Leaked ShadowBrokers Attack Upgraded to Target Current Versions of Cisco ASA

Researchers at Silent Signal have ported the ShadowBrokers’ Equation Group exploit for Cisco ASA firewalls to newer versions of the product. Continue reading Leaked ShadowBrokers Attack Upgraded to Target Current Versions of Cisco ASA

NSA Targeted Chinese Firewall Maker Huawei, Leaked Documents Suggest

American companies like Cisco, Fortinet and Juniper weren’t the only hacking targets revealed in the Shadow Brokers’ dump. Continue reading NSA Targeted Chinese Firewall Maker Huawei, Leaked Documents Suggest

Juniper Acknowledges Equation Group Exploits Target ScreenOS

Juniper Networks on Friday acknowledged that exploits contained in the ShadowBrokers data dump target NetScreen firewalls running ScreenOS. Continue reading Juniper Acknowledges Equation Group Exploits Target ScreenOS

Threatpost News Wrap, August 19, 2016

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including the Shadow Brokers debacle, the VeraCrypt audit, Pokemon ransomware, and a browser address bar vulnerability.

Continue reading Threatpost News Wrap, August 19, 2016

The NSA Data Leakers Might Be Faking Their Awful English To Deceive Us

Who are really The Shadow Brokers? Their broken English suggest they might actually be English speakers. Continue reading The NSA Data Leakers Might Be Faking Their Awful English To Deceive Us