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Sonicwall Under Ransomware Attack That Depicts DEATHRANSOM Through A Zero-Day Bug KEY POINTS Threat actors exploited the vulnerabilities and deployed ransomware The group targets large entities in Europe and North America Sonicwall SMA 100 Series VPN is reportedly under ransomware attack through a zero-day bug. The most recent attack depicts the DEATHRANSOM, a type of ransomware that infected and encrypted its victims’ data back in 2019. On April 29, FireEye-managed Mandiant published a repor...

Millions of stolen Emotet email addresses can now be searched, user data of Reverb exposed, and more phishing and text scams. Millions of stolen Emotet email addresses can now be searched, user data of Reverb exposed, and more phishing and text scams.

Winget: Microsoft updates Windows 10s Linux-style package manager to enable software removal Microsoft has launched a new preview version of Winget Windows 10. Taking inspiration from AppGet, Winget is a Linux-style package manager that allows for command line control of software. With the latest release, Winget 0.3, Microsoft has added a number of new features to the tool, including the ability to use it to uninstall software. While this is unlikely to tempt the majority of people away from us...

Millions of stolen Emotet email addresses can now be searched, user data of Reverb exposed, and more phishing and text scams. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, April 28. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. I mentioned in my last podcast that the remnants of the Emotet botnet for distributing malware have been erased. However, over the years the operators of the scheme had collected a lot of email addresses where attacks could be ...

GitHub adds HTTP header to block Googles FLoC Apr 28, 2021 03:08 EDT with 6 comments GitHub has decided to join the list of companies that are opposing Googles upcoming changes. Earlier this year, Google announced it will stop tracking individuals via ads and will implement a new system called Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC). Now, GitHub has announced that it will block FLoC too. The company published an article confirming its intention to add a HTTP header to b...

Compromise of Merseyrail employee data seems to have begun after a key email account was hacked.

Apples macOS Faces Zero-Day Vulnerability: How To Protect Your MacBook KEY POINTS Hackers are now taking advantage of the bug Apple patched the macOS Big Sure 11.3 The macOS is reportedly facing a zero-day vulnerability, and macOS devices of various versions, including the newer ones, are at risk. This unknown bug has allowed hackers to deploy malware on numerous computers, researchers who discovered the flaw warned.  Here is what you need to know about the bug and how to keep your Apple compu...

Qlocker ransomware gang is using 7zip utility to lock files on QNAP devices The gang has generated $260,000 in just 5 days from victims Qlocker ransomware gang is using 7zip utility to lock files on QNAP devices A ransomware group has been targeting QNAP NAS users from all over the world in an ongoing attack that has enabled the group to generate about $260,000 within a week by remotely encrypting files on target devices using the 7zip archive utility. According to Bleeping Computer, the Qlock...

A move to disrupt the most dangerous malware botnet in history that took three months to materialize has finally rolled out.

I love Turrell’s work, thanks for the links. I’d love to see the Roden Crater one day. First came across his work in NYC at MoMA PS1 about 12 years ago, last saw it at MONA in Hobart a couple years ago where he has a few permanent installations. There’s one you need to book a bit in advance because it only accommodates a small number of people at a time; hope to see it when I go back there in a couple of months. I always find his work captivating, and absorbing. Good to spend time with, w...