How did software designed to protect customers from paralyzing system disruptions instead cause what may be the most destructive software glitch in recorded history? A 2018 antitrust case holds some clues.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
Hello From the Middleman Economy
The reason things feel like they’re so broke is that they are.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Defense Department Submits to Microsoft’s Profit-Taking
The forced upgrade to Microsoft’s E5 productivity apps, ostensibly for cybersecurity reasons, is an example of the software giant’s insinuation into government tech systems.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Hospital Lobbyists Fought to Cut Penalties for Cybersecurity Breaches
Amid the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, a law signed the day before the January 6th riot shows that the industry is more interested in limiting liability.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
‘Return What You Stole and Be a Man With Dignity’
Doctors didn’t think it was possible to loathe the world’s biggest health care profiteer any more. Then came the hack that set half their bookkeeping systems on fire.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
UnitedHealth Exploits an ‘Emergency’ It Created
The Change ransomware attack left an Oregon medical practice with an empty bank account, and only one quick way to fix it: sell to UnitedHealth.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Zoomer Hackers Shut Down the Biggest Extortion Ring of All
A ransomware gang cripples UnitedHealthcare. Could a comprehensive antitrust investigation finish the job?
Posted inTransportation
Taking Control of the Vehicle
The National Transportation Safety Board wants to mandate anti-speeding technology. It sounds like a no-brainer, but the opportunities for cybersecurity breaches are greater.
Posted inEducation in America
Hackers Post Student Vaccination Details
Students claiming religious exemptions on a California university campus have been doxxed, intensifying the debate over COVID-19 shots.
Posted inBuilding Back America
The Power’s On, for Now
Modernizing the electric grid delivers efficiencies but opens up security challenges.