Laptops, external drives, and USB sticks are especially vulnerable to data theft, but with Windows and a few tools, you can protect them using encryption.

The Japanese police have released a Phobos and 8-Base ransomware decryptor that lets victims recover their files for free, with BleepingComputer confirming that it successfully decrypts files.

Home Office orders Apple to let it access users’ encrypted files – report - The Washington Post said the Home Office issued an order to the tech giant under the Investigatory Powers Act.