Infosec bits for week 33/21

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1. Ransomeware
   • Ransomware gangs are working with Russian intelligence services, report says [Dan Patterson, CBS News]
   • Transnet ransomware hackers did not get a single cent [Hanno Labuschagne, MyBroadband]
   • Malware dev infects own PC and data ends up on intel platform [Ionut Ilascu, BleepingComputer]
   • Healthcare provider expected to lose $106.8 million following ransomware attack [Catalin Cimpanu, The Record]
   • How Ready Are You for a Ransomware Attack [Oliver Tavakoli, Threat Post]
2. Patch
   • Linux glibc security fix created a nastier Linux bug [Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, ZDNet]
   • Firewalls and middleboxes can be weaponized for gigantic DDoS attacks [Catalin Cimpanu, The Record]
   • HolesWarm Malware Exploits Unpatched Windows, Linux Servers [Becky Bracken, Threat Post]
   • New unofficial Windows patch fixes more PetitPotam attack vectors [Lawrence Abrams, Bleeping Computer]
3. Private Issues
   • Secret terrorist watchlist with 2 million records exposed online [Ax Sharma, BleepingComputer]
   • Apple’s device surveillance plan is a threat to user privacy — and press freedom [Parker Higgins, Freedom of the Press]
   • HolesWarm Malware Exploits Unpatched Windows, Linux Servers [Becky Bracken, Threat Post]