Afternoon Dessert - 2022-11-13

Welcome to another Afternoon Dessert breakout:

Ukraine says Russian hacktivists use new Somnia ransomware
Russian hacktivists have infected multiple organizations in Ukraine with a new ransomware strain called 'Somnia,' encrypting their systems and causing operational problems. [...]
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Android phone owner accidentally finds a way to bypass lock screen
Cybersecurity researcher David Schütz accidentally found a way to bypass the lock screen on his fully patched Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 5 smartphones, enabling anyone with physical access to the device to unlock it. [...]
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New extortion scam threatens to damage sites’ reputation, leak data
An active extortion scam is targeting website owners and admins worldwide, claiming to have hacked their servers and demanding $2,500 not to leak data. [...]
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