Ransomware Crooks Now SIM Swap Executives' Kids To Pressure Their Parents

Slashdot
By BeauHDMay 8, 2024, 8:02 pm111 pts
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: Ransomware infections have morphed into "a psychological attack against the victim organization," as criminals use increasingly personal and aggressive tactics to force victims to pay up, according to Google-owned Mandiant. "We saw situations where threat…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- twitter
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on Tech News Tube

China Uses Giant Rail Gun to Shoot a Smart Bomb Nine Miles Into the Sky 129

Sonos is teasing its ‘most requested product ever’ on Tuesday 129

Doctor Who Just Threw Everyone a Heck of a Curveball 127

Why data breaches have become ‘normalized’ and 6 things CISOs can do to prevent them 126

The Complex Social Lives of Viruses 125

The Mac Pro and Studio won’t get the M4 nod until mid-2025 124

Why a 'Frozen' Distribution Linux Kernel Isn't the Safest Choice for Security 122

Amazon Defends Its Use of Signal Messages in Court 117

About Tech News Tube

Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.

Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.