Scans show tens of thousands of Windows servers infected with the DoublePulsar kernel exploit leaked by the ShadowBrokers two weeks ago.
Google Pleads for Better Cross-Border Exchange of Digital Evidence
Google asked for MLAT reform, and released its biannual Transparency Report revealing it received a record number of government requests for user data.
ShadowBrokers’ Windows Zero-Days Already Patched
Microsoft eased some anxiety over the latest ShadowBrokers dump of Windows zero days with news most of the vulnerabilities had already been patched.
GOP Congressman Defending Privacy Vote: 'Nobody's Got To Use The Internet'
Wisconsin congressman F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. defended his decision to help repeal broadband privacy rules by telling a constituent, “Nobody’s got to use the Internet.” An anonymous reader quotes the 73-year-old congressman: “And the thing is that if you start…
ShadowBrokers Expose NSA Access to SWIFT Service Bureaus
The latest ShadowBrokers dump includes exploits that allowed the NSA to target SWIFT data managed by outsourced service bureaus in the Middle East.
FDA Demands St. Jude Take Action on Medical Device Security
The FDA sent Abbott Laboratories a warning letter citing that it had inadequately addressed the security of the maligned Merlin@home Transmitter.
Spammer’s Arrest Puts End to Kelihos Botnet
Notorious spammer Peter Levashov was arrested over the weekend; Levashov is the alleged botmaster behind the Kelihos botnet.
ShadowBrokers Dump More Equation Group Hacks, Auction File Password
The ShadowBrokers’ latest dump of Equation Group hacks focuses on UNIX systems and GSM networks, and was accompanied by an open letter to President Trump.
Senate Confirms Neil Gorsuch To Supreme Court
halfEvilTech quotes a report from Washington Post: The U.S. Senate confirmed Neil M. Gorsuch to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday. On a vote of 54 to 45, senators confirmed Gorsuch, 49, a Denver-based judge on the U.S….
Security Analyst Summit 2017 Day Two Recap
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the second day of Kaspersky Lab’s Security Analyst Summit, including how a Brazilian bank was compromised, and more.