'Crude' ransomware tools proliferating on the dark web for cheap, researchers find

The Record by Recorded Future— Analysts at Sophos X-Ops are comparing the low-budget cybercrime tools to “junk guns” — cheap, imported weapons that flooded the U.S. in the 1960s and 1970s.

Raw Story—Cybersecurity researchers find a new ransomware threat – be careful where you upload files. You probably know better than to click on links that download unknown files onto your computer. It turns out that uploading files can get you into trouble, too.Today’s web browsers are much more powerful than earlier generations of browsers. They’re able to manipulate data within both the browser and the computer’s local file system. Users can send and receive email, listen to music or watch a movie within a browser with the click of a button. Unfortunately, these capabilities also mean that...

Phys.org—Q&A: Researcher finds immigration doesn't threaten welfare states. It is often thought that immigration threatens the solidarity on which redistribution relies. But looking at the post-war period, Ph.D. candidate Emily Anne Wolff finds that this is not the case.

KHON2—Your Social Security number is probably on the dark web. Should you be worried?. With so many large-scale data breaches, is your personal information already out there?