US and UK condemn Russia for NotPetya
When it comes to pointing the finger for last year’s historically-disruptive NotPetya cyberattack, nobody could accuse the US and UK of dodging the issue. Continue reading US and UK condemn Russia for NotPetya
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Did the NSA really use Twitter to send coded messages to a Russian?
A sequence of 12 NSA tweets are claimed to be a coded back-channel used to communicate with a Russian negotiating to sell cyberweapons. Continue reading Did the NSA really use Twitter to send coded messages to a Russian?
New Monero mining malware infected 500K PCs by using 2 NSA exploits
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Another day, another Monero mining malware – This one uses two
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Cryptocurrency Mining Malware That Uses an NSA Exploit Is On the Rise
Say hello to WannaMine. Continue reading Cryptocurrency Mining Malware That Uses an NSA Exploit Is On the Rise
White House defends NSA, thanks Microsoft, Facebook for countering North Korean hackers
A top White House official on Tuesday personally thanked Microsoft and Facebook for helping counter North Korean hackers and said the National Security Agency was “not at all” at fault for this year’s infamous WannaCry ransomware incident. Thomas Bossert, the president’s homeland security adviser, mentioned the two companies by name in a press conference on North Korea’s connections to WannaCry. The Trump administration publicly attributed WannaCry to North Korea for the first time yesterday. Security researchers have said the hackers behind the ransomware outbreak in May amplified its effects by using computer code from a leaked NSA hacking tool known as EternalBlue. The briefing followed the publication Monday night of an editorial by Bossert in the Wall Street Journal that was the first time the Trump administration attributed the WannaCry outbreak to North Korea. Bossert broadly cited “evidence” without describing it outright. Statements shared by Facebook and Microsoft with CyberScoop imply that the companies’ efforts against North Korean hackers […]
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US intelligence can’t break vulnerability hoarding habit
Vulnerabilities: keep them secret as a weapon against the bad guys or tell the world so we can all get patched? Continue reading US intelligence can’t break vulnerability hoarding habit
Shadow Brokers cause ongoing headache for NSA
It’s not been a great few years for the NSA when it comes to breaches… Continue reading Shadow Brokers cause ongoing headache for NSA
NSA rocked after The Shadow Brokers Breach
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National Security Agency or the NSA as we know it
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Meet the French researcher the Shadow Brokers keep calling out
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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Leaked NSA tools were once again used in a global ransomware attack
Another global ransomware outbreak was powered with a leaked, fully operational NSA hacking tool that had been released by The Shadow Brokers, according to researchers with cybersecurity firms Cisco Talos, IB Group and Symantec. The latest international ransomware incident occurred on Tuesday and primarily affected computers in Ukraine and Russia. Analysts studying malware samples connected to this event, dubbed “BadRabbit,” found Thursday that the carefully prepared attack contained an exploit known as “EternalRomance.” Update: Talos has identified an eternal romance component and more! https://t.co/H4BAi4wRhE — Craig Williams (@security_craig) October 26, 2017 Some researchers say the BadRabbit operation had been planned for months, dating back perhaps to as far as Feb. 2017, according to FireEye, or July 2017, based on digital evidence found by Kaspersky Lab. It appears the attackers behind #Badrabbit have been busy setting up their infection network on hacked sites since at least July 2017. pic.twitter.com/fV5U1FeVtR — Costin Raiu […]
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