Okay, so I just wrapped up Zero Day on Netflix, and I’m still buzzing (and a little paranoid, TBH). This six-episode political thriller starring Robert De Niro as former President George Mullen is a wild ride into a cyber nightmare. The premise? A massive cyberattack—called “Zero Day”—knocks out U.S. power grids, transportation, cell networks, and…
Ransomware
Busted: The Russian Hackers Behind a Global Ransomware Empire
Have you ever gotten one of those emails that scream, “Your files have been encrypted! Pay $10,000 in Bitcoin or say goodbye to your data forever!”? Yeah, me too. It’s the modern-day equivalent of a digital hostage situation, and let’s be honest—it’s terrifying. Well, guess what? Two of the masterminds behind some of these large-scale…