Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2017 00:33:24 +0000
The arrest of an alleged source of a classified leak to the Intercept offers a lesson in the risks of spilling secrets. The post Feds Charge NSA Contractor Accused of Exposing Russian Hacking appeared first on WIRED.
Read moreCredit to Author: Adam McNeil| Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 14:00:45 +0000
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| Security researchers have had a busy week since the WannaCry ransomware outbreak that wreaked havoc on computers worldwide. How did it all happen? Categories: Tags: botnetDoublePulsarEternalBlueexploitJaff ransomwaremalspammalwareNecurs botnetNSAransomwareShadowBrokersspamWannaCryWannaCrypt |
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Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 18:03:23 +0000
We break down the process of the WannaCry ransomware outbreak, including how it spread and demo how Sophos Intercept X protects against it.<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=34342&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/jqJ-6ruYsmU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 11:30:54 +0000
The harder part will be determining when certain vulnerabilities, like WannaCry, are too big to keep secret. The post Why Governments Won’t Let Go of Secret Software Bugs appeared first on WIRED.
Read moreCredit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2017 21:45:28 +0000
The NSA won’t collect the emails of US citizens just because they mention a foreign target. That’s a big deal. The post A Big Change in NSA Spying Marks a Win for American Privacy appeared first on WIRED.
Read moreCredit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 15:42:27 +0000
The Shadow Brokers hacker group is back with another trove of NSA documents including Windows exploits and evidence of financial spying in the Middle East. The post Major Leak Suggests NSA Was Deep in Middle East Banking System appeared first on WIRED.
Read moreCredit to Author: Adam McNeil| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:03:09 +0000
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| ShadowBrokers shocked the security world again today by releasing another cache of exploits, files, and operational documents purportedly stolen from Equation Group last summer. As you may recall from our earlier publications, Equation Group is reportedly a clandestine hacking group that has been linked with NSA hacking tools. Categories: Tags: CIAexploitsmore informationNSANSA-FTS327releaseShadowBrokerssnowdenwindows |
The post ShadowBrokers releases more stolen information appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Adam McNeil| Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 17:49:20 +0000
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| ShadowBrokers finally made good on their promise to release the decryption key to unlock the stolen ‘auction’ file purportedly filled with NSA hacking tools. Categories: Tags: Equation GroupexploitshackhackingNSAopsecPresident TrumpShadowBrokers |
The post ShadowBrokers fails to collect 1M bitcoins – releases stolen information appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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