The Week in Ransomware – January 21st 2022 – Arrests, Wipers, and More It has been quite a busy week with ransomware, with law enforcement making arrests, data-wiping attacks, and the return of the Qlocker ransomware. This week’s biggest news is Russia’s arrest of fourteen suspected members of the REvil ransomware operation. In addition, a senior Biden
Microsoft Backpedals on Windows 11 NCPA Control Panel Removal Microsoft has backpedaled its decision to forcefully redirect users from the Network Connections (ncpa.cpl) control panel to the Advanced Network Settings screen in Windows 11 preview builds. Microsoft has slowly begun to chip away at the old Control Panel interface for the past few years by
Phishing Impersonates Shipping Giant Maersk to Push STRRAT Malware A new phishing campaign using fake shipping delivery lures installs the STRRAT remote access trojan on unsuspecting victim’s devices. Fortinet discovered the new campaign after spotting phishing emails impersonating Maersk Shipping, a giant in the global shipping industry, and using seemingly legitimate email addresses. If the
Microsoft Disables Excel 4.0 Macros by Default to Block Malware Microsoft has announced that Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros will now be disabled by default to protect customers from malicious documents. In October, the company first revealed in a Microsoft 365 message center update that it would disable XLM macros in all tenants if the users or admins hadn’t
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