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New Ransomware Group Uses SonicWall Zero-Day To Breach Networks A financially motivated threat actor exploited a zero-day bug in SonicWall SMA 100 Series VPN appliances to deploy new ransomware known as FiveHands on the networks of North American and European targets. The group, tracked by Mandiant threat analysts as UNC2447, exploited the CVE-2021-20016 SonicWall vulnerability to breach networks
Disabling Windows 10 Experiments Blocks Known Issue Rollback Fixes As Microsoft begins to utilize its Known Issue Rollback feature to release Windows 10 fixes quickly, users are discovering that modifying privacy settings may prevent these fixes from being installed. Microsoft routinely conducts experiments with Windows 10 users to determine if a feature is commonly used,
Babuk Ransomware Readies ‘Shut Down’ Post, Plans To Open Source Malware After just a few months of activity, the operators of Babuk ransomware briefly posted a short message about their intention to quit the extortion business after having achieved their goal. Unlike other gangs that chose to release decryption keys or even return the collected ransoms,
Whistler Resort Municipality Hit By New Ransomware Operation The Whistler municipality in British Columbia, Canada, has suffered a cyberattack at the hands of a new ransomware operation. The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) is a resort community with approximately 12,000 residents and over three million visitors annually. The ski resort area is also known for