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The Evil Corp cybercrime syndicate has been hit with new sanctions by the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, with the US also indicting one of its members for conducting BitPaymer ransomware attacks. In 2019, the United States sanctioned seventeen individuals and seven entities linked to the Evil Corp gang, including the group’s leader, Maksim Yakubets. Today,…

Law enforcement authorities from 12 countries arrested four suspects linked to the LockBit ransomware gang, including a developer, a bulletproof hosting service administrator, and two people connected to LockBit activity. This joint action also led to seizures of LockBit infrastructure servers and involved police officers in Operation Cronos, a task force led by the U.K.…

Today, Microsoft announced the release of Windows 11, version 24H2, the next feature update for its operating system (also known as the Windows 11 2024 Update). Windows 11 24H2 started rolling out in May to enterprise customers enrolled in the Release Preview Channel of the Windows Insider Program for Business. It has also been available on…

Microsoft fixes a known issue in the Windows KB5043145 preview update that causes reboot loops, freezes systems, and breaks USB and Bluetooth devices. The company confirmed on Friday that affected systems load the Automatic Repair tool (designed to fix Windows installations that can’t boot correctly) or enter BitLocker recovery after multiple reboots. On Monday, Redmond…

The PlayStation Network is suffering a global outage, with subscribers confirming that they can no longer play online games or access the company’s website. When attempting to access PSN, users may be greeted with errors stating, “The connection to the server timed out” or “An error has occurred.”  The PlayStation Network status page has confirmed…

The PlayStation Network is suffering a global outage, with subscribers confirming that they can no longer play online games or access the company’s website. When attempting to access PSN, users may be greeted with errors stating, “The connection to the server timed out” or “An error has occurred.”  The PlayStation Network status page has confirmed…

Microsoft has introduced an updated version of the “Publish API for Edge extension developers” that increases the security for developer accounts and the updating of browser extensions. When first publishing a new Microsoft Edge browser extension, developers are required to submit it through the Partner Center. Once approved, subsequent updates can be done through the Partner…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Robert B. Westbrook, a U.K. citizen, with hacking into the computer systems of five U.S. public companies to access confidential earnings information and conduct insider trading. Westbrook then used this nonpublic information to make trades ahead of 14 earnings announcements between January 2019 and August 2020, earning…

Microsoft Defender now automatically detects and notifies users with a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family subscription when they’re connected to unsecured Wi-Fi networks. The Defender privacy protection feature (also known as Defender VPN) protects your privacy and security when connected to public Wi-Fi or an untrusted network, where your data and identity could be exposed…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a $31.5 million settlement with T-Mobile over multiple data breaches that compromised the personal information of millions of U.S. consumers. This agreement resolves the FCC Enforcement Bureau investigations into several cybersecurity incidents and resulting data breaches that impacted T-Mobile’s customers in 2021, 2022, and 2023 (an API incident and…