July 2021 – Page 7 – We Fix PC

US indicts members of Chinese-backed hacking group APT40

Today, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted four members of the Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as APT40 for hacking various companies, universities, and government entities in the US and worldwide between 2011 and 2018. […]

Saudi Aramco data breach sees 1 TB stolen data for sale

Attackers have stolen 1 TB of proprietary data belonging to Saudi Aramco and are offering it for sale on the darknet. The Saudi Arabian Oil Company, better known as Saudi Aramco, is one of the largest public petroleum and natural gas companies in the world. The sales price, albeit negotiable, is set at $5 million. […]

US and allies officially accuse China of Microsoft Exchange attacks

US and allies, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, and NATO, are officially blaming China for this year’s widespread Microsoft Exchange hacking campaign. […]

Windows 11 features, expected release date, and latest news

Microsoft has released the next version of Windows called “Windows 11” and it is coming later this year. Windows 11 is the successor to Windows 10 and it’s a big update with tons of new features, redesigned Start Menu, and more. […]

New Windows print spooler zero day exploitable via remote print servers

Another zero day vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler can give a threat actor administrative privileges on a Windows machine through a remote server under the attacker’s control and the ‘Queue-Specific Files’ feature. […]

Ransomware hits law firm counseling Fortune 500, Global 500 companies

Campbell Conroy & O’Neil, P.C. (Campbell), a US law firm counseling dozens of Fortune 500 and Global 500 companies, has disclosed a data breach following a February 2021 ransomware attack. […]

Comparis customers targeted by scammers after ransomware attack

Leading Swiss price comparison platform Comparis has notified customers of a data breach following a ransomware attack that hit and took down its entire network last week. […]

Windows 11’s subsystem for Android – What we know so far

With Windows 11, Microsoft is planning to integrate Amazon Appstore into Windows 11’s Microsoft Store. Here’s everything we know so far. […]

HelloKitty ransomware is targeting vulnerable SonicWall devices

CISA is warning of threat actors targeting “a known, previously patched, vulnerability” found in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series and Secure Remote Access (SRA) products with end-of-life firmware. […]

Ecuador’s state-run CNT telco hit by RansomEXX ransomware

Ecuador’s state-run Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicación (CNT) has suffered a ransomware attack that has disrupted business operations, the payment portal, and customer support. […]