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Maastricht University wound up earning money from its ransom payment

Maastricht University (UM), a Dutch university with more than 22,000 students, said last week that it has recovered the ransom paid after a ransomware attack that hit its network in December 2019. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/maastricht-university-wound-up-earning-money-from-its-ransom-payment/
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How to auto block macros in Microsoft Office docs from the internet

With Microsoft temporarily rolling back a feature that automatically blocks macros in Microsoft Office files downloaded from the Internet, it is essential to learn how to configure this security setting manually. This article will explain why users should block macros and how you can block them in Microsoft Office. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/how-to-auto-block-macros-in-microsoft-office-docs-from-the-internet/
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How to auto block macros in Microsoft Office docs from the internet

With Microsoft temporarily rolling back a feature that automatically blocks macros in Microsoft Office files downloaded from the Internet, it is essential to learn how to configure this security setting manually. This article will explain why users should block macros and how you can block them in Microsoft Office. [...]
Massive Rogers outage caused by a maintenance update

Over the weekend, Rogers Communications CEO Tony Staffieri revealed the telecom company believes a maintenance update was what caused the massive outage that hit its network last week. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/massive-rogers-outage-caused-by-a-maintenance-update/
Microsoft: Phishing bypassed MFA in attacks against 10,000 orgs

Microsoft says a massive series of phishing attacks has targeted more than 10,000 organizations starting with September 2021, using the gained access to victims' mailboxes in follow-on business email compromise (BEC) attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-phishing-bypassed-mfa-in-attacks-against-10-000-orgs/