Register.UK: Windows XP crashed too much to spread WannaCrypt.
Kryptos (whose roster includes celebrated sink-holer MalwareTech) has bumped its head on this for an almost-comical reason: yes, WannyCrypt could infect XP machines, but the underlying DOUBLEPULSAR payload kept crashing the targets.
When Apple switched from System 9 to OS X, I moved over to Windows XP to (ostensibly sensibly) avoid beta-software issues. As I quickly found, XP needed at least fifteen minutes a day of system maintenance to keep the damned thing running.
I'd have been better off with beta OS X. Sometimes cautious wisdom kicks you in the arse.
Mashable: Bullies aren't welcome on the 'Minecraft' server for people on the autism spectrum.
Important! I know a couple of people with kids on the autism spectrum who're into Minecraft. Pass this one around, if they don't already know about it.
Register.UK: You think your day was bad? OS X malware hackers just swiped a Mac dev's app source.
Sh-t. I use and enjoy both Transmit and Coda 2. Keep yer eyes peeled for bogus updates.
CBS: U.K. hospitals turn away patients after massive "ransomware" attack.
Watch the penalties for ransomware hackers to go nuclear. They're going to kill someone this time around.
AI: Windows malware 'Snake' ported to Mac for first time, masquerades as Adobe Flash.
Beware. Forewarned is forearmed.
Wired: Hundreds of Apps Can Listen for Marketing ‘Beacons’ You Can’t Hear.
More Android issue than iPhone (at present). I was about to put a piece of tape over the mic. Via vowe.
Check Point: OSX Malware is Catching Up, and it wants to Read Your HTTPS Traffic.
Ick. For experienced users, this won't be an easy takeover. But others ... warn your folks about this.
engadget: When the 'S' in HTTPS also stands for shady.
Now we say, you should always use HTTPS, but you shouldn't always trust it as a marker for your safety. Because now people really, really need to know that HTTPS doesn't equal legitimate safety, as they've been led to believe. It's important to remember that checking the link they click for validity, spelling, and malfeasance needs to take priority over the need to check against making sure Chrome says "Secure." Because it's not.
You may think you're immune. Beware. Thanks, papascott.
c|net: Congress just killed the online privacy rules. Now what? (FAQ).
A little info for those who might not understand what's going on.
AI: Hackers attempt to extort Apple with threat to remotely wipe iPhones, iPads.
Ransom seems to be the hacker theme for this decade.
Political Wire: Court Rules Personal Email Can't Shield Public Business.
Spicer'll have to backtrack on the use of Signal and other privacy aids.