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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 13 May 2017 20:10:43 +0000

As thousands of organizations work to contain and clean up the mess from this week’s devastating Wana ransomware attack, the fraudsters responsible for releasing the digital contagion are no doubt counting their earnings and congratulating themselves on a job well done. But according to a review of the Bitcoin addresses hard-coded into Wana, it appears the perpetrators of what’s being called the worst ransomware outbreak ever have made little more than USD $26,000 so far from the scam.

QuickHeal Security

May 13, 2017 admin

MS17-010 – Windows SMB server exploitation leads to ransomware outbreak

Credit to Author: Pradeep Kulkarni| Date: Sat, 13 May 2017 15:08:03 +0000

The Microsoft Windows SMB (Server Message Block) is being actively exploited in the wild, post the Shadow Brokers (TSB) leak in April 2017. According to Microsoft’s blog, the exploits were already covered in previously released security bulletins. The Shadow Broker exploits named ‘EternalBlue’ and ‘EternalRomance’ and ‘EternalSynergy’ are addressed by…

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Independent Krebs

May 13, 2017 admin

Microsoft Issues WanaCrypt Patch for Windows 8, XP

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 13 May 2017 13:00:06 +0000

Microsoft Corp. today took the unusual step of issuing security updates to address flaws in older, unsupported versions of Windows — including Windows XP and Windows 8. The move is a bid to slow the spread of the WanaCrypt ransomware strain that infected tens of thousands of Windows computers virtually overnight this week.

Security Wired

May 13, 2017 admin

Security News This Week: Trump’s Cybersecurity Executive Order Looks … Pretty Good!

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 13 May 2017 12:00:27 +0000

Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth but that still deserve your attention. The post Security News This Week: Trump’s Cybersecurity Executive Order Looks … Pretty Good! appeared first on WIRED.

QuickHeal Security

May 13, 2017 admin

WannaCry Ransomware Creating Havoc Worldwide by Exploiting Patched Windows Exploit!

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Sat, 13 May 2017 14:13:01 +0000

Ransomware are causing major disruptions in recent years. Recently leaked dump of NSA EternalBlue exploit is used by cybercriminals to spread WannaCry ransomware worldwide. Dump of MS-17-010 Windows OS Vulnerability was made public by the notorious Shadow Broker group on 14th April, 2017. This vulnerability affects most of the desktop…

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ComputerWorld Independent

May 13, 2017 admin

'Kill switch' helps slow the spread of WannaCry ransomware

Credit to Author: Michael Kan| Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 18:24:00 -0700

Friday’s unprecedented ransomware attack may have stopped spreading to new machines — at least briefly — thanks to a “kill switch” that a security researcher has activated.

The ransomware, called Wana Decryptor or WannaCry, has been found infecting machines across the globe. It works by exploiting a Windows vulnerability that the U.S. National Security Agency may have used for spying.

The malware encrypts data on a PC and shows users a note demanding $300 in bitcoin to have their data decrypted. Images of the ransom note have been circulating on Twitter. Security experts have detected tens of thousands of attacks, apparently spreading over LANs and the internet like a computer worm.

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Fortinet Security

May 12, 2017 admin

Protecting Your Organization from the WCry Ransomware

Credit to Author: Bill McGee| Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 19:37:03 -0700

Ransomware has become the fastest growing malware threat, targeting everyone from home users to healthcare systems to corporate networks. Tracking analysis shows that there has been an average of more than 4,000 ransomware attacks every day since January 1, 2016.

MalwareBytes Security

May 12, 2017 admin

The worm that spreads WanaCrypt0r

Credit to Author: Zammis Clark| Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 22:02:24 +0000

WanaCrypt0r is a ransomware infection that has spread through many corporate networks. Read a technical analysis of the worm that allowed it to do this.

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