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Ransomware is a global problem that needs a global solution

November 18, 2022

This time last year, we were optimistic. It seemed like the tide was turning on ransomware after the U.S. government scored a handful of wins against the cybercriminals carrying out these increasingly damaging attacks: the Justice Department successfully seized $2.3 million in bitcoin that Colonial Pipeline paid to the DarkSide ransomware gang to reclaim its […]

Ransomware is a global problem that needs a global solution by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Hive ransomware actors have extorted over $100M from victims, says FBI

November 18, 2022

The U.S. government has warned of ongoing malicious activity by the notorious Hive ransomware gang, which has extorted more than $100 million from its growing list of victims. A joint advisory released by the FBI, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday revealed that the Hive […]

Hive ransomware actors have extorted over $100M from victims, says FBI by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: Twitter may only last weeks, and Meta’s unforced AI error

November 18, 2022
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Former Twitter employees fear the platform might only last weeks Recently-departed Twitter staff have told MIT Technology Review they worry that the platform has weeks to live based on current staffing levels, mass…

Why Meta’s latest large language model only survived three days online

November 18, 2022
On 15 November Meta unveiled a new large language model called Galactica, intended to assist scientists. But instead of landing with the big bang Meta hoped for, Galactica has died with a whimper after three days of intense criticism. Yesterday it took down the public demo that it had encouraged everyone to try out. Meta’s…

These three charts show who is most to blame for climate change

November 18, 2022
Leaders at the annual UN climate conference are still in the thick of negotiations, working to chart a path forward to cut emissions, as well as to address climate impacts that are already occurring.  Part of this second goal includes discussions about establishing funding for “loss and damage” caused by climate change, which richer countries…

I found out my biological age—and was annoyed by the result

November 18, 2022
This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, sign up here. You’re only as old as you feel, so they say. Now biological clocks attempt to put a number on it.  These tools analyze proteins in your blood, chemical markers on your DNA, or…

Former Twitter employees fear the platform might only last weeks

November 18, 2022
Recently-departed Twitter staff have told MIT Technology Review they worry that the platform has weeks to live based on current staffing levels, mass resignations overnight, and the morale of those few who remain.  With some within Twitter estimating 75% of those remaining at the company plan to quit after Musk sent an email informing them…