Category Archives: MS17-010

Equifax’s Servers Reportedly Had Glaring Holes Long Before Data Breach

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Equifax reportedly took six months to take down a publicly exposed web application that could have allowed anyone on the internet to search and download sensitive personal consumer data. VICE Motherboard reported Thursday that an unnamed security researcher alerted Equifax about the exposed application in December 2016, but the company didn’t take steps to secure..

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Windows Search Bug Worth Watching, and Squashing

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Patches are available—and should be applied—that address a critical vulnerability in Windows Search that some are calling the next WannaCry. Others aren’t so ready to do that. Continue reading Windows Search Bug Worth Watching, and Squashing→

‘Petya’ Ransomware Outbreak Goes Global

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A new strain of ransomware dubbed “Petya” is worming its way around the world with alarming speed. The malware appears to be spreading using a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows that the software giant patched in March 2017 — the same bug that was exploited by the recent and prolific WannaCry ransomware strain. Continue reading ‘Petya’ Ransomware Outbreak Goes Global→

Petya ransomware outbreak: Here’s what you need to know

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Petya ransomware impacting large organizations in multiple countries Read More Continue reading Petya ransomware outbreak: Here’s what you need to know→

Windows 10 Mitigations Make Future EternalBlue Attacks Difficult

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Now that researchers have built a port of EternalBlue to Windows 10, they’ve probably only now caught up to what the NSA has had for a long while. Continue reading Windows 10 Mitigations Make Future EternalBlue Attacks Difficult→

NSA’s DoublePulsar Kernel Exploit In Use Internet-Wide

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Scans show tens of thousands of Windows servers infected with the DoublePulsar kernel exploit leaked by the ShadowBrokers two weeks ago. Continue reading NSA’s DoublePulsar Kernel Exploit In Use Internet-Wide→