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U.S. Gov Offers $10M Bounty for DarkSide Ransomware Leaders

The U.S. government is upping its efforts to track down members of the DarkSide cybercrime group, which was behind the May ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline.

Cybercrime, Ransomware

Vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Servers Hit With Babuk Ransomware

An emerging threat called Tortilla has been exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft (MS) Exchange servers hit with Babuk ransomware.

Ransomware, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft

Decipher Podcast: Source Code 11/5

Welcome to Source Code: Decipher’s new behind the scenes look at the weekly news with input from our sources. Topping the headlines this week are two key cybersecurity-related moves by the U.S. government. These include the government blocking exports to NSO Group, Positive Technologies and other companies, and creating a catalog of known, actively exploited vulnerabilities that federal agencies must address. In other news, researchers have uncovered a threat group targeting vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers with ransomware. A new report also shed light on various network access brokers selling credentials that they claimed belonged to logistics companies.

Podcast

BlackMatter Ransomware Group Claim It’s Shutting Down

The BlackMatter ransomware group says it is closing up shop after pressure from authorities and the disappearance of some members.

Ransomware

CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Hundreds of Known Flaws

Under a new binding operational directive (BOD), CISA has developed a catalog of known, exploited vulnerabilities that federal agencies must address.

Government Agencies, CISA, Vulnerabilities, Vulnerability Management