News of the Week for 26 September 2020

Ransomeware attacks on federal contractors, Iranian Dissidents targeted, the Dark Overload pleads guilty..and an 10 out of 10 vulnerability in windows all this week. Links to all the Stories - www.zdnet.com: CISA says a hacker breached a federal agency - www.wired.com: 179 Arrested in Massive Global Dark Web Takedown - www.theregister.com: Contractor convicted of pinching supercomputer cycles to mine cryptocurrency - www.bleepingcomputer.com: Government software provider Tyler Technologies hit by ransomware - www.govtech.com: Jekyll Island Authority Targeted by Ransomware Attack - www.darkreading.com – Dark Overloard Pleads Guilty  - www.zdnet.com: Details of 540,000 sports referees taken in failed ransomware attack - www.zdnet.com: Polish police shut down hacker super-group involved in bomb threats, ransomware, SIM swapping - arstechnica.com: Telegram messages are a focus in newly uncovered hack campaign from Iran - arstechnica.com: One of this year’s most severe Windows bugs is now under active exploit