The Register
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Microsoft uses AI to link two malware operations in racketeering suit
200+ C2 servers linked to StealC and Amadey shut down
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The Register
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Microsoft shuts down illegal code-signing operation used by ransomware crims to mask their malware
'Thousands' of US victims, including 12+ machines owned and operated by Redmond
The Register
6 months ago
Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch
Microsoft claims it's a Secure Launch bug We're not saying Copilot has become sentient and decided it doesn't want to lose consciousness. But if it did, it would create Microsoft's January Patch Tuesday update, which has made it so that some PCs flat-out refuse to shut down or hibernate, no matter how many times you try.…
The Register
6 months ago
Microsoft taps UK courts to dismantle cybercrime host RedVDS
Redmond says cheap virtual desktops powered a global wave of phishing and fraud Microsoft has taken its cybercrime fight to the UK in its first major civil action outside the US, moving to shut down RedVDS, a virtual desktop service used to power phishing and fraud at global scale.…
The Register
7 months, 1 week ago
Microsoft quietly shuts down Windows shortcut flaw after years of espionage abuse
Silent Patch Tuesday mitigation ends ability to hide malicious commands in .lnk files Microsoft has quietly closed off a critical Windows shortcut file bug long abused by espionage and cybercrime networks.…
The Register
1 year, 1 month ago
FBI, Microsoft, international cops bust Lumma infostealer service
Credit card theft losses in 2023 alone totaled $36.5M International cops working with Microsoft have shut down infrastructure and seized web domains used to run a distribution service for info-stealing malware Lumma. Criminals paid $250 to $1,000 a month to get access to the infostealer.…
The Register
1 year, 10 months ago
Feds claim sinister sysadmin locked up thousands of Windows workstations, demanded ransom
Sordid search history 'evidence' in case that could see him spend 35 years for extortion and wire fraud A former infrastructure engineer who allegedly locked IT department colleagues out of their employer's systems, then threatened to shut down servers unless paid a ransom, has been arrested and charged after an FBI investigation.…
The Register
2 years, 11 months ago
Microsoft says Codesys bugs in 'millions' of PLCs could 'shut down power plants'
What are these gadgets running, Windows? Ka-boom-tsch Fifteen bugs in Codesys' industrial control systems software could be exploited to shut down power plants or steal information from critical infrastructure environments, experts have claimed.…
The Register
3 years, 5 months ago
Microsoft closes another door to attackers by blocking Excel XLL files from the internet
More of them used by baddies since Redmond blocked VBA macros Microsoft in March will start blocking Excel XLL add-ins from the internet to shut down an increasingly popular attack vector for miscreants.…