April 2021 - We Fix PC

The Week in Ransomware – April 30th 2021 – Attacks Escalate

Ransomware gangs continue to target organizations large and small, including a brazen attack on the Washington DC police department. […]

30 Apr

First Horizon bank online accounts hacked to steal customers’ funds

Bank holding company First Horizon Corporation disclosed the some of its customers had their online banking accounts breached by unknown attackers earlier this month. […]

30 Apr

Babuk quits ransomware encryption, focuses on data-theft extortion

A new message today from the operators of Babuk ransomware clarifies that the gang has decided to close the affiliate program and move to an extortion model that does not rely on encrypting victim computers. […]

30 Apr

Microsoft is bringing the AAC Bluetooth audio codec to Windows 10

Microsoft has added AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) support for Bluetooth audio devices with the release of Windows 10 Build 21370 to the Dev Channel. […]

30 Apr

Microsoft PowerToys now requires Windows 10 1903 and later

Microsoft released PowerToys v0.37.0 yesterday with minor improvements and a significant change – it now requires a minimum version of Windows 10 1903. […]

29 Apr

Microsoft finds critical code execution bugs in IoT, OT devices

Microsoft security researchers have discovered over two dozen critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities in Internet of Things (IoT) devices and Operational Technology (OT) industrial systems. […]

29 Apr

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. […]

29 Apr

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. […]

29 Apr

QNAP warns of AgeLocker ransomware attacks on NAS devices

QNAP customers are once again urged to secure their Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices to defend against Agelocker ransomware attacks targeting their data. […]

29 Apr

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. […]

Month: April 2021

The Week in Ransomware – April 30th 2021 – Attacks Escalate

First Horizon bank online accounts hacked to steal customers’ funds

Babuk quits ransomware encryption, focuses on data-theft extortion

Microsoft is bringing the AAC Bluetooth audio codec to Windows 10

Microsoft PowerToys now requires Windows 10 1903 and later

Microsoft finds critical code execution bugs in IoT, OT devices

New ransomware group uses SonicWall zero-day to breach networks

Disabling Windows 10 experiments blocks Known Issue Rollback fixes

QNAP warns of AgeLocker ransomware attacks on NAS devices

Babuk ransomware readies ‘shut down’ post, plans to open source malware