Apple has acknowledged that certain SATA hard drives may be unexpectedly disconnected from the 2023 Mac Pro. The issue occurs when the system wakes from sleep, and requires users to restart their machines to reconnect the drive. The issue is...

In a recent disclosure, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC) revealed that an April 2023 ransomware attack compromised the sensitive data of 2,550,922 people. HPHC is a non-profit health services provider based in Massachusetts. The organization reported that the attack occurred...

Microsoft Outlook remains one of the most popular applications for managing emails — and as a result, PST and OST files are frequent targets for data recovery efforts. The process for Outlook data recovery will depend on the data loss...

Atomic Wallet, a self-custodial, decentralized cryptocurrency wallet, has confirmed the loss of millions of dollars in users’ assets.  Hundreds of users have reported losses on Twitter, Reddit, and other social media platforms, and the company says that they’re investigating the...

A new study indicates that paying for ransomware isn’t a reliable option for disaster recovery. Veeam’s 2023 Data Protections Trends Report found that a shocking 85% of organizations had faced at least one cyberattack in the last year. Among ransomware...

Texas will likely become the first state to regulate digital asset providers, which could have enormous ramifications for the cryptocurrency community. House Bill (HB) 1666 is awaiting the governor’s signature. Introduced by State Representative Giovanni Capriglione (R), the bill would...

When we treat water-damaged hard drives, solid-state drives, and other storage devices, we often receive the devices in plastic bags filled with white rice — which tends to complicate the data recovery process. Of course, “put it in a bag...

If your computer stores data on a SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) drive, you may run into an unusual issue: Windows may recognize the drive as a removable device — rather than as an internal drive. This is caused by...

A new ransomware variant targets Zimbra servers — but doesn’t demand a direct payment for decryption.  The ransomware, dubbed MalasLocker by BleepingComputer, began affecting Zimbra users in March 2023. It encrypts emails, adding a message that reads:  This file...