Collaborate Disseminate
i mean, he was a smart guy, right? he could have know that as his attack will spread out, lots of people will reverseengineer his code and someone would find out that ping to iuqerfsodp9ifjaposdfjhgosurijfaewrwergwea.com and … Continue reading why wannacry left the kill switch [on hold]
Can you ever call malware art? That question is now up for debate as a Chinese internet artist puts a laptop full of viruses up for auction. Continue reading Any advance on $1.2m for this virus-infested netbook?
By Ryan De Souza
The ‘Persistence of Chaos’ laptop is infected with some of the most dangerous malware including WannaCry. A Samsung’s 11-year old Notebook called the Persistence of Chaos is dubbed the most dangerous PC in the world because… Continue reading World’s most dangerous laptop ‘Persistence of Chaos’ is up for auction
In the last couple of days, Google announced it will be putting restrictions on Huawei’s access to its Android operating system, massively threatening Huawei’s smartphone market. Meanwhile, UK based chip designer ARM has told its staff to su… Continue reading The UK Government Huawei Dilemma and the Brexit Factor
The “bestiary” houses six historical threats that combined resulted in at least $95B in damages worldwide. Continue reading WannaCry-Infested Laptop Starts at $1.13M in Art Auction
A Windows laptop infected with six high-profile computer viruses has surpassed a value of one million dollars in public auction bids. For a project called “The Persistence of Chaos,” contemporary internet artist Guo O. Dong and security fir… Continue reading Computer Infected with 6 High-Profile Viruses Surpasses $1M in Auction
Whatsapp allows for end-to-end encrypted messaging, secure VoIP calls, and until this week, malware installation when receiving a call. A maliciously crafted SRTCP connection can trigger a buffer overflow, and execute code on the target device. The vulnerability was apparently found first by a surveillance company, The NSO Group. NSO …read more
This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for May 20th 2019 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: A serious spyware vulnerability in WhatsApp, San Francisco bans facial recognition, and a wormable vulnerability in older Microsoft sys… Continue reading Critical WhatsApp Vulnerability, Facial Recognition Ban, Wormable Flaw in Windows
Quickly applying software updates (patching) to mitigate security vulnerabilities is a cornerstone of both a home and business security strategy. So it was interesting to see how the mainstream news media reported the disclosure of three separate ̵… Continue reading WhatsApp, Microsoft and Intel Chip Vulnerabilities
Microsoft released fixes Tuesday for a “wormable” remote code execution flaw reminiscent of the vulnerability that allowed WannaCry ransomware to propagate to computers around the globe in 2017. The Remote Desktop Services vulnerability, which Microsoft has rated as critical, could allow hackers to install programs, and view, change, or delete data. It requires no user interaction to work, meaning users don’t have to click on anything, such as a link, document, or message box, and attackers don’t need to run social engineering projects to dupe users. Microsoft took the unusual step of launching security updates for all users, including unsupported operating systems like XP and Windows 2003, due to the risk that the flaw can lead to self-propagating attacks. “In other words, the vulnerability is ‘wormable,’ meaning that any future malware that exploits this vulnerability could propagate from vulnerable computer to vulnerable computer in a similar way as the WannaCry malware spread across the […]
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