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City of Columbus sues man after he discloses severity of ransomware attack

by Dan Goodin
August 30, 2024
I.T. Today
5 min read

A judge in Ohio has issued a temporary restraining order against a security researcher who presented evidence that a recent ransomware attack on the city of Columbus scooped up reams of sensitive personal information, contradicting…

Ransomware attackers quickly weaponize PHP vulnerability with 9.8 severity rating

by Dan Goodin
June 14, 2024
I.T. Today
5 min read

Getty Images Ransomware criminals have quickly weaponized an easy-to-exploit vulnerability in the PHP programming language that executes malicious code on web servers, security researchers said. As of Thursday, Internet scans performed by security firm Censys…