The Week in Ransomware – October 15th 2021 – Disrupting ransoms
This week, senior officials from over thirty countries held virtual conferences on disrupting ransomware operations and attacks. [...]
US links $5.2 billion worth of Bitcoin transactions to ransomware
The U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has identified roughly $5.2 billion worth of outgoing Bitcoin transactions likely…
New Windows 10 KB5006670 update breaks network printing
Windows 10 users and administrators report widescale network printing issues after installing the KB5006670 cumulative update and other updates released…
Twitch downplays this month’s hack, says it had minimal impact
In an update regarding this month's security incident, Twitch downplayed the breach saying that it had minimal impact and it only…
Accenture confirms data breach after August ransomware attack
Global IT consultancy giant Accenture confirmed that LockBit ransomware operators stole data from its systems during an attack that hit the…
Russian cybercrime gang targets finance firms with stealthy macros
A new phishing campaign dubbed MirrorBlast is deploying weaponized Excel documents that are extremely difficult to detect to compromise financial…
Brave web browser will add bounce tracking privacy protection
Brave, the privacy-conscious web browser, has announced plans to introduce additional privacy protections against 'bounce tracking,' a newer form of…
Microsoft tests smarter delivery for Windows 11 update improvements
Microsoft is testing a new method to deliver Windows update improvements starting with Insiders in the Dev Channel running Windows…
Governments worldwide to crack down on ransomware payment channels
Senior officials from 31 countries and the European Union said that their governments would take action to disrupt the cryptocurrency…
Governments worldwide to crack down on ransomware payment channels
Senior officials from 31 countries and the European Union said that their governments would take action to disrupt the cryptocurrency…