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DC police surveillance cameras were infected with ransomware before inauguration

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Sean Gallagher

Malware seized 70 percent of DC police DVRs a week before Trump’s inauguration. Continue reading DC police surveillance cameras were infected with ransomware before inauguration→

Posted in Risk Assessment, Technology Lab

“You took so much time to joke me”—two hours trolling a Windows support scammer

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Sean Gallagher

“Albert Morris” and team get taken for a ride while we tried to track their tradecraft. Continue reading “You took so much time to joke me”—two hours trolling a Windows support scammer→

Posted in Risk Assessment, Technology Lab

Who’s winning the cyber war? The squirrels, of course

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Sean Gallagher

CyberSquirrel1 project shows fuzzy-tailed intruders cause more damage than “cyber” does. Continue reading Who’s winning the cyber war? The squirrels, of course→

Posted in critical infrastructure, Cyber Attacks, power grid, Risk Assessment, squirrels, Technology Lab

Intel report describes Putin-directed smear campaign to elect Trump

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Sean Gallagher

Report asserts “high confidence” of Putin involvement, Russia support of Wikileaks Continue reading Intel report describes Putin-directed smear campaign to elect Trump→

Posted in 2016 presidential election, clinton campaign email hacks, DNC, DNC Hack, election hacking, influence operation, Law & Disorder, propaganda, Risk Assessment, RT, Russia, Technology Lab, trump

Obama tosses 35 Russians out of US, sanctions others for election meddling

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Sean Gallagher

Intelligence dump from DHS and FBI bolsters claims of Russian election interference. Continue reading Obama tosses 35 Russians out of US, sanctions others for election meddling→

Posted in 2016 presidential election, Barack Obama, clinton camp, clinton campaign email hacks, clinton e-mail scandal, DNC Hack, Law & Disorder, Risk Assessment, Russian intelligence

US reportedly plans retaliation against Russian election hacks soon [Update: sanctions announced]

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Sean Gallagher

A “proportional response” won’t deter future meddling, says one security expert. Continue reading US reportedly plans retaliation against Russian election hacks soon [Update: sanctions announced]→

Posted in Law & Disorder, Risk Assessment, Technology Lab

Police ask: “Alexa, did you witness a murder?”

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Sean Gallagher

Drowning in hot tub was followed by 140-gallon hose-down recorded by utility. Continue reading Police ask: “Alexa, did you witness a murder?”→

Posted in Amazon, Amazon Alexa, Echo, Law & Disorder, Risk Assessment

Hackers behind anti-doping leaks: Please write about us! We’ll give you exclusive

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Sean Gallagher

Offering exclusive access to files in exchange for a story (though probably not this one). Continue reading Hackers behind anti-doping leaks: Please write about us! We’ll give you exclusive→

Posted in Risk Assessment

What can you do with a billion Yahoo passwords? Lots of bad things

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Sean Gallagher

Now, Yahoo user data could be behind scores of spear-phishes or other breaches. Continue reading What can you do with a billion Yahoo passwords? Lots of bad things→

Posted in Law & Disorder, Risk Assessment

Yahoo reveals 1 billion more accounts exposed, and some code may have been stolen

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Sean Gallagher

That’s a billion with a b—and is separate from the breach “cleared” in September. Continue reading Yahoo reveals 1 billion more accounts exposed, and some code may have been stolen→

Posted in aol, breach, passwords, Risk Assessment, state actor, verizon, Yahoo

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