Avaddon Ransomware Fixes Flaw Allowing Free Decryption The Avaddon ransomware gang has fixed a bug that let victims recover their files without paying the ransom. The flaw came to light after a security researcher exploited it to create a decryptor. On Tuesday, Javier Yuste, a Ph.D. student at Rey Juan Carlos University, published a decryptor
Internet Explorer 11 Zero-Day Vulnerability Gets Unofficial Micropatch An Internet Explorer 11 zero-day vulnerability used against security researchers, not yet fixed by Microsoft, today received a micropatch that prevents exploitation. Last month, Google and Microsoft disclosed that the North Korean state-sponsored hacking group known as Lazarus was conducting social engineering attacks against security researchers. As part of these
Microsoft Releases Emergency Fix For Windows 10 WiFi Crashes Microsoft has released an emergency KB5001028 out-of-band update to fix a bug causing Windows 10 to crash when connecting to WPA3 Wi-Fi networks. According to a new support issue posted to Microsoft’s Windows Message Center, the bug was introduced in the recent Windows 10 1909 cumulative
Microsoft Warns Of An Increasing Number Of Web Shell Attacks Microsoft says that the number of monthly web shell attacks has almost doubled since last year, with an average of 140,000 such malicious tools being found on compromised servers every month. Web shells are tools (scripts or programs) that threat actors deploy on hacked servers to
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