

Players go into alt lists to get stolen accounts so they can legitimately attack other gamers.

Meanwhile people who play the Minecraft video game are being cautioned about clicking on and downloading files from so-called alternative or ‘alt’ lists on Minecraft forums. Researchers at ESET are warning firms that the Hive ransomware strain can now encrypt Linux and FreeBSD servers. In the U.S., Schreiber Foods has returned to full operation after a ransomware attack forced it to temporarily close.

More on ransomware: The Toronto Transit Commission continues recovering from a ransomware attack that forced it to use a backup radio system to communicate with drivers. The Europol police co-operative said the 12 played different roles including the penetration of victim organizations, moving laterally within compromised networks and deploying malware. According to the news site The Record, the 12 people detailed had done work for the LockerGoga, MegaCortex and Dharma ransomware-as-a-service platforms. Police in eight countries, including the FBI, were involved in the investigation. Twelve people in Ukraine and Switzerland have been detained for their alleged roles in attacking 1,800 companies around the world. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing writer on cybersecurity for. Ransomware news roundup, Black Friday warning and European COVID app cracked.
