A book excerpt details how the FBI failed to undertake fundamental reforms to combat cybercrime, including confronting escalating cyberthreats like ransomware (ProPublica)

ProPublica:
Many big US property managers use RealPage’s YieldStar software to set rent prices, raising questions about potential collusion in violation of federal law  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.

ProPublica:
Analysis reveals how Google’s ad business funnels revenue to prolific purveyors of health, election, and climate disinfo in Europe, Latin America, and Africa  —  Google is funneling revenue to some of the web’s most prolific purveyors of false information in Europe, Latin America and Africa, a ProPublica investigation has found.

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
The FBI says the Hive ransomware gang has extorted ~$100M from 1,300+ organizations, including government facilities and public health entities, since June 2021  —  The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said today that the notorious Hive ransomware gang has successfully extorted roughly $100 million …

Heather Vogell / ProPublica:
Source: the US DOJ is investigating whether rent-setting software made by RealPage is facilitating collusion among landlords to drive up rental prices  —  The DOJ will examine whether RealPage helped landlords coordinate rent increases.  Questions also swirl around a 2017 merger deal with its largest competitor.

Mark Bergen / The Verge:
A book excerpt details how YouTube’s love affair with PewDiePie soured in 2017, before he stopped pushing boundaries and signed a livestreaming deal in 2020  —  The Anti-Defamation League, a nonprofit focused on antisemitism, received an unusual invitation from YouTube in early 2017: come meet our biggest influencer.

Diane Bartz / Reuters:
A US Senate committee votes 15-7 to pass the Journalism Competition and Protection Act letting news organizations band together to negotiate with tech platforms  —  The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to approve a bill aimed at allowing news organizations to band together …