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The UK government plans to ban public sector and critical infrastructure organizations from paying ransomware ransoms. The proposed legislation would apply to local councils, schools, and the NHS. “Ransomware is estimated to cost the UK economy millions of pounds each year, with recent high-profile ransomware attacks highlighting the severe operational, …

Sophos has released a security advisory addressing five vulnerabilities in Sophos Firewall, two of which are critical and could enable remote attackers to take control of affected devices in specific situations. The company confirms that fixes have been automatically deployed through hotfixes, assuming the auto-installation setting is default.   Remediation …

A newly rebranded extortion gang known as “World Leaks” breached one of Dell’s product demonstration platforms earlier this month and is now trying to extort the company into paying a ransom. Dell acknowledged the incident to BleepingComputer, confirming that the threat actor had breached its Customer Solution Centers platform, which …