This week we reveal a miracle mistake made by a hacker more than years ago that saved the world from devastating ransomware. But first we catch up on recent ransomware activities, examine the detailed handoff from the GandCrab shutdown and the Sodinokibi startup, a welcome change in Microsoft's Extended Security Update policy for Windows 7, a nasty zero-day RCE in vBulletin, and a bit of nice SQRL news.