News of the week, news ending February 5, 2022

Hi all, yes, I’m a little late with this one, but only a few days. I did read Trend Micro’s news of the week Digest they put out and it was quite interesting as usual.

• The Samba Vulnerability: What is CVE-2021-44142 and How to Fix It
• White House Cybersecurity Official in Europe Warning of Russian Hacks
• Conti and LockBit Make Waves with High-Profile Attacks: Ransomware in Q4 2021
• Samba ‘Fruit’ Bug Allows RCE, Full Root User Access

Codex Exposed Helping Hackers in Training

• Inside Trickbot, Russia’s Notorious Ransomware Gang
• BlackCat Ransomware Implicated in Attack on German Oil Companies
• $320 Million Stolen from Wormhole, Bridge Linking Solana and Ethereum
• Cyberattack Hits German Service Station Provider

There are a few that catch my eye, especially the ones dealing with Lock Bit, and Conti, no surprise on the service station attack, and of course, Dark Side or REvil being involved in Black hat.

This Week in Security News – February 4, 2022 is the article that you need to fully check out to see if something catches your eye.

Thanks for reading!