Ransomware is never far from the news

Threat actors have been taking advantage of an exploited set of Microsoft credentials to embed ransomware attacks into signed drivers:

Microsoft-signed malicious Windows drivers used in ransomware attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)

And LockBit got through the cyber security defences of California’s Department of Finance:

LockBit claims attack on California’s Department of Finance (bleepingcomputer.com)

More…

The Unrelenting Menace of the LockBit Ransomware Gang | WIRED UK

You always have to have your ransomware plan in place – and from time to time check it still works with the current threats and risks.

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I am on leave so the news this week is “in brief”. You can still contact me via the contact page and Octagon Technology.