New Shadow Brokers 0-day subscription forces high-risk gamble on whitehats
Mysterious group with cache of NSA exploits promises new release to those who pay. Continue reading New Shadow Brokers 0-day subscription forces high-risk gamble on whitehats
Author Archives: Dan Goodin
Radio-controlled pacemakers aren’t as hard to hack as you (may) think
The four major makers aren’t properly securing critical cardiac devices, report says. Continue reading Radio-controlled pacemakers aren’t as hard to hack as you (may) think
E-mails phished from Russian critic were “tainted” before being leaked
Campaign targeting more than 200 people also spread disinformation, report says. Continue reading E-mails phished from Russian critic were “tainted” before being leaked
A wormable code-execution bug has lurked in Samba for 7 years. Patch now!
Comparisons to the Windows flaw WCry exploited are exaggerated, but only a little. Continue reading A wormable code-execution bug has lurked in Samba for 7 years. Patch now!
Breaking the iris scanner locking Samsung’s Galaxy S8 is laughably easy
The “future standard for phone authentication” is not ready for mainstream use. Continue reading Breaking the iris scanner locking Samsung’s Galaxy S8 is laughably easy
There’s new evidence tying WCry ransomware worm to prolific hacking group
Common tools, techniques, and infrastructure make link “highly likely.” Continue reading There’s new evidence tying WCry ransomware worm to prolific hacking group
“Yahoobleed” flaw leaked private e-mail attachments and credentials
Yahoo promptly retired ImageMagic library after failing to install 2-year-old patch. Continue reading “Yahoobleed” flaw leaked private e-mail attachments and credentials
Windows 7, not XP, was the reason last week’s WCry worm spread so widely
A run-down of recent WCry developments you may have missed. Continue reading Windows 7, not XP, was the reason last week’s WCry worm spread so widely
More people infected by recent WCry worm can unlock PCs without paying ransom
A tool released on Friday decrypts PCs running a fuller suite of Windows versions. Continue reading More people infected by recent WCry worm can unlock PCs without paying ransom
Windows XP PCs infected by WCry can be decrypted without paying ransom
Decryption tool is of limited value, because XP was unaffected by last week’s worm. Continue reading Windows XP PCs infected by WCry can be decrypted without paying ransom