Ransomeware attacks on federal contractors, Iranian Dissidents targeted, the Dark Overload pleads guilty..and an 10 out of 10 vulnerability in windows all this week.

Links to all the Stories

– www.zdnet.com: CISA says a hacker breached a federal agency

– www.wired.com: 179 Arrested in Massive Global Dark Web Takedown

– www.theregister.com: Contractor convicted of pinching supercomputer cycles to mine cryptocurrency

– www.bleepingcomputer.com: Government software provider Tyler Technologies hit by ransomware

– www.govtech.com: Jekyll Island Authority Targeted by Ransomware Attack

– www.darkreading.com – Dark Overloard Pleads Guilty

– www.zdnet.com: Details of 540,000 sports referees taken in failed ransomware attack

– www.zdnet.com: Polish police shut down hacker super-group involved in bomb threats, ransomware, SIM swapping

– arstechnica.com: Telegram messages are a focus in newly uncovered hack campaign from Iran

– arstechnica.com: One of this year’s most severe Windows bugs is now under active exploit

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