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The Week in Ransomware - April 3rd 2020 - No Sign of Letting Up

Over the past two week, we have seen an increase in warnings from law enforcement agencies stating that healthcare organizations need to be on high alert for attacks by ransomware operators and other attackers who are looking to capitalize on the Coronavirus pandemic. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-april-3rd-2020-no-sign-of-letting-up/
Windows 10: The new hidden features found in preview builds

With the latest Windows 10 Insider build, new hidden features have been found that add long-awaited media controls to the volume flyout and a new settings page that shows a 'What's New' section for the current Windows release. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-the-new-hidden-features-found-in-preview-builds/
Credit card thieves target WooCommerce sites with new skimmer

Credit card thieves are targeting WordPress e-commerce sites using the WooCommerce plugin using a dedicated JavaScript-based card-skimmer malware instead of run-of-the-mill attempts to redirect payments to attacker-controlled accounts.  [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/credit-card-thieves-target-woocommerce-sites-with-new-skimmer/
FBI warns of ongoing COVID-19 scams targeting govt, health care

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned government agencies and health care organizations of ongoing BEC schemes exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as an overall increase in cryptocurrency and health care fraud scam activity targeting consumers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-ongoing-covid-19-scams-targeting-govt-health-care/
Windows 10 Cumulative Updates KB4549951 & KB4549949 Released

Patch Tuesday April 2020 Updates are now rolling out to all supported versions of Windows 10 and paid customers of Windows 7. The cumulative update with security fixes is rolling out to PCs with November 2019 Update, May 2019 Update and October 2018 Update. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-cumulative-updates-kb4549951-and-kb4549949-released/
RagnarLocker ransomware hits EDP energy giant, asks for €10M

Attackers using the Ragnar Locker ransomware have encrypted the systems of Portuguese multinational energy giant Energias de Portugal (EDP) and are now asking for a 1580 BTC ransom ($10.9M or €9.9M). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ragnarlocker-ransomware-hits-edp-energy-giant-asks-for-10m/
Microsoft April 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 4 zero-days, 15 critical flaws

With the release of the April 2020 security updates, Microsoft has released fixes for 113 vulnerabilities in Microsoft products. Of these vulnerabilities, 15 are classified as Critical, 93 as Important, 3 as Moderate, and 2 as Low. Four of these vulnerability are classified as zero-days as they were publicly disclosed or exploited. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-april-2020-patch-tuesday-fixes-4-zero-days-15-critical-flaws/
Microsoft Office April security updates fix critical RCE bugs

Microsoft released the April 2020 Office security updates on April 14, 2020, with a total of 55 security updates and 5 cumulative updates for 7 different products, and patching 5 critical bugs allowing attackers to run scripts as the current user and remotely execute arbitrary code on unpatched systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-office-april-security-updates-fix-critical-rce-bugs/