June 2022 – Page 7

The Week in Ransomware – June 17th 2022 – Have I Been Ransomed?

Ransomware operations are constantly evolving their tactics to pressure victims to pay. For example, this week, we saw a new extortion tactic come into play with the creation of dedicated websites to extort victims with searchable data. […]

17 Jun

June Windows updates break Microsoft 365 sign-ins on Arm devices

Microsoft is investigating a new known issue causing Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365 sign-in issues on Arm devices after deploying the June 2022 Windows updates. […]

17 Jun

Cisco says it won’t fix zero-day RCE in end-of-life VPN routers

Cisco advises owners of end-of-life Small Business RV routers to upgrade to newer models after disclosing a remote code execution vulnerability that will not be patched. […]

17 Jun

New Windows 11 privacy feature lists apps that used your microphone, camera

Microsoft has recently added a new privacy feature that allows Windows 11 users to get a list of all the apps that have recently accessed their sensitive info and devices, including their camera, microphone, and contacts. […]

17 Jun

Russian RSocks botnet disrupted after hacking millions of devices

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the disruption of the Russian RSocks malware botnet used to hijack millions of computers, Android smartphones, and IoT (Internet of Things) devices worldwide for use as proxy servers. […]

17 Jun

QNAP ‘thoroughly investigating’ new DeadBolt ransomware attacks

Network-attached storage (NAS) vendor QNAP once again warned customers on Friday to secure their devices against a new campaign of attacks pushing DeadBolt ransomware. […]

17 Jun

Microsoft: June Windows updates may break Wi-Fi hotspots

Microsoft is investigating a newly acknowledged issue causing connectivity issues when using Wi-Fi hotspots after deploying Windows updates released during the June 2022 Patch Tuesday. […]

16 Jun

Sophos Firewall zero-day bug exploited weeks before fix

Chinese hackers used a zero-day exploit for a critical-severity vulnerability in Sophos Firewall to compromise a company and breach cloud-hosted web servers operated by the victim. […]

16 Jun

iCloud hacker gets 9 years in prison for stealing nude photos

A California man who hacked thousands of Apple iCloud accounts was sentenced to 8 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy and computer fraud in October 2021. […]

16 Jun

New MaliBot Android banking malware spreads as a crypto miner

Threat analysts have discovered a new Android malware strain named MaliBot, which poses as a cryptocurrency mining app or the Chrome web browser to target users in Italy and Spain. […]

Month: June 2022

The Week in Ransomware – June 17th 2022 – Have I Been Ransomed?

June Windows updates break Microsoft 365 sign-ins on Arm devices

Cisco says it won’t fix zero-day RCE in end-of-life VPN routers

New Windows 11 privacy feature lists apps that used your microphone, camera

Russian RSocks botnet disrupted after hacking millions of devices

QNAP ‘thoroughly investigating’ new DeadBolt ransomware attacks

Microsoft: June Windows updates may break Wi-Fi hotspots

Sophos Firewall zero-day bug exploited weeks before fix

iCloud hacker gets 9 years in prison for stealing nude photos

New MaliBot Android banking malware spreads as a crypto miner