Hive ransomware: modern, efficient business model
The US Justice Department's shutdown Thursday of the Hive ransomware operation -- which extorted some $100 million from more than 1,5000 victims worldwide -- highlights how hacking has become an ultra-efficient, specialized industry that can allow anyone to become a cyber-shakedown artist.
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Russian activist, 80, fights on despite crackdown
She is 80 years old, the Memorial rights group she co-founded has been shut down, and some of her colleagues have fled Russia fearing arrest under President Vladimir Putin.
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Ryder stretches lead to three strokes at windy Torrey Pines
American Sam Ryder defied gusting winds at Torrey Pines on Friday to fire a four-under par 68 and push his lead to three strokes in the US PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open.
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Indigenous land rights help protect Brazil's forests
Territories in Brazil's fragmented Atlantic Forest where Indigenous peoples enjoy secure land rights have seen measurably less deforestation than similar areas in which land tenure is weak or non-existent, researchers reported Thursday.
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Ukraine urges Australian Open to ban Djokovic's father
Ukraine's ambassador to Australia on Friday urged tennis officials to ban Novak Djokovic's father from the Australian Open after he was filmed posing with fans brandishing Russian flags.
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Arteta ready to step out of influential Guardiola's shadow
Mikel Arteta insists he will never copy Pep Guardiola's managerial style as the Arsenal boss prepares for the first of three crucial clashes with Manchester City.
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Five US police officers charged with beating Black man to death
US authorities on Thursday charged five former police officers with murder over the fatal beating of a Black man in Memphis, as the southern city braced for possible civil unrest and President Joe Biden urged demonstrators to protest peacefully.
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Chiefs and Bengals meet again with Super Bowl on the line
There will be no favourites, no underdogs and nothing to choose between the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs when they face off in the AFC Championship game on Sunday with a place in the NFL's Super Bowl on the line.
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Vinicius has final say as Madrid defeat Atletico to reach Copa semis
Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior's extra-time strikes earned Real Madrid a 3-1 win over rivals Atletico Madrid on Thursday to reach the Copa del Rey semi-finals.
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One third of Amazon 'degraded' by human activity, drought: study
More than one third of the Amazon rainforest may have been degraded by human activity and drought, researchers said Thursday, and action is needed to protect the critically important ecosystem.
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