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Doxed by Microsoft’s Docs.com: Users unwittingly shared sensitive docs publicly

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Sean Gallagher

Microsoft pulled search bar from site after security researchers raised red flags. Continue reading Doxed by Microsoft’s Docs.com: Users unwittingly shared sensitive docs publicly→

Posted in Docs.com, Microsoft, Risk Assessment, Technology Lab

New WikiLeaks dump: The CIA built Thunderbolt exploit, implants to target Macs

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Sean Gallagher

“Sonic Screwdriver” leveraged a now-patched vulnerability. Continue reading New WikiLeaks dump: The CIA built Thunderbolt exploit, implants to target Macs→

Posted in apple, CIA, Infinite Loop, Law & Disorder, malware, Risk Assessment, thunderstrike, Vault 7, wikileaks | Tagged Thunderbolt

How did Yahoo get breached? Employee got spear phished, FBI suggests

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Sean Gallagher

Unwitting sysadmin or other employee was conned out of credentials, FBI theorizes. Continue reading How did Yahoo get breached? Employee got spear phished, FBI suggests→

Posted in Law & Disorder, Risk Assessment

US charges two FSB officers, two “criminal hackers” in Yahoo breach

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Sean Gallagher

FSB’s office responsible for liason with FBI on cyber hired Yahoo hackers, DOJ claims. Continue reading US charges two FSB officers, two “criminal hackers” in Yahoo breach→

Posted in Law & Disorder, Risk Assessment

Yahoo to give Marissa Mayer $23 million parting gift after sale to Verizon

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Sean Gallagher

Mayer will leave as what remains of Yahoo becomes Altaba holding company. Continue reading Yahoo to give Marissa Mayer $23 million parting gift after sale to Verizon→

Posted in Marissa Mayer, Ministry of Innovation, Risk Assessment, Technology Lab, verizon, Yahoo, Yahoo breach

Assange accuses CIA of “historic act of devastating incompetence”

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Sean Gallagher

Assange: Cache of cyber weapons was passed around “out of control” by contract hackers. Continue reading Assange accuses CIA of “historic act of devastating incompetence”→

Posted in CIA, cyberweapons, Law & Disorder, Risk Assessment, wikileaks

Malware 101: The CIA’s DOs and DON‘Ts for tool developers

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Sean Gallagher

WikiLeaks dump includes a best (and worst) practices guide for exploit developers. Continue reading Malware 101: The CIA’s DOs and DON‘Ts for tool developers→

Posted in Risk Assessment, Technology Lab

WikiLeaks publishes docs from what it says is trove of CIA hacking tools

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Sean Gallagher

Docs claim CIA can defeat WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram encryption, among other apps. Continue reading WikiLeaks publishes docs from what it says is trove of CIA hacking tools→

Posted in Law & Disorder, Risk Assessment

Researchers uncover PowerShell Trojan that uses DNS queries to get its orders

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Sean Gallagher

Delivered by “secure” Word doc, pure PowerShell malware gets its orders via DNS. Continue reading Researchers uncover PowerShell Trojan that uses DNS queries to get its orders→

Posted in malware, remote access trojans, Risk Assessment, Technology Lab, Windows PowerShell

Apple deleted server supplier after finding infected firmware in Siri servers

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Sean Gallagher

Report: Siri, internal development servers affected by fake firmware patch. Continue reading Apple deleted server supplier after finding infected firmware in Siri servers→

Posted in apple, Risk Assessment, Siri, Technology Lab

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