May 2021 - Page 9 of 15

DarkSide ransomware servers reportedly seized, operation shuts down

The DarkSide ransomware operation has allegedly shut down after the threat actors lost access to servers and their cryptocurrency was transferred to an unknown wallet. […]

13 May

Chemical distributor pays $4.4 million to DarkSide ransomware

Chemical distribution company Brenntag paid a $4.4 million ransom in Bitcoin to the DarkSide ransomware gang to receive a decryptor for encrypted files and prevent the threat actors from publicly leaking stolen data. […]

13 May

Rapid7 source code, credentials accessed in Codecov supply-chain attack

US cybersecurity firm Rapid7 has disclosed that some source code repositories were accessed in a security incident linked to the supply-chain attack that recently impacted customers of the popular Codecov code coverage tool. […]

13 May

Windows 10 KB5003173 update fails with error 0x800f0922, how to fix

The Windows 10 KB5003173 cumulative update may fail to install with an error 0x800f0922 if Microsoft Edge has been previously uninstalled. […]

13 May

Colonial Pipeline restores operations, $5 million ransom demanded

Colonial Pipeline Company has recovered quickly from the ransomware attack suffered less than a week ago and expects all its infrastructure to be fully operational today. […]

13 May

Microsoft build tool abused to deliver password-stealing malware

Threat actors are abusing the Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) to deploy remote access tools and information-stealing malware filelessly as part of an ongoing campaign. […]

13 May

Biden issues executive order to increase U.S. cybersecurity defenses

President Biden signed an executive order Wednesday to modernize the country’s defenses against cyberattacks and give more timely access to information necessary for law enforcement to conduct investigations. […]

12 May

Microsoft: Windows 10 1809 and 1909 have reached end of service

Multiple editions of Windows 10 versions 1803, 1809, and 1909 have reached their End of Service (EOS) on this month’s Patch Tuesday, as Microsoft reminded customers yesterday. […]

12 May

Tor Project auctions off the first Onion URL ever created as an NFT

The Tor Project is auctioning off the first Tor Onion domain ever created, duskgytldkxiuqc6.onion, as an NFT. […]

12 May

Microsoft fixes WSUS bug blocking May Windows security updates

Microsoft has resolved a known issue preventing managed devices from receiving the May 2021 Patch Tuesday security updates. […]

Month: May 2021

DarkSide ransomware servers reportedly seized, operation shuts down

Chemical distributor pays $4.4 million to DarkSide ransomware

Rapid7 source code, credentials accessed in Codecov supply-chain attack

Windows 10 KB5003173 update fails with error 0x800f0922, how to fix

Colonial Pipeline restores operations, $5 million ransom demanded

Microsoft build tool abused to deliver password-stealing malware

Biden issues executive order to increase U.S. cybersecurity defenses

Microsoft: Windows 10 1809 and 1909 have reached end of service

Tor Project auctions off the first Onion URL ever created as an NFT

Microsoft fixes WSUS bug blocking May Windows security updates