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Microsoft has launched flighting for Windows Server systems enrolled in its Windows Insider open software testing program. Starting today, admins will also have the option to have new Insider builds installed automatically after checking for updates via Windows Update instead of manually deploying them via clean installation or in-place upgrades. “If you have a recent Windows Server insider build installed, …

Microsoft has released Windows Server Insider Preview 26040, the first Windows Server 2025 build for admins enrolled in its Windows Insider program. This build is the first pushed for the next Windows Server Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) Preview, which comes with both the Desktop Experience and Server Core installation options for Datacenter and Standard editions, Annual Channel for Container Host …

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) announced it was targeted by a ransomware attack on Tuesday, January 23. KCATA is a bi-state public transit agency serving seven counties of Missouri and Kansas, operating 78 bus routes and 6 MetroFlex routes using a fleet of 300 buses. The company reports that 10.5 million people use their services in a year. …

Governments struck back this week against members of ransomware operations, imposing sanctions on one threat actor and sentencing another to prison. On Tuesday, the Australian, US, and UK governments announced sanctions against Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov, a Russian national believed to be responsible for the 2022 Medibank hack and a member of the REvil ransomware group. In a report by Intel471, …

Multiple proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for a critical Jenkins vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files have been made publicly available, with some researchers reporting attackers actively exploiting the flaws in attacks. Jenkins is an open-source automation server widely used in software development, particularly for Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD). It plays a critical role in automating various …

Microsoft is investigating a second outage affecting Microsoft Teams users across North and South America in the last three days. Affected customers again report having connectivity issues and experiencing delays when sending and receiving messages in mobile and desktop Teams clients. “We’re investigating an issue in which users may be unable to access Microsoft Teams or features within North America, …

Three former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees were sentenced to prison for stealing proprietary U.S. government software and databases containing the personal data of 200,000 federal employees. The three individuals are Charles K. Edwards, a former Acting Inspector General of the DHS Office of Inspector General (DHS-OIG), sentenced to 1.5 years in prison; Sonal Patel, a member of the …

The number of ransomware victims paying ransom demands has dropped to a record low of 29% in the final quarter of 2023, according to ransomware negotiation firm Coveware. This trend became apparent in mid-2021 when the payment rate dropped to 46% after previously being 85% at the start of 2019. According to Coveware, the reason for this continual drop is multifaceted, including …

​Today, the FBI warned about courier services being used to collect money and valuables from victims of tech support and government impersonation scams. This public service announcement follows a surge of reports regarding criminals using couriers to collect cash or precious metals like gold or silver from victims (many senior citizens) whom the scammers instructed to sell their valuables. “The …

Microsoft is investigating an issue that prevents Outlook and other email clients from connecting when using an Outlook.com account. “Since starting around 1/23/24 users have reported issues connecting with Outlook 2013, Outlook 2016, Outlook for Microsoft 365, Thunderbird, and mobile email apps when connecting with POP, IMAP, and Exchange connections,” Microsoft says. “Some users have reported that signing in with …