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Ransomware Gangs’ Slow Decryptors Prompt Victims to Seek Alternatives Recently, two highly publicized ransomware victims received a decryptor that was too slow to make it effective in quickly restoring the victim’s network. The first was Colonial Pipeline, which paid a $4.4 million ransom for a decryptor after being attacked by the DarkSide ransomware operation. However, the
Microsoft: SolarWinds Hackers Target Govt Agencies From 24 Countries The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has discovered that the SolarWinds hackers are behind an ongoing spear-phishing campaign targeting government agencies worldwide. “This week we observed cyberattacks by the threat actor Nobelium targeting government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and non-governmental organizations,” MSTIC revealed. “This wave of attacks
FBI to Share Compromised Passwords With Have I Been Pwned The FBI will soon begin to share compromised passwords with Have I Been Pwned’s ‘Password Pwned’ service that were discovered during law enforcement investigations. The Have I Been Pwned data breach notification site includes a service called Pwned Passwords that allows users to search for known compromised
Google Chrome Now 23% Faster After JavaScript Engine Improvements Google says the latest Google Chrome release comes with a significant performance boost due to newly added improvements to the open-source V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. Google Chrome 91, which started rolling out earlier this week, is executing JavaScript code 23% faster with the inclusion of a new