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Microsoft Windows July 2021 Patch Tuesday just rolled out, patching 12 critical security vulnerabilities in a total of 116 issues. It is noteworthy that three of the issues addressed this month were actively exploited in the wild. These bugs include a critical scripting engine memory corruption issue known as CVE-2021-34448, and two Windows kernel elevation-of-privilege…
The US Justice Department has recovered most of the multimillion-dollar ransom payment The Guardian reports. The operation to recover cryptocurrency from the Russian-based hacking group is the first carried out by the Biden administration’s task force specializing in ransomware. Moreover, it reflects what officials say is an increasingly aggressive approach to dealing with a…
The SolarWinds logo is seen outside its headquarters in Austin, Texas, U.S., December 18, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Flores/File Photo U.S. President Joe Biden’s proposed budget includes $750 million for the government agencies hit by the SolarWinds hack to pay for cybersecurity improvements to prevent another attack. The money comes on top of a $500 million fund…
Australia’s top cyber spy says China’s actions in the hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software were akin to propping open the doors of thousands of homes and leaving them ajar for criminals to get inside. Rachel Noble, the director general of the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), drew the analogy as she said the Chinese…
Ransomware Cyber Attack Forced the Largest U.S. Fuel Pipeline to Shut Down | IT Security News 9. May 2021 Colonial Pipeline, which carries 45% of the fuel consumed on the U.S. East Coast, on Saturday said it halted operations due to a ransomware attack, once again demonstrating how infrastructure is vulnerable to cyberattacks.“On May 7, the Colonial…
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management Malware Spreads Via Indiscriminate Port Scanning Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • March 24, 2021 The developers behind the Purple Fox fileless downloader malware have upgraded their operation and are using worm capability to target internet-facing devices running Windows, the security firm Guardicore Labs reports….
