WikiLeaks released details on what it claims are two frameworks for malware samples dubbed AfterMindnight and Assassin, both allegedly developed by the US Central Intelligence Agency.
ShadowBrokers Planning Monthly Exploit, Data Dump Service
The latest rant from the ShadowBrokers ends with news of a subscription service starting in June that will leak exploits and stolen data to paying customers.
Matthew Hickey on WannaCry Ransomware Outbreak
Matthew Hickey, founder of HackerHouse and @hackerfantastic on Twitter, talks to Mike Mimoso about Friday’s WannaCry ransomware outbreak.
Microsoft Blasts Spy Agencies For Leaked Exploits Used By WanaDecrypt0r
An anonymous reader shares Engadget’s report about Microsoft’s response to the massive WanaDecrypt0r ransomware attack: Company president Brad Smith has posted a response to the attack that roasts the NSA, CIA and other intelligence agencies for hogging security vulnerabilities instead…
Did The UK Police Hire Foreigners To Hack Hundreds of Activists?
Big Hairy Ian shared this story from the BBC: Undercover counter-extremism officers used hackers in India to access the emails of journalists and environmental activists, it has been claimed… The Independent Police Complaints Commission said it had received an anonymous…
Threatpost News Wrap, May 12, 2017
The news of the week is discussed, including this week’s Microsoft Malware Protection Engine bug, Handbrake OS X malware, the HP keylogger, Trump’s Cybersecurity EO, and more.
Trump Signs Executive Order On Cybersecurity
President Trump on Thursday signed a long-delayed executive order on cybersecurity that “makes clear that agency heads will be held accountable for protecting their networks, and calls on government and industry to reduce the threat from automated attacks on the…
Trump Signs Cybersecurity Executive Order
President Trump signed the cybersecurity executive order that mandates federal agencies implement the NIST Framework for risk management.
IT Worker Who Trained H-1B-Visa-Holding Replacement Aims For Congress
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Computerworld: Craig Diangelo was an IT worker at Northeast Utilities in Connecticut until he completed training his H-1B-visa-holding replacement. He was one of about 200 who lost their jobs in 2014 after two…
Oracle And Cisco Both Support The FCC's Rollback Of Net Neutrality
An anonymous reader quotes The Hill: Oracle voiced support on Friday for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s controversial plan to roll back the agency’s net neutrality rules. In a letter addressed to the FCC, the company played up its “perspective as…