Collaborate Disseminate
Between $150 million and $300 million in digital currency called ether remains inaccessible today after a user said he “accidentally” triggered a vulnerability that froze the funds in the popular Parity wallet. Continue reading Hundreds of Millions in Digital Currency Remains Frozen
The Shadow Brokers appear to be obsessed with Matthieu Suiche. A bevy of security researchers have spent time studying the mysterious group of hackers best known for leaking a cache of National Security Agency hacking tools. But Suiche is one of few analysts to have been called out by the Shadow Brokers multiple times, with the acknowledgement straddling the line between begrudging respect and reverent admiration. No one, even Suiche, understands why. A 29-year-old French security researcher and entrepreneur, Suiche is one of the foremost experts when it comes to the peculiar group. In an effort to understand why and who The Shadow Brokers — an entity still at the center of an expansive federal counterintelligence investigation — are so enamored by his work, it’s important to understand how Suiche’s background led to this point in time. In late July, Suiche spoke at the large Vegas-based cybersecurity conference known as BlackHat about […]
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As we approach the first anniversary of the ShadowBrokers, their true identity and source of their stolen NSA exploits remains a mystery. Continue reading ShadowBrokers Remain an Enigma
The Department of Defense may ban products from Moscow-based cybersecurity company Kaspersky, yet experts would be surprised if it changes much from an operational standpoint. The ban is receiving criticism from security professionals, who said the move signifies little more than political posturing. “I’d like to call this out as what it is: a purely political move,” Jake Williams, founder of Rendition Infosec, told CyberScoop. “This doesn’t need to be in the [Pentagon budget]. If intelligence indicates that Kaspersky is in cahoots with the Russian government, [the Department of Defense] could (and should) ban the use of Kaspersky products by policy.” Eugene Kaspersky, the firm’s CEO and co-founder, offered again on Friday to let the U.S. government audit the company’s source code to prove “we’ve got nothing to hide.” “We want the government, our users and the public to fully understand that having Russian roots does not make us guilty,” he wrote in […]
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Microsoft has made a definitive link between MEDoc and initial distribution of the Petya ransomware. Kaspersky Lab, meanwhile, has identified a Ukrainian government website used in a watering hole attack. Continue reading New Petya Distribution Vectors Bubbling to Surface
Tools are beginning to emerge that can be used to begin the process of recovering files encrypted by WannaCry on some Windows systems. Continue reading Available Tools Making Dent in WannaCry Encryption
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss WannaCry, Microsoft’s response, the killswitches, a potential link with Lazarus Group, and what the future holds for the ShadowBrokers. Continue reading Threatpost News Wrap, May 19, 2017
Researchers urge Windows admins to apply MS17-010 before the next attack using the EternalBlue NSA exploit deploys a worse payload than WannaCry ransomware. Continue reading Next NSA Exploit Payload Could be Much Worse Than WannaCry
Experts have confirmed there are similarities between code used by the ransomware WannaCry and the Lazarus APT. Continue reading WannaCry Shares Code with Lazarus APT Samples
Exploits spreading WannaCry ransomware have surfaced after the discovery of a killswitch put a quick halt to the initial global outbreak. Continue reading WannaCry Variants Pick Up Where Original Left Off