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Proprietary Failures (Notably Windows)

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 18, 2022

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Hive Ransomware is on the rise. How should you deal with it? [Ed: Microsoft Windows TCO]

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Hive is not a new problem. It first surfaced in 2021 but it’s becoming a much bigger issue now. This is due to a growing number of affiliates and therefore attacks. 2022 has seen a more widespread country and industry target interest too.
Ransomware growth in general is becoming a massive problem, so much so that these incidents now make up the majority of UK government crisis management COBRA meetings.
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At the time, ESET, which discovered these capabilities, clarified that the Linux variant of Hive ransomware was functionally inadequate compared to its Windows variant.

Vanuatu: [Attackers] strand Pacific island government for over a week

=> ↺ Vanuatu: [Attackers] strand Pacific island government for over a week

Vanuatu's government has been knocked offline for more than 11 days after a suspected cyber-attack on servers in the country.
The [attack] has disabled the websites of the Pacific island's parliament, police and prime minister's office.
It has also taken down the email system, intranet and online databases of schools, hospitals and other emergency services as well as all government services and departments.

Researchers Quietly Cracked Zeppelin Ransomware Keys [Ed: Microsoft Windows strikes again!]

=> ↺ Researchers Quietly Cracked Zeppelin Ransomware Keys

Sen. Amy Klobuchar Asks DOJ to Look Into RealPage

=> ↺ Sen. Amy Klobuchar Asks DOJ to Look Into RealPage

The senator tasked with overseeing federal antitrust enforcement is urging the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether a Texas-based company’s price-setting software is undermining competition and pushing up rents.

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