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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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…
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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.
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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…