EternalRocks Worm Spreads Seven NSA SMB Exploits
A worm called EternalRocks has been spreading seven Windows SMB exploits leaked by the ShadowBrokers, including EternalBlue, which was used to spread WannaCry.
Michael Mimoso
Available Tools Making Dent in WannaCry Encryption
Tools are beginning to emerge that can be used to begin the process of recovering files encrypted by WannaCry on some Windows systems.
PATCH Act Calls for VEP Review Board
The PATCH Act proposes the formation of a review board that would formalize and make transparent the processes by which the government determines whether it will use or disclose a zero-day vulnerability.
Researchers urge Windows admins to apply MS17-010 before the next attack using the EternalBlue NSA exploit deploys a worse payload than WannaCry ransomware.
Experts have confirmed there are similarities between code used by the ransomware WannaCry and the Lazarus APT.
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.
Exploits spreading WannaCry ransomware have surfaced after the discovery of a killswitch put a quick halt to the initial global outbreak.
Microsoft has taken the extraordinary step of providing an emergency update for unsupported Windows XP and Windows 8 machines in the wake of Friday’s WannaCry ransomware outbreak.
Attackers behind today’s WannaCry ransomware outbreak in Europe are spreading the malware using the EternalBlue exploit leaked by the ShadowBrokers.
President Trump signed the cybersecurity executive order that mandates federal agencies implement the NIST Framework for risk management.
