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Credit 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: Brian Barrett| Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 02:29:13 +0000
Reports that President Trump shared highly classified intelligence with Russian officials could make US spy agencies’ jobs that much harder. The post The ‘Chilling Effect’ of Trump’s Loose Talk With Russia appeared first on WIRED.
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Credit to Author: Ira Winkler| Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 05:46:00 -0700
The WannaCry ransomware attack has created at least tens of millions of dollars of damage, taken down hospitals, and as of the time of this writing, another round of attacks is considered imminent as people show up to work after the weekend. Of course, the perpetrators of the malware are to blame for all the damage and suffering that has resulted. It’s not right to blame the victims of a crime, right?
Well, actually, there are cases when victims have to shoulder a portion of the blame. They may not be criminally liable as accomplices in their own victimhood, but ask any insurance adjuster whether a person or institution has a responsibility to take adequate precautions against actions that are fairly predictable. A bank that leaves bags of cash on the sidewalk overnight instead of in a vault is going to have a hard time getting indemnified if those bags go missing.
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Credit to Author: Evan Schuman| Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 04:00:00 -0700
When most IT execs hear the term “corporate privacy policy,” they think about what their company promises its consumer customers in policies such as those from LinkedIn, Uber and Evernote. But what about policies in contracts entered into with businesses that will handle data from or about your company? Those are rare, and that is a massive security hole.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 21:05:01 +0000
A Google researcher has identified a telltale chunk of code shared between the ransomware and malware used by suspected DPRK hackers. The post The WannaCry Ransomware Has a Link to Suspected North Korean Hackers appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 18:43:26 +0000
Researchers say the worst ransomware epidemic ever is also poorly run, shoddily coded, and barely profitable. The post The WannaCry Ransomware Hackers Made Some Real Amateur Mistakes appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Kim Zetter| Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 17:00:15 +0000
Ransomware is malware that locks your keyboard or computer to prevent you from accessing your data until you pay a ransom. The post What Is Ransomware? A Guide to the Global Cyberattack’s Scary Method appeared first on WIRED.
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Credit to Author: Lucian Constantin| Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 10:39:00 -0700
Thousands of organizations from around the world were caught off guard by the WannaCry ransomware attack launched Friday. As this rapidly spreading threat evolves, more cybercriminals are likely to attempt to profit from this and similar vulnerabilities.
As a ransomware program, WannaCry itself is not that special or sophisticated. In fact, an earlier version of the program was distributed in March and April and, judging by its implementation, its creators are not very skilled.
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