Windows 10 IS Unsafe!

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Multiple ransomware gangs pounce on 'PrintNightmare' vulnerability

The so-called PrintNightmare vulnerability in Microsoft software is turning into a dream for ransomware gangs.

For the second time this week, security researchers have warned that extortionists exploited the critical flaw in an attempt to lock files and shake down victims. It shows how, more than a month after Microsoft disclosed the bug and urged users to update their software, a new round of exploitation is under way against vulnerable organizations.

A ransomware group dubbed Vice Society recently seized on the PrintNightmare bug to move through an unnamed victim’s network and attempt to steal sensitive data, Talos, Cisco’s threat intelligence unit, said Thursday. A day earlier, cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that hackers using another type of ransomware had tried to use PrintNightmare to infect victims in South Korea. Neither Talos nor CrowdStrike named the targeted organizations.

The PrintNightmare vulnerability affects how Windows’ Print Spooler manages interactions between computers and printers. The severity of the vulnerability forced Microsoft to change the default settings on the software to make them more secure. Given how ubiquitous the software is in corporate environments, the remote code execution flaw is a boon for ransomware gangs.

Vice Society, which emerged earlier this year, has previously claimed responsibility for ransomware attacks on school districts and health care systems, including an incident in May that hindered non-urgent care at multiple hospitals in New Zealand. The Magniber ransomware used in the incident flagged by CrowdStrike has been around since 2017 and has typically featured in intrusions in the Asia Pacific.

I wonder if updating the software will be enough to avoid getting targeted by hackers. Let's hope that's the case here.
Even so it truly sounds incredible  that companies have not taken care of such vulnerability...