19th & 22nd

  A Toshiba business unit says it has been attacked by hacking group DarkSide https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/14/toshiba-business-unit-says-it-has-been-hacked-by-darkside-reuters.html SOURCE:  Sam Shead, CNBC  Feds are tracking Americans' social media to identify dangerous conspiracies. Critics worry for civil liberties. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/14/terrorist-social-media-narratives-focus-new-dhs-effort/5075237001/ SOURCE:  Will Carless, USA TODAY

  Microsoft warns: Watch out for this new malware that steals passwords, webcam and browser data https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-warns-watch-out-for-this-new-malware-that-steals-passwords-webcam-and-browser-data/ SOURCE: Liam Tung, ZDNet  AXA pledges to stop reimbursing ransom payments for French ransomware victims https://www.zdnet.com/article/axa-pledges-to-stop-reimbursing-ransom-payments-for-french-ransomware-victims/ SOURCE:  Jonathan Greig, ZDNet 

  Ransomware admin is refunding victims their ransom payments  https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-admin-is-refunding-victims-their-ransom-payments/ SOURCE:  Ionut Ilascu, Bleeping Computer  Amazon started a Twitter war because Jeff Bezos was pissed https://www.vox.com/recode/2021/3/28/22354604/amazon-twitter-bernie-sanders-jeff-bezos-union-alabama-elizabeth-warren SOURCE:  Jason Del Rey, Recode 

  Retailer FatFace pays $2m ransom to Conti cyber criminals  https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252498463/Retailer-FatFace-pays-2m-ransom-to-Conti-cyber-criminals SOURCE:  Alex Scroxton, Security Editor & Valéry Marchive, Rédacteur en chef, Computer Weekly  San Francisco Guarantees Local Artists $1,000 Per Month Income https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/san-francisco-guarantees-local-artists-034020865.html SOURCE:  Bruce Haring, Deadline  (via Yahoo! Entertainment)

  This company was hit by ransomware. Here's what they did next, and why they didn't pay up https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-company-was-hit-with-ransomware-heres-what-they-did-next-and-why-they-didnt-pay-up/ SOURCE:  Danny Palmer, ZDNet  Facebook Testing App for Prisoners Re-Entering Society https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/facebook-testing-app-prisoners-entering-004537888.html SOURCE:  Jillian Ward and Kurt Wagner, Bloomberg  (via Yahoo News)

  Largest ransomware demand now stands at $30 million as crooks get bolder https://www.zdnet.com/article/largest-ransomware-demand-now-stands-at-30-million-as-crooks-get-bolder/ SOURCE:  Danny Palmer, ZDNet  Florida teen gets 3 years in prison for Twitter hack of celebrity accounts https://www.marketwatch.com/story/florida-teen-gets-3-years-in-prison-for-twitter-hack-of-celebrity-accounts-01615932104 SOURCE:  Associated Press  (via MarketWatch)

 You can't make this stuff up... Ransomware gang plans to call victim's business partners about attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-plans-to-call-victims-business-partners-about-attacks/ SOURCE:  Lawrence Abrams, Bleeping Computer Facebook reportedly under probe for ‘systemic’ racial bias in hiring and promotions https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/6/22316892/facebook-eeoc-systemic-racial-bias-hiring-promotions SOURCE:  Kim Lyons, The Verge 

  Should you pay up when hit by ransomware? There are several things to consider first https://www.techrepublic.com/article/should-you-pay-up-when-hit-by-ransomware-there-are-several-things-to-consider-first/ SOURCE:  Michael Kassner, Tech Republic  Microsoft and IBM use apprentice programs to diversify the tech world and solve the labor shortage https://www.techrepublic.com/article/microsoft-and-ibm-use-apprentice-programs-to-diversify-the-tech-world-and-solve-the-labor-shortage/ SOURCE:  Veronica Combs, Tech Republic