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Ransomware Author Releases Decryption Keys, Says Goodbye Forever Update 12th February: An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated that the decryption tool used to unlock files existed prior to the keys being released – this has now been corrected. If you’re unfortunate enough to be caught out by ransomware, the consequences can be devastating. You
Microsoft is Making it Harder to Steal Windows Passwords from Memory Microsoft is enabling a Microsoft Defender ‘Attack Surface Reduction’ security rule by default to block hackers’ attempts to steal Windows credentials from the LSASS process. When threat actors compromise a network, they attempt to spread laterally to other devices by stealing credentials or using
NFL’s San Francisco 49ers hit by Blackbyte Ransomware Attack The NFL’s San Francisco 49ers team is recovering from a cyberattack by the BlackByte ransomware gang who claims to have stolen data from the American football organization. The 49ers confirmed the attack in a statement to BleepingComputer and said it caused a temporary disruption to portions
The Week in Ransomware – February 11th 2022 – Maze, Egregor Decryptors We saw the Maze ransomware developers reemerge briefly this week as they shared the master decryption keys for the Egregor, Maze, and Sekhmet ransomware operations. After the Maze ransomware operation began shutting down in October 2020, it was always hoped that they would publicly release