Amazon's Ring may have been hacked — ransomware group threatens to leak data

According to cybersecurity collective VX Underground, Ring is the latest victim of ransomware gang ALPHV, known to be behind the BlackCat ransomware.

The group seems to have found a new target. In a message posted on its website, ALPHV says, "There's always an option to let us leak your data," with Ring's logo right next to it. It is unclear whether the group was successful in gaining access to customers' data or video footage, but the message makes it clear that ALPHV claims it has breached the company.

ALPHV operates like other ransomware groups, locking its victims out of their files. Its website also has a searchable database of victims, many of whom have been shamed after extortion attempts. Those who do not pay will have their data made public and accessible to ALPHV-affiliated groups.

Iran pardons 22,000 people who took part in anti-government protests

Iranian judicial authorities have pardoned 22,000 people who took part in anti-government protests, judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Monday, according to the official IRNA news agency.

State media reported early last month that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had pardoned "tens of thousands" of prisoners including some arrested in the protests in a deadly crackdown on dissent.

"So far 82,000 people have been pardoned, including 22,000 people who participated in (the) protests," Ejei said.

Credit Suisse Will Collapse Next, Robert Kiyosaki Warns

Robert Kiyosaki, author of the bestselling book Rich Dad Poor Dad and one of America's best-known financial gurus, is predicting that Zurich-based investment bank Credit Suisse will be the next bank to fail because of the trouble in the bond market.

In an interview with Fox Business, now available on YouTube, Kiyosaki said he was "concerned" about the situation, adding: "The problem is the bond market, and my prediction—I called Lehman Brothers years ago—and I think the next bank to go is Credit Suisse…because the bond market is crashing."