U.K. and U.S. Sanction 7 Russians for TrickBot, Ryuk, and Conti Ransomware Attacks

In a first-of-its-kind coordinated action, the U.K. and U.S. governments on Thursday levied sanctions against seven Russian nationals for their affiliation to the TrickBot, Ryuk, and Conti cybercrime operation. The individuals designated under sanctions are Vitaly Kovalev (aka Alex Konor, Bentley, or Bergen), Maksim Mikhailov (aka Baget), Valentin Karyagin (aka Globus), Mikhail Iskritskiy (aka Tropa),…

This Microsoft Office for Mac package turns your Mac into a cross-platform powerhouse for under $50

In 1990, the Cincinnati Reds were baseball’s world champions. “Ghost” and “GoodFellas” topped the box office. And a meteor clipped the planet Earth. We were fine, though. Against all that action in October 1990, it would have been easy to overlook the launch of a new home software package called Microsoft Office. Three decades later, the…