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All Five Eyes Countries Formally Accuse Russia of Orchestrating NotPetya Attack

All the countries part of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance β€” the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealandβ€” have made formal statements accusing the Russian Federation of orchestrating the NotPetya ransomware outbreak. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/all-five-eyes-countries-formally-accuse-russia-of-orchestrating-notpetya-attack/
macOS May Lose Data Due to APFS Filesystem Bug

Under certain circumstances, macOS may copy data into the void, leading to data loss of important files, all due to a bug in how the operating system handles APFS sparse disk images. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/macos-may-lose-data-due-to-apfs-filesystem-bug/
Nearly 8,000 Security Flaws Did Not Receive a CVE ID in 2018

A record-breaking number of 20,832 vulnerabilities have been discovered in 2017 but only 12,932 of these received an official CVE identifier last year, a Risk Based Security (RBS) report reveals. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nearly-8-000-security-flaws-did-not-receive-a-cve-id-in-2018/
LockCrypt .1BTC Variant Installed Over Hacked Remote Desktop Services

Today a reader sent me info regarding the LockCrypt Ransomware still being actively distributed over hacked remote desktop services. This variant, when installed, will encrypt a victim's files and then append the .1btc extension to encrypted file names. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lockcrypt-1btc-variant-installed-over-hacked-remote-desktop-services/
A New North Korean Hacker Group Is Making a Name for Itself

A lesser-known North Korean cyber-espionage outfit has become more active on the international scene in 2017, after spending the previous five years targeting only South Korean government agencies and North Korean defectors. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/a-new-north-korean-hacker-group-is-making-a-name-for-itself/
uTorrent Client Affected by Some Pretty Severe Security Flaws

A Google security researcher has found multiple security flaws affecting the uTorrent web and desktop client that allow an attacker to infect a victim with malware or collect data on the users' past downloads. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/utorrent-client-affected-by-some-pretty-severe-security-flaws/
The Annabelle Ransomware Is a Horrific Mess

While most ransomware is created to actually generate revenue, some developers create them to show off their "skills".  Such is the case with a new ransomware based off of the horror movie franchise Annabelle. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-annabelle-ransomware-is-a-horrific-mess/