January 2021 - Page 11 of 14

Windows 10 Sun Valley: Everything you need to know

The next update for Windows is codenamed ’21H1′ and it’s likely to be a minor release with general bug fixes and improvements. However, Microsoft is believed to be working on a major Windows 10 update codenamed “Sun Valley” and “Windows 10++”. […]

09 Jan

Hacker used ransomware to lock victims in their IoT chastity belt

The source code for the ChastityLock ransomware that targeted male users of a specific adult toy is now publicly available for research purposes. […]

09 Jan

Space Force joins US Intelligence Community to secure outer space

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe announced that the US Space Force (USSF) is the ninth Department of Defense component to join the US Intelligence Community (IC). […]

09 Jan

Google bans Parler app from Play Store for threats of violence

Google has banned the conservative social networking app Parler from the Google Play Store for not removing posts that incite violence in the US. […]

09 Jan

Twitter permanently suspends Trump’s account for fear of violence

Twitter has permanently suspended President Trump’s account for concerns that Trump’s tweets may cause further violence in the United States. […]

08 Jan

The Week in Ransomware – January 8th 2021 – $150 million

Even though the holidays are over in many countries, it has been a very quiet week for ransomware. Unfortunately, ransomware activity will likely pick up shortly. […]

08 Jan

Dassault Falcon Jet reports data breach after ransomware attack

Dassault Falcon Jet has disclosed a data breach that may have led to the exposure of personal information belonging to current and former employees, as well as their spouses and dependents. […]

08 Jan

Signal fixes verification delays caused by WhatsApp mass exodus

Signal’s encrypted messaging service has recovered from delays affecting its new user verification process after a mass exodus of WhatsApp users to their platform. […]

08 Jan

Nissan NA source code leaked due to default admin:admin credentials

Multiple code repositories from Nissan North America became public this week after the company left an exposed Git server protected with default access credentials. […]

08 Jan

Ryuk ransomware Bitcoin wallets point to $150 million operation

Security researchers following the money circuit from Ryuk ransomware victims into the threat actor’s pockets estimate that the criminal organization made at least $150 million. […]

Month: January 2021

Windows 10 Sun Valley: Everything you need to know

Hacker used ransomware to lock victims in their IoT chastity belt

Space Force joins US Intelligence Community to secure outer space

Google bans Parler app from Play Store for threats of violence

Twitter permanently suspends Trump’s account for fear of violence

The Week in Ransomware – January 8th 2021 – $150 million

Dassault Falcon Jet reports data breach after ransomware attack

Signal fixes verification delays caused by WhatsApp mass exodus

Nissan NA source code leaked due to default admin:admin credentials

Ryuk ransomware Bitcoin wallets point to $150 million operation