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The Week in Ransomware – February 12th 2021 – More keys released

This week we saw another ransomware shut down its operation and a significant attack against Cyberpunk 2077 game developer CD Projekt Red. […]

12 Feb

Scammers target US tax pros in ongoing IRS phishing attacks

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has warned US tax professionals of identity thieves actively targeting them in a series of phishing attacks attempting to steal Electronic Filing Identification Numbers (EFINs). […]

12 Feb

Telegram privacy feature failed to delete self-destructing video files

Telegram has fixed a security issue where self-destructing audio and video recording were not being deleted from user’s macOS devices as expected. […]

12 Feb

Google: Gmail users from US most targeted by phishing attacks

Google has revealed earlier this week that Gmail users from the United States are the most popular target for email-based phishing and malware attacks. […]

11 Feb

Avaddon ransomware fixes flaw allowing free decryption

The Avaddon ransomware gang has fixed a bug that let victims recover their files without paying the ransom. The flaw came to light after a security researcher exploited it to create a decryptor. […]

11 Feb

Internet Explorer 11 zero-day vulnerability gets unofficial micropatch

An Internet Explorer 11 zero-day vulnerability used against security researchers, not yet fixed by Microsoft, today received a micropatch that prevents exploitation. […]

11 Feb

Microsoft warns of an increasing number of web shell attacks

Microsoft says that the number of monthly web shell attacks has almost doubled since last year, with an average of 140,000 such malicious tools being found on compromised servers every month. […]

11 Feb

Intel fixes vulnerabilities in Windows, Linux graphics drivers

Intel addressed 57 vulnerabilities during this month’s Patch Tuesday, including high severity ones impacting Intel Graphics Drivers. […]

11 Feb

12-year-old Windows Defender bug gives hackers admin rights

Microsoft has fixed a privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Defender Antivirus (formerly Windows Defender) that could allow attackers to gain admin rights on unpatched Windows systems. […]

11 Feb

TrickBot’s BazarBackdoor malware is now coded in Nim to evade antivirus

TrickBot’s stealthy BazarBackdoor malware has been rewritten in the Nim programming language, likely to evade detection by security software. […]

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The Week in Ransomware – February 12th 2021 – More keys released

Scammers target US tax pros in ongoing IRS phishing attacks

Telegram privacy feature failed to delete self-destructing video files

Google: Gmail users from US most targeted by phishing attacks

Avaddon ransomware fixes flaw allowing free decryption

Internet Explorer 11 zero-day vulnerability gets unofficial micropatch

Microsoft warns of an increasing number of web shell attacks

Intel fixes vulnerabilities in Windows, Linux graphics drivers

12-year-old Windows Defender bug gives hackers admin rights

TrickBot’s BazarBackdoor malware is now coded in Nim to evade antivirus