From 2018 to May 2023, ransomware attacks hit 157 food, beverage, and agriculture organizations. We estimate such attacks have cost these organizations $1.36 billion in downtime alone. Ransomware attacks across this sector can cause widespread and ongoing disruptions, leading to delays in production, missed deliveries, shut stores, and stolen personal data. Companies can feel the […]
According to data collated from Shodan.io, the US is home to the most NDAA-prohibited cameras in the world. The 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) prohibited the use of certain equipment manufactured in China, including cameras, by US federal government agencies, contractors, and grant loan recipients (it does not cover non-federal entities or consumers). The […]
According to data collected by our researchers, 1 in 4 children’s apps available on Google Play don’t comply with the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office age-appropriate design code. The ICO’s age-appropriate design code, or children’s code, features 15 standards to which online services must adhere. This includes app developers targeting children under 18 as well as […]
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In 2021, the average monthly bitcoin price was just over $47,000 and the average number of monthly publicly-confirmed ransomware attacks was 106. Switch to 2022 (so far) and the average monthly bitcoin price is $31,000 and the average number of monthly ransomware attacks is just over 51.5. Did the falling price of bitcoin result in […]
The crypto world is reported to be worth over $3 trillion with over 300 million people worldwide owning some form of crypto. But as our cryptocurrency and NFT heist trackers have found, crypto is a lucrative business for hackers. These trackers don’t account for insider jobs and scams (e.g. Ponzi schemes), however. That’s why we’ve […]
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have grown in popularity in recent years with one NFT, The Merge, recently selling for a whopping $91.8 million in December 2021. While nearly 30,000 collectors collaborated to buy The Merge, one NFT by famous artist Beeple (Mike Winkelmann), Everydays: the First 5000 Days, was bought by a sole collector for a […]
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has not only thrown women’s rights into question but their privacy, too. Reports suggest many American women started deleting their period-tracking apps in May when the Supreme Court’s draft opinion that it would overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked. But research from Comparitech finds that women […]
Each dot represents the location of a ransomware attack, with the color of the dot indicating the sector affected (healthcare, education, government, and business). This map updates daily and pinpoints the locations of each ransomware attack in the world, from 2018 to the present day. Where available, it includes the ransom amount, whether or not […]
In 2019, a survey found that one-in-seven US adults had submitted their DNA to a mail-in service, with the majority doing so to find out more about their family origins. And with the $14.8 billion genetic testing market set to grow by 11.6 percent over the next six years, it’s likely many more will be […]