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Less Lucrative Ransomware Market Makes Attackers Alter Methods

Ransomware actors are ditching Cobalt Strike in favor of native Windows tools, as payment rates hit record lows and data theft surges.
Infosecurity Magazine

Threat Actor Exploits Flaws and Uses Elastic Cloud SIEM to Manage Stolen Data

Huntress researchers uncover campaign exploiting vulnerabilities to steal data using Elastic Cloud as a data hub ...

Termite ransomware breaches linked to ClickFix CastleRAT attacks

Ransomware threat actors tracked as Velvet Tempest are using the ClickFix technique and legitimate Windows utilities to deploy the DonutLoader malware and the CastleRAT backdoor.

Amazon security boss says crims abused max-security Cisco firewall flaw weeks before disclosure

Ransomware criminals exploited CVE-2026-20131, a maximum-severity bug in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center software, as a zero-day vulnerability more than a month before Cisco patched the hole, ...
GovInfoSecurity

Interlock Ransomware Exploited Cisco Firewall Flaw for Weeks

Ransomware hackers exploited a flaw with a maximum vulnerability score in Cisco firewall management software weeks before the ...

FortiGate Edge Intrusions: Stolen Service Accounts Lead to Rogue Workstations and Deep AD Compromise

Throughout early 2026, SentinelOne’s Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) team has responded to several incidents where FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) appliances have been ...
MUO on MSN

I stopped uploading PDFs to random sites and used this self-hosted PDF toolbox instead

I got tired of handing my PDFs to strangers, so I brought the tools home instead.
TechRepublic

10 Powerful Ways to Use PowerShell Across Windows, Linux, and macOS

10 Powerful Ways to Use PowerShell Across Windows, Linux, and macOS Your email has been sent PowerShell can do far more than most users realize. Explore 10 hidden capabilities that save time, improve ...
MUO on MSN

5 PowerShell commands that fix most of my Windows problems

A precise approach to everyday Windows breakdowns.
Wired

You Can Now Install—and Update—Microsoft Store Apps Using the Command Line

I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...