Microsoft Windows

Try This One Weird Trick Russian Hackers Hate
BrianKrebs | | Allison Nixon, Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, Cybereason, DarkSide ransomware, FBI, Lance James, Microsoft Windows, Ransomware, rEvil, Security Tools, Sodinokibi, Twitter, Unit221B
In a Twitter discussion last week on ransomware attacks, KrebsOnSecurity noted that virtually all ransomware strains have a built-in failsafe designed to cover the backsides of the malware purveyors: They simply will ...

Google ‘Irresponsibly’ Discloses Windows Zero-Day
Google discovered a “threat actor” exploiting a pair of bugs—one in Chrome and one in Windows ...
Security Boulevard

Report Highlights Microsoft Admin Privilege Risks
Michael Vizard | | administrative rights, Cybersecurity, Microsoft Windows, PAM, Phishing, Privileged access management, remote workers, Vulnerabilities
A Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report published by BeyondTrust, a provider of privilege access management (PAM) software, serves as a reminder of how more crucial than ever it is to turn off administrative rights ...
Security Boulevard

Font File Fail: Critical Windows Zero-Day; Patch in 3 Weeks
Microsoft is warning Windows users about a new unpatched critical vulnerability being exploited in the wild ...
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Report: No ‘Eternal Blue’ Exploit Found in Baltimore City Ransomware
BrianKrebs | | A Little Sunshine, Armor, Eternal Blue, gandcrab, Joe Stewart, Microsoft Windows, National Security Agency, PCRisk.com, Robbinhood ransomware, robinhkjn, The New York Times, Twitter, Valery
For almost the past month, key computer systems serving the government of Baltimore, Md. have been held hostage by a ransomware strain known as "Robbinhood." Media publications have cited sources saying the ...