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SN 841: Minh Duong's Epic Rickroll - REvil Gone for Good? Tianfu Cup 2021, Patch Tuesday Aftermath

October 19, 2021

Picture of the week.
Windows 11 Watch - Don't update to Windows 11 unless you need to.
Patch Tuesday - PrintNightmare fix to fix the previous print nightmare fix that broke other things.
Point and Print feature is the problem, not a bug.
On Windows 11, installing printers might also fail when using the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) in organizations sharing an IPP printer using printer connections.
"While Microsoft provided a fix in their September 2021 update, the patch resulted in a number of new management problems."
"There were a total of 74 vulnerabilities of various severities fixed with one being a true 0-day."
MysterySnail has the potential to collect and exfiltrate system information from compromised hosts.
REvil may finally be gone for good.
Over 30 Countries Pledge to Fight Ransomware Attacks.
$52.1 Billion in ransomware transactions? really?
Tianfu Cup 2021.
Clipboard Hijacking for fun and profit.
LinkedIn to dramatically pare down its offering in China.
Closing the Loop.
SpinRite.
Minh Duong's Epic Rickroll.
We invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-841-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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