UK Warns Lawyers Not to Advise Ransomware Payments

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The NCSC and the ICO have warned UK lawyers not to advise clients to pay a ransom to cybercriminals

In a letter addressed to UK lawyers dated July 7, 2022, the UK’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), have reiterated – with teeth – the official stance on not paying a ransom.

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‘Raspberry Robin’ Windows Worm Abuses QNAP Devices

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A recently discovered Windows worm is abusing compromised QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices as stagers to spread to new systems, according to Cybereason.

Dubbed Raspberry Robin, the malware was initially spotted in September 2021, spreading mainly via removable devices, such as USB drives.

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