be the handiwork of North Korea, some early clues suggest. Google security researcher Neel Mehta sent out a tweet Monday linking two samples of malicious code: One from an…

Report: The Newest Business Killer Is Sucking $1 Billion Out Of The Economy In Just A Year
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Report: The Newest Business Killer Is Sucking $1 Billion Out Of The Economy In Just A Year

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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman “Ransomware” is now so widespread that it cost businesses a total of $1 billion in 2016, according to a new report. Ransomware is a type of infected software designed to take over a computer system and then block access for the authorized user. Hackers encrypt information critical to the…