Too busy working all week to keep up with the most interesting stories coming out of the technology and security industries? Below are our recommendations for a roundup of the top stories happening now that you need to know.
Facebook Controversy: What to Know About Cambridge Analytica and Your Data
This week’s uproar over Facebook Inc. started years ago, with the mishandling of user data. Now that incident, and what followed, is at the center of a debate over how well the world’s largest social network protects its trove of user data. Read more…
Atlanta Ransomware Attack Freezes City Business
Ransomware that struck the city of Atlanta early Thursday morning froze internal and customer-facing applications, but officials say backups are in place and they expect to pay city employees on time next week. Read more…
Cryptocurrency mining malware uses five-year old vulnerability to mine Monero on Linux servers
Hackers are using a five-year-old security vulnerability to infect Linux servers with cryptocurrency-mining malware. The cryptojacking campaign exploits CVE-2013-2618, an old vulnerability in Cacti's Network Weathermap plug-in, an open source tool which is used by network administrators to visualise network activity. Read more…
House passes controversial legislation giving the US more access to overseas data
This week, the House of Representatives passed controversial legislation that would clarify and expand how data held overseas can be obtained by law enforcement in the United States. The change is part of the massive omnibus spending bill, and it incorporates measures first submitted earlier this year as the CLOUD Act. Read more…
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