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Ransomware recovery CEO charged over secret ransom payments

The owner of ransomware remediation company MonsterCloud has been charged with allegedly defrauding ransomware victims by secretly paying their attackers for decryptors while claiming to use proprietary technology to recover encrypted data.

FBI: Ongoing FortiBleed attacks lock out FortiGate VPN admins

The FBI is warning that FortiBleed attacks are still ongoing, targeting exposed Fortinet FortiGate firewalls and SSL VPN gateways and locking out legitimate administrators.

Hackers hijack Google domains after breaching ccTLD registries

Hackers obtained unauthorized HTTPS certificates for several Google domains and hijacked domains in the country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) for Ghana, American Samoa, and Sierra Leone after compromising third-party operators and modifying authoritative DNS records.

Microsoft Outlook to block MSIX attachments starting November

Microsoft announced that it will add .msix and .msixbundle attachments to the list of blocked attachments in Outlook Web and the new Outlook Windows client starting next month.

PoeLLM malware infects exposed AI servers in cryptomining attacks

A cryptomining campaign targeting exposed AI services is using PoeLLM malware to turn compromised servers into scanners and exploit launchpads.

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Western Networks Supports Animals in Need with LAPS

Western Networks is proud to sponsor the photo booth at the upcoming LAPS (Langley Animal Protection Society) 10th Annual Furry Tail Endings Gala, An Enchanted Ball on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Coast Hotel & Convention Centre in Langley. It will be a formal-dress evening of dining, dancing, and entertainment, with a silent and live auction. Proceeds go to helping protect and promote the physical, emotional, and psychological well being of companion animals in Langley. This will be a great event for a great cause!

More information and tickets are available through LAPS by phone or in person. Purchase information is here.

The results of the LAPS Dream Vacation Lottery will be announced at the Gala, as well. Tickets for the LAPS $5000 Dream Vacation Lottery are available in advance. Purchase information is here.

Come out and support our furry friends while having a "ball" doing it! We'll see you there!

Western Networks Offers In-House Hosting and Spam Protection

Seeing a need for better web, e-mail, and FTP hosting solutions, as well as superior spam-filtering solutions, Western Networks has begun offering in-house answers.

Using a group of servers to offer redundant, fail-safe hosting, Western Networks servers are high performance machines that provide reliable hosting for customer websites and e-mail. Scalability has been achieved through server virtualization, with quick and monitored fail-over in the event of an unresponsive server.

In addition, Western Networks has begun offering spam-filtering solutions via SonicWALL's outstanding Email Security appliance products. SonicWALL's Email Security products offer the best spam and virus protection available, and Western Networks is proud to be able to offer that protection to it's clients at a low cost.

Between the two new service offerings, Western Networks is able to offer an end-to-end e-mail and hosting solution that provides maximum security, excellent spam and virus filtering, and complete control over e-mail flow and hosting for easy diagnostics of any issues that may present themselves.

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