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The Week In Ransomware – November 6th 2020 – Video Games And Liquor! This week, it has been busy with attacks worldwide and one of the largest ransomware operations officially shutting down. The week started with the official announcement from the infamous Maze operation that they were shutting down. BleepingComputer has learned that many of the affiliates
New Windows 10 Policy Lets You Disable Cloud Customized Taskbars Microsoft has added a new group policy in Windows 10 20H2 that allows you to disable a new feature that customizes the taskbar based on what accounts or devices you have. In the Windows 10 Insider Build 20161, Microsoft introduced a new feature called “Programmable
New Pay2Key Ransomware Encrypts Networks Within One Hour A new ransomware called Pay2Key has been targeting organizations from Israel and Brazil, encrypting their networks within an hour in targeted attacks still under investigation. Michael Gillespie, the creator of ID Ransomware, has also seen submissions from Pay2Key victims predominantly from Brazilian IP addresses. Although used in attacks
RansomExx Ransomware Also Encrypts Linux Systems With companies commonly using a mixed environment of Windows and Linux servers, ransomware operations have increasingly started to create Linux versions of their malware to ensure they encrypt all critical data. A new report today by Kaspersky takes a look at the Linux version of the RansomExx ransomware, also known