This day in history

2012, 2017, 2021.

#10yrsago Copyright versus human rights https://www.techdirt.com/2012/10/26/no-copyright-is-not-human-right/

#5yrsago A new, virulent ransomware epidemic is fuelled by yet another leaked NSA cyberweapon https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/bad-rabbit-used-nsa-eternalromance-exploit-to-spread-researchers-say/

#5yrsago A socialist candidate for Minneapolis city council has broken all fundraising records through individual $25 donations https://theintercept.com/2017/10/26/minneapolis-city-council-socialist-ginger-jentzen/

#5yrsago Six months before the breach, a researcher warned Equifax that all its data was unprotected https://www.vice.com/en/article/ne3bv7/equifax-breach-social-security-numbers-researcher-warning

#5yrsago A common satellite comms package for ships and oil rigs has a backdoor that won’t be patched https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/backdoor-account-found-in-popular-ship-satellite-communications-system/

#5yrsago 200 Trump inauguration protesters face 70 years in prison each over 6 broken windows https://theintercept.com/2017/10/25/trump-inauguration-protest-j20-trial/

#5yrsago Trump Cabinet Secretary’s hometown, 2-person company wins $300m power-rebuilding contract in Puerto Rico…