Drake Bennett / Bloomberg: A profile of Aleksanteri Kivimäki, a hacker wunderkind with a mean streak, who stood trial over a ransomware attack on Finnish psychotherapy provider Vastaamo  —  Aleksanteri Kivimäki was a hacker wunderkind with a mean streak.  Now he’s on trial for the largest crime in Finland’s history. Lees verder op Tech Meme

James Rundle / Wall Street Journal: Source: UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare was compromised on February 12, nine days before the ransomware attack; the company paid a ransom to the hackers  —  UnitedHealth Group paid ransom to hackers, person familiar with the cyber investigation said  —  ’s Change Healthcare unit … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: HR software company Rippling announces a $200M Series F led by Coatue at a $13.5B valuation, up from $11.25B in March 2023, and a separate $590M tender offer  —  Last week, TechCrunch broke the news that the workforce management software outfit Rippling was on the cusp of closing a new … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Amazon ends drone deliveries in Lockeford, California, which began in 2022, and plans to expand them to Tolleson, Arizona, in 2024 and other US regions in 2025  —  An Amazon delivery drone is on display at Amazon’s BOS27 Robotics Innovation Hub in Westborough, Massachusetts, on Nov. 10, 2022. Lees verder op Tech Meme