Microsoft has found a file-transfer tool used by the Platinum APT that leverages Intel Active Management Technology to stealthily load malware onto networked computers.
News in brief: Ransomware-proof Windows?; Al Jazeera attacked; Coats keeps quiet
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
InfoSec 2017: how to protect yourself against the next WannaCry
What made WannaCry different from other ransomware attacks? We explain how it happened – and look at what lessons we’ve learned
NSA’s EternalBlue Exploit Ported to Windows 10
Researchers have ported the EternalBlue exploit to Windows 10, meaning that any unpatched version of Windows can be affected by the NSA attack.
QakBot Returns, Locking Out Active Directory Accounts
QakBot, a worm-like, information-stealing strain of malware is back and locking users out of their Active Directory accounts.
Facial recognition reunites missing boy with his dad after four years
Tech to pick faces out of the crowd can be used for good, but it’s also increasingly pervasive
Wolf in sheep’s clothing: a SophosLabs investigation into delivering malware via VBA
SophosLabs gets under the skin of the bad guys’ latest attempt to drop ransomware on to your PCs
Get Real, Microsoft: If the New Surface Pro Is a Laptop, Bundle It With a Type Cover
An anonymous reader shares an article: If Microsoft sold cars like it’s trying to sell its Surface Pro (2017), it would charge extra for wheels — and would be laughed out of the market. But Microsoft’s using this tactic to…
Microsoft Quietly Patches Another Critical Malware Protection Engine Flaw
Microsoft quietly patched a critical vulnerability found by Google’s Project Zero team in the Malware Protection Engine.
Security Analyst Concludes Windows 10 Enterprise 'Tracks Too Much'
A viral Twitter rant about Windows 10 Enterprise supposedly ignoring users’ privacy settings has since been clarified. “I made mistakes on my original testing and therefore saw more connections than I should have,” writes IT security analyst Mark Burnett, “including…