May 2022 – Page 6

Emergency Windows 10 updates fix Microsoft Store app issues

Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) updates on Thursday evening to address a newly acknowledged issue impacting Microsoft Store apps. […]

20 May

Windows 11 hacked again at Pwn2Own, Telsa Model 3 also falls

During the second day of the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2022 hacking competition, contestants hacked Microsoft’s Windows 11 OS again and demoed zero-days in Tesla Model 3’s infotainment system. […]

20 May

Russian Sberbank says it’s facing massive waves of DDoS attacks

Sberbank’s vice president and director of cybersecurity, Sergei Lebed, has told participants of the Positive Hack Days forum that the company is going through a period of unprecedented targeting by hackers. […]

20 May

Canada bans Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks over security concerns

The Government of Canada announced its intention to ban the use of Huawei and ZTE telecommunications equipment and services across the country’s 5G and 4G networks. […]

19 May

Conti ransomware shuts down operation, rebrands into smaller units

The notorious Conti ransomware gang has officially shut down their operation, with infrastructure taken offline and team leaders told that the brand is no more. […]

19 May

Netgear fixes bad Orbi firmware update that locked admin console

Netgear is pushing out fixes for a bad Orbi firmware update released earlier this month that prevents users from accessing the device’s admin console. […]

19 May

Microsoft emergency updates fix Windows AD authentication issues

Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band (OOB) updates to address Active Directory (AD) authentication issues after installing Windows Updates issued during the May 2022 Patch Tuesday on domain controllers. […]

19 May

Media giant Nikkei’s Asian unit hit by ransomware attack

Publishing giant Nikkei disclosed that the group’s headquarters in Singapore was hit by a ransomware attack almost one week ago, on May 13th. […]

19 May

QNAP alerts NAS customers of new DeadBolt ransomware attacks

Taiwan-based network-attached storage (NAS) maker QNAP warned customers on Thursday to secure their devices against attacks pushing DeadBolt ransomware payloads. […]

19 May

Ransomware gangs rely more on weaponizing vulnerabilities

Security researchers are warning that external remote access services continue to be the main vector for ransomware gangs to breach company networks. […]

Month: May 2022

Emergency Windows 10 updates fix Microsoft Store app issues

Windows 11 hacked again at Pwn2Own, Telsa Model 3 also falls

Russian Sberbank says it’s facing massive waves of DDoS attacks

Canada bans Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks over security concerns

Conti ransomware shuts down operation, rebrands into smaller units

Netgear fixes bad Orbi firmware update that locked admin console

Microsoft emergency updates fix Windows AD authentication issues

Media giant Nikkei’s Asian unit hit by ransomware attack

QNAP alerts NAS customers of new DeadBolt ransomware attacks

Ransomware gangs rely more on weaponizing vulnerabilities