How Ryuk Ransomware Operators Made $34 Million From One Victim One hacker group that is targeting high-revenue companies with Ryuk ransomware received $34 million from one victim in exchange for the decryption key that unlocked their computers. The threat actor is highly proficient at moving laterally inside a compromised network Read more…
The Week In Ransomware – November 6th 2020 – Video Games And Liquor! This week, it has been busy with attacks worldwide and one of the largest ransomware operations officially shutting down. The week started with the official announcement from the infamous Maze operation that they were shutting down. BleepingComputer has learned Read more…
New Windows 10 Policy Lets You Disable Cloud Customized Taskbars Microsoft has added a new group policy in Windows 10 20H2 that allows you to disable a new feature that customizes the taskbar based on what accounts or devices you have. In the Windows 10 Insider Build 20161, Microsoft introduced Read more…
New Pay2Key Ransomware Encrypts Networks Within One Hour A new ransomware called Pay2Key has been targeting organizations from Israel and Brazil, encrypting their networks within an hour in targeted attacks still under investigation. Michael Gillespie, the creator of ID Ransomware, has also seen submissions from Pay2Key victims predominantly from Brazilian IP Read more…
RansomExx Ransomware Also Encrypts Linux Systems With companies commonly using a mixed environment of Windows and Linux servers, ransomware operations have increasingly started to create Linux versions of their malware to ensure they encrypt all critical data. A new report today by Kaspersky takes a look at the Linux version Read more…
Windows 10 20H2 LSASS Crash Issue Causes Forced Reboots Microsoft has acknowledged a new known issue causing forced restarts on Windows 10 20H2 devices due to the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) system process crashing. LSASS is the system process responsible for security policy enforcing on Windows systems, and Read more…
Windows 10 20H2 Crashes When Connecting Thunderbolt NVMe SSDs Microsoft says that devices running Windows 10 2004 or Windows 10 20H2 might crash with blue screens of death (BSODs) when users plug in a Thunderbolt NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) Solid State Drive (SSD). Affected devices will also display a “DRIVER_VERIFIER_DMA_VIOLATION Read more…
Reverse Shell Botnet Gitpaste-12 Spreads Via GitHub And Pastebin A newly discovered worm and botnet named Gitpaste-12 lives on GitHub and also uses Pastebin to host malicious code. The advanced malware comes equipped with reverse shell and crypto-mining capabilities and exploits over 12 known vulnerabilities, therefore the moniker. Spreads via GitHub, attacks in Read more…
Digital Signature For SingPass Users To Sign Legal Documents SINGAPORE: A digital signature feature was launched on the SingPass mobile app on Thursday (Nov 5) to provide “greater convenience” in legal documentation signing, said the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech). Dubbed “Sign with SingPass”, the service will enable more than Read more…
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