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Someone just emptied out a $1 billion BitCoin wallet

A password-protected cryptocurrency wallet with almost a billion dollar-worth of BitCoins has just been emptied out. Mystery surrounds the party who finally managed to cash out the big fat amount: was it the owner themselves, or did someone crack this wallet? [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/someone-just-emptied-out-a-1-billion-bitcoin-wallet/
Apple search bot leaked internal IPs via proxy configuration

A podcast creator and security researcher discovered that Apple's search bot, namely Applebot, crawling his podcast series had been leaking internal IPs due to a misconfigured proxy server. And, it took Apple over 9 months to fix this, for no obvious reason. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-search-bot-leaked-internal-ips-via-proxy-configuration/
Microsoft fixes Windows 10 issue behind displays going black

Microsoft says that it fixed a known issue affecting devices running Windows 10, version 2004 since June and causing external displays to go black when drawing in certain applications including Microsoft Office Word and Whiteboard. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-windows-10-issue-behind-displays-going-black/
Campari hit by Ragnar Locker Ransomware, $15 million demanded

Italian liquor company Campari Group was hit by a Ragnar Locker ransomware attack, where 2 TB of unencrypted files was allegedly stolen. To recover their files, Ragnar Locker is demanding $15 million. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/campari-hit-by-ragnar-locker-ransomware-15-million-demanded/
Reverse shell botnet Gitpaste-12 spreads via GitHub and Pastebin

A newly discovered worm and botnet named Gitpaste-12 lives on GitHub and also uses Pastebin to host malicious code. The advanced malware comes equipped with reverse shell and crypto mining capabilities. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/reverse-shell-botnet-gitpaste-12-spreads-via-github-and-pastebin/
Windows 10 20H2 crashes when connecting Thunderbolt NVMe SSDs

Microsoft says that devices running Windows 10 2004 or Windows 10 20H2 might crash with blue screens of death (BSODs) when users plug in a Thunderbolt NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) Solid State Drive (SSD). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-20h2-crashes-when-connecting-thunderbolt-nvme-ssds/
RansomExx ransomware also encrypts Linux systems

With companies commonly using a mixed environment of Windows and Linux servers, ransomware operations have increasingly started to create Linux versions of their malware to ensure they encrypt all critical data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomexx-ransomware-also-encrypts-linux-systems/