Biz & IT – Ars Technica

• Red Cross implores hackers not to leak data for 515k “highly vulnerable people” 20.1.2022
  Hack on Red Cross storage contractor follows a separate hacking incident last year.
• If you like the data on your WD My Cloud OS 3 device, patch it now 19.1.2022
  The disk maker updates the OS to incorporate patches available for 4 months.
• FAA clears Boeing 777 and other planes after 5G warning halted some flights 19.1.2022
  AT&T, Verizon limit C-band rollout around airports while FAA evaluates altimeters.
• Microsoft fixes Patch Tuesday bug that broke VPN in Windows 10 and 11 18.1.2022
  IPSEC and L2TP VPN connections could fail after installing January's updates.
• Safari and iOS users: Your browsing activity is being leaked in real time 18.1.2022
  Unfixed bug violating the Internet's most foundational rules is easy to exploit.
• Microsoft warns of destructive disk wiper targeting Ukraine 17.1.2022
  Ukrainian authorities blame Russia for attacks as geopolitical tensions escalate.
• North Korean hackers stole nearly $400 million in crypto last year 16.1.2022
  "Banner year” thanks to skyrocketing cryptocurrency values, vulnerable startups.
• Backdoor RAT for Windows, macOS, and Linux went undetected until now 15.1.2022
  Never-before-seen, cross-platform SysJoker came from an "advanced threat actor."
• Russia says it has neutralized the cutthroat REvil ransomware gang 14.1.2022
  "Big-game hunter" REvil has menaced the world for 3 years with massive attacks.
• Ukraine says government websites hit by “massive cyber attack” 14.1.2022
  Kyiv has yet to assign blame for disruption to at least 70 sites.