Ars Technica
European Police Hack Criminal VPN, Ruin Bad Guys' 'Safe Space'
European cops hack a VPN that promised criminals total anonymity, grab its user database, arrest the admin, and send 506 cybercriminals an unpleasant surprise.
2026-05-22
Ars Technica
2026-05-18
TechCrunch
Grafana Labs Refuses to Pay Ransom for Code That Was Already Public, Because Why Would You?
Grafana Labs gets hacked, but the stolen code is already open source, so the ransom demand is basically asking people to pay for something they can get for free.
2026-05-08
The Atlantic
Ransomware Takes Down Canvas, Proving That Course Management Software Can Also Manage to Ruin Everyone's Day
When ransomware took down Canvas, a professor discovered that courseware has replaced not just homework but also common sense, leaving everyone to fumble through a digital apocalypse one redundant email at a time.
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