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FBI exposes weakness in Mamba ransomware, DiskCryptor

An alert from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation about Mamba ransomware reveals a weak spot in the encryption process that could help targeted organizations recover from the attack without paying the ransom. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-exposes-weakness-in-mamba-ransomware-diskcryptor/
What's next from Microsoft, Windows 10, and Surface in 2021

In 2021, Microsoft is planning to release exciting new Surface products and software updates for Windows 10. This includes Windows 10X, Windows 10 Sun Valley Update, Windows Cloud PC, Surface Laptop 4, Surface Duo 2, and more. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/whats-next-from-microsoft-windows-10-and-surface-in-2021/
Critical netmask networking bug impacts thousands of applications

Popular npm component netmask has a critical networking vulnerability, CVE-2021-28918. netmask is frequently used by hundreds of thousands of applications to parse IPv4 addresses and CIDR blocks or compare them. The component gets over 3 million weekly downloads, and as of today, has scored over 238 million total downloads. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-netmask-networking-bug-impacts-thousands-of-applications/