Recovery
How a ransomware gang encrypted Nevada government’s systems
The State of Nevada has published an after-action report detailing how hackers breached its systems to deploy ransomware in August, and the actions taken to recover from the attack. The document is one of the few completely transparent technical report from a federal government in the U.S. on a cybersecurity incident, describing all the steps […]
Microsoft releases emergency updates to fix Windows recovery
Microsoft has released emergency Windows out-of-band updates to resolve a known issue breaking reset and recovery operations after installing the August 2025 Windows security updates. As the company confirmed when it acknowledged the bug on Monday, these problems impact systems running both Windows 10 and older versions of Windows 11. The list of buggy updates causing […]
Microsoft: August security updates break Windows recovery, reset
Microsoft has confirmed that the August 2025 Windows security updates are breaking reset and recovery operations on systems running Windows 10 and older versions of Windows 11. “After installing the August 2025 Windows security update [..] on any of the client versions mentioned below in the ‘Affected platforms’ section, attempts to reset or recover the […]
Veeam Recovery Orchestrator users locked out after MFA rollout
Veeam warned customers today that a recently released version of Recovery Orchestrator blocks Web UI logins after enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA). Veeam Recovery Orchestrator (VRO) is an automated disaster recovery and orchestration solution that helps organizations automate, document, test, and execute recovery plans in the event of disasters such as data loss, site failures, or ransomware […]
Google patched bug leaking phone numbers tied to accounts
A vulnerability allowed researchers to brute-force any Google account’s recovery phone number simply by knowing a their profile name and an easily retrieved partial phone number, creating a massive risk for phishing and SIM-swapping attacks. The attack method involves abusing a now-deprecated JavaScript-disabled version of the Google username recovery form, which lacked modern anti-abuse protections. The […]
Microsoft adds quick machine recovery to Windows 11 settings
Microsoft is testing a dedicated page in Windows Settings for quick machine recovery, which will provide users with additional configuration options. This new settings page can be found under System > Recovery, and it will help toggle the feature and choose how often the device looks for solutions and restarts. “This update makes it easier […]
Windows 10 emergency updates fix BitLocker recovery issues
Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to fix a known issue causing Windows 10 systems to boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the May 2025 security updates. To fix systems stuck at a BitLocker recovery prompt, install today’s KB5061768 emergency update, available exclusively through the Microsoft Update Catalog. This is also a cumulative update, meaning you won’t have […]
Microsoft confirms May Windows 10 updates trigger BitLocker recovery
Microsoft has confirmed that some Windows 10 and Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 systems will boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the May 2025 security updates. The BitLocker Windows security feature encrypts storage drives to prevent data theft, and Windows computers typically enter BitLocker recovery mode after events like TPM (Trusted Platform Module) updates or […]
Windows 11 update breaks Veeam recovery, causes connection errors
Microsoft and Veeam are investigating a known issue that triggers connection errors on Windows 11 24H2 systems when restoring from Veeam Recovery Media. These recovery problems affect users trying to restore data from media created on devices running Windows 11 24H2 (build 26100.3194) or higher. While the root cause behind the issue is unknown, Veeam says that the […]
U.S. recovers $31 million stolen in 2021 Uranium Finance hack
U.S. authorities recovered $31 million in cryptocurrency stolen in 2021 cyberattacks on Uranium Finance, a Binance Smart Chain-based DeFi protocol. Uranium Finance was a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol built on Binance’s BNB Chain that operated as an automated market maker (AMM) similar to Uniswap. The platform launched in April 2021, but hackers quickly exploited vulnerabilities in […]