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Microsoft’s threat intelligence division on Wednesday assessed that a subgroup of the Iranian threat actor tracked as Phosphorus is conducting ransomware attacks as a “form of moonlighting” for personal gain. The tech giant, which is monitoring the activity cluster under the moniker DEV-0270 (aka Nemesis Kitten), said it’s operated by a company that functions under […]
A ransomware group with an Iranian operational connection has been linked to a string of file-encrypting malware attacks targeting organizations in Israel, the U.S., Europe, and Australia. Cybersecurity firm Secureworks attributed the intrusions to a threat actor it tracks under the moniker Cobalt Mirage, which it said is linked to an Iranian hacking crew dubbed […]
The main protection measure for files stored on a computer with Windows 10 operating system is the users’ password; however, data protection specialists mention that, in case the user considers that their information requires additional security layers, it is possible to add them using a very simple method. Although Microsoft does not have a password […]
BitCracker is the first open source BitLocker password cracking tool. BitLocker is a full-disk encryption feature available in recent Windows versions (Vista, 7, 8.1 and 10) Pro and Enterprise. BitCracker is a mono-GPU password cracking tool for memory units encrypted with the password authentication mode of BitLocker (see picture below). Our attack has […]
Security expert discovers flaw in Windows 10 in-place upgrade system that gives hackers admin rights. Getting administrator privileges on a Windows 10 computer no longer requires complex tactics and malware, as a security expert has discovered that all hackers need to do is to press the Shift + F10 key combination during an in-place upgrade. […]
Microsoft’s BitLocker encryption always forces you to create a recovery key when you set it up. You may have printed that recovery key, written it down, saved it to a file, or stored it online with a Microsoft account. If your BitLocker drive isn’t unlocking normally, the recovery key is your only option. There are many […]
Even though Windows 10 doesn’t offer any integrated solution for data encryption, here are the steps on how to enable full disk encryption in Windows 10. Read more and know two useful ways to enable data encryption in simple steps. Full disk encryption in Windows helps you encrypt your data. Since every encryption uses some […]
Microsoft squashes offline logic flaw that makes lost laptops dynamite. Blackhat Europe Synopsys security boffin Ian Haken says un-patched PCs in enterprises are at risk of having user accounts popped and Bitlocker bypassed, in an attack he describes as “trivial” to perform. The attack vector, sealed off in the latest round of Redmond patches (MS15-122), […]