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Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 11:54:55 +0000

Earlier this week, a new variant of Petya Ransomware was spotted which was creating havoc all over Europe as well as major parts of Asia including India. The major target for Petya has been Ukraine as its major banks and also the power services were hit by the attack. It’s…

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June 29, 2017 admin

A Chromebook can increase the protection of air-gapped computers

Credit to Author: Michael Horowitz| Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:03:00 -0700

I used to think the best way to protect a computer hosting sensitive data was by not connecting it to any network, a process known as air gapping. Ah, the good old days.

WikiLeaks recently revealed that when a computer with the sensitive data is running Windows, even air gapped protection is insufficient. The CIA, using a software system codenamed Brutal Kangaroo, first infects a Windows computer connected to the internet, then infects any USB flash drive (a.k.a. thumb drive) plugged into that computer in the hope that the flash drive will eventually be plugged into the air-gap protected machines.

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Security Wired

June 28, 2017 admin

WikiLeaks Dump Reveals a Creepy CIA Location-Tracking Trick

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 22:35:55 +0000

By hacking into computers and tracking the Wi-Fi networks nearby, the CIA could pinpoint Windows PCs around the world.

Security Wired

June 28, 2017 admin

Petya Ransomware Hides State-Sponsored Attacks, Say Ukrainian Analysts

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:02:27 +0000

Analysis shows Petya looks more like a targeted, state-sponsored attack than just ransomware.

ComputerWorld Independent

June 28, 2017 admin

A Chromebook can increase the protection of air gapped computers

Credit to Author: Michael Horowitz| Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:03:00 -0700

I used to think that the best way to protect a computer hosting sensitive data was by not connecting it to any network, a process known as air gapping. Ah, the good old days.

WikiLeaks recently revealed that when the computer with the sensitive data is running Windows, even air gapped protection is insufficient. The CIA, using a software system codenamed Brutal Kangaroo, first infects a Windows computer connected to the Internet, then infects any USB flash drive (a.k.a. thumb drive) plugged into that computer, in the hope that the flash drive will eventually be plugged into the air-gap protected machines.

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Security Wired

June 28, 2017 admin

Researchers Found They Could Hack Entire Wind Farms

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Hackers built proof-of-concept malware that can spread from turbine to turbine to paralyze or damage them.

ComputerWorld Independent

June 28, 2017 admin

Why Apple’s future’s up on ransomware

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 03:59:00 -0700

This week’s big security story is the so-called ‘Petya’ ransomware attack. It is not the first such attack, won’t be the last, and its success will prompt cybercriminals to attack again, and again, and again. In this new threat environment, there are zero excuses for any enterprise, public or private, to be running Windows XP, or any other insecure platform.

Even the cops

Chronic underfunding and a conservative government ideologically committed to cuts mean key UK public services remain under threat of cyberattack. In recent weeks, the National Health Service saw its computing systems fail because they relied too much on unprotected Windows systems. This morning we learned that the UK’s Metropolitan Police force still uses over 18,000 computers running Windows XP. The key police force of the UK’s biggest city is therefore currently vulnerable to cyber-attack.

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