[ad_1] The 23-year-old who saved the world from a devastating cyberattack in May was asleep in his bed in the English seaside town of Ilfracombe last week after a night of partying when another online extortion campaign spread across the globe. Around 6 p.m. on June 27, Marcus Hutchins, a self-taught computer-security researcher and avid…
[ad_1] BlackBerry Ltd.’s comeback streak continued this week on the stock market, indicating investors have finally dialled into the former smartphone titan’s shift to software with a focus on security and the automotive industry. Sentiment from investors and analysts alike hovered around lukewarm as BlackBerry underwent a three-year transition from a mobile phone producer –…
[ad_1] FRANKFURT — French researchers said on Friday they had found a last-chance way for technicians to save Windows files encrypted by WannaCry, racing against a deadline as the ransomware threatens to start locking up victims’ computers first infected a week ago. WannaCry, which started to sweep round the globe last Friday and has infected…