The Hidden Ransomware Economy Running on Exposed Databases

A 5-year study on the Ransomware Economy found that 30,515 exposed databases were hit by ransom attacks, causing massive damage despite victims never paying. Database extortion doesn’t look like the ransomware stories that usually grab headlines. There’s no slick branding, no leak-site countdown, no gang posting memes on Telegram. In most cases, there’s just a […]

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Sonny Rollins passed away at 95

FRANCE 24’s François Picard welcomes Reggie Washington, American jazz bassist and founding member of the Black Lives collective. Sonny Rollins, one of Jazz’s greats, has passed away at age 95. Often called the Saxophone Colossus after his ground break…

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Woman, 24, falls 330ft to her death after edge of cliff collapses as she tries to take a selfie

A STUDENT has tragically died after falling 330ft from a cliff at a popular lookout while trying to snap the perfect photo, authorities say. The 24-year-old woman had been hiking in Russia’s Irkutsk region when she stumbled from a rocky ledge. A region…

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