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New Arena Crysis Ransomware Variant Released

A new variant of the Crysis Ransomware was released yesterdary that appends the .arena extension to encrypted files. This article will provide a brief description of the ransomware and how to protect your computer from ransomware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-arena-crysis-ransomware-variant-released/
The Week in Ransomware - August 25th 2017 - Crysis & Ransomware Builders

Not a lot out this week other than some new variants of CryptoMix, Crysis, and someone paying homage to security researcher Karsten Hahn. Of particular interest is an Android application that allows anyone to generate a fully-working Android ransomware just by filling in a form and pushing a few buttons. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-august-25th-2017-crysis-and-ransomware-builders/
Lawsuit Filed Against Logitech for Delaying Warranty Claims, Hiding EOL Decision

A US man has filed a lawsuit against Logitech, a Swiss-based manufacturer of electronic devices, on accusations that Logitech had intentionally delayed and tried to discourage warranty claims for defective products, falsely advertised products, and even hid an End-Of-Life (EOL) announcement from customers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/hardware/lawsuit-filed-against-logitech-for-delaying-warranty-claims-hiding-eol-decision/
Security Firms Unite to Bring Down WireX Android DDoS Botnet

Security researchers from Akamai, Cloudflare, Flashpoint, Google, Oracle Dyn, RiskIQ, Team Cymru, and a few other companies have worked together to take down a DDoS botnet made up of Android devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/security-firms-unite-to-bring-down-wirex-android-ddos-botnet/
New Nuclear BTCWare Ransomware Released

A new variant of the BTCWare ransomware was discovered that appends the .[affiliate_email].nuclear extension to encrypted files. The BTCWare family of ransomware is distributed by the developers hacking into remote computers with weak passwords using Remote Desktop services. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-nuclear-btcware-ransomware-released/
Bit Paymer Ransomware Hits Scottish Hospitals

Several hospitals part of the NHS Lanarkshire board were hit on Friday by a version of the Bit Paymer ransomware. The infection took root on late Friday, August 25. NHS Lanarkshire officials acknowledged the incident right away. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bit-paymer-ransomware-hits-scottish-hospitals/
IRS Warns of Emails Spreading Ransomware

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning US citizens of a new phishing scheme that poses as official IRS communications in the hopes that victims access a link, download a file, and hopefully get infected with ransomware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/irs-warns-of-emails-spreading-ransomware/
Windows Debug Tool WinDbg Gets a Major Facelift

Microsoft released a new version of the WinDbg debugger tool for Windows, a very popular utility among developers and system administrators working in investigating crash reports, and debugging BSODs and other errors. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-debug-tool-windbg-gets-a-major-facelift/
Today Microsoft released Insider Preview Build 16278 for PC to insiders on the fast ring. This release is all about bug fixes as Microsoft continues to focus on fixing bugs and increasing stability in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. At this point, it should be expected that all new releases will be improvements and bug fixes. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-insider-build-16278-for-pc-released-with-only-bug-fixes/