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β€ŠMicrosoft: Iranian hackers encrypt Windows systems using BitLocker

Microsoft says an Iranian state-sponsored threat group it tracks as DEV-0270 (aka Nemesis Kitten) has been abusing the BitLocker Windows feature in attacks to encrypt victims' systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-iranian-hackers-encrypt-windows-systems-using-bitlocker/
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β€ŠMicrosoft rolls out emergency fix for blocked Windows logins

Microsoft says a Windows 11 update released in late August is blocking customers from signing in with newly added Microsoft Account users after restarting or logging off systems running Windows 11, version 21H2. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-rolls-out-emergency-fix-for-blocked-windows-logins/
β€ŠUS recovers $30 million stolen from Axie Infinity by Lazarus hackers

With the help of blockchain analysts and FBI agents, the U.S. government seized $30 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen by the North Korean threat group 'Lazarus' from the token-based 'play-to-earn' game Axie Infinity earlier in the year. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-recovers-30-million-stolen-from-axie-infinity-by-lazarus-hackers/
β€ŠCISA orders agencies to patch Chrome, D-Link flaws used in attacks

CISA has added 12 more security flaws to its list of bugs exploited in attacks, including two critical D-Link vulnerabilities and two (now-patched) zero-days in Google Chrome and the Photo Station QNAP software. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-agencies-to-patch-chrome-d-link-flaws-used-in-attacks/
β€ŠBumblebee malware adds post-exploitation tool for stealthy infections

A new version of the Bumblebee malware loader has been spotted in the wild, featuring a new infection chain that uses the PowerSploit framework for stealthy reflective injection of a DLL payload into memory. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bumblebee-malware-adds-post-exploitation-tool-for-stealthy-infections/
β€ŠUS sanctions Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence over Albania cyberattack

The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions today against Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and its Minister of Intelligence for their role in the July cyberattack against the government of Albania, a U.S. ally and a NATO member state. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-sanctions-iran-s-ministry-of-intelligence-over-albania-cyberattack/
β€ŠCoinbase funds lawsuit against Tornado Cash cryptomixer sanctions

Coinbase announced on Tuesday that it is funding a lawsuit brought by six people in the U.S. against the Department of Treasury's for the sanctions on the Tornado Cash open-source cryptocurrency mixer platform. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coinbase-funds-lawsuit-against-tornado-cash-cryptomixer-sanctions/