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Microsoft seeks to disrupt Russian criminal botnet it fears could seek to sow confusion in the presidential election – The Washington Post

  1. Microsoft seeks to disrupt Russian criminal botnet it fears could seek to sow confusion in the presidential election  The Washington Post
  2. Microsoft Disrupts Botnet Installing Ransomware  Infosecurity Magazine
  3. Microsoft takes action to disrupt botnet and combat ransomware – Asia News Center  Microsoft
  4. Microsoft takes down massive hacking operation that could have affected the election  CNN
  5. Microsoft attempts takedown of global criminal botnet  The Associated Press
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Microsoft alerts Android users of new ransomware that could render smartphone useless – Mint

Microsoft alerts Android users of new ransomware that could render smartphone useless  Mint
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Paying ransomware demands could land you in hot water with the feds

A stylized ransom note asks for bitcoin in exchange for stolen data.

(credit: Aurich Lawson)

Businesses, governments, and organizations that are hit by crippling ransomware attacks now have a new worry to contend with—big fines from the US Department of Treasury in the event that they pay to recover their data.

Treasury Department officials made that guidance official in an advisory published on Thursday. It warns that payments made to specific entities or to any entity in certain countries—specifically, those with a designated “sanctions nexus”—could subject the payer to financial penalties levied by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC.

The prohibition applies not only to the group that is infected but also to any companies or contractors the hacked group’s security or insurance engages with, including those who provide insurance, digital forensics, and incident response, as well as all financial services that help facilitate or process ransom payments.

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Biz & IT – Ars Technica

Instagram photo flaw could have helped hackers spy via users’ cameras and microphones

A critical vulnerability in Instagram’s Android and iOS apps could have allowed remote attackers to run malicious code, snoop on unsuspecting users, and hijack control of smartphone cameras and microphones. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Graham Cluley