Crime

John McAfee death surprised family, says lawyer

An autopsy will be done on tech entrepreneur John McAfee, who was found dead in a Spanish prison cell hours after a court approved his extradition to the U.S. on charges of evading taxes and failing to file tax returns.

Ransomware 'business' is hot as attacks surge

The number of organizations affected by ransomware has jumped 102% compared to the beginning of 2020 and “shows no sign of slowing down,” according to a research note last month from IT security firm Check Point.