Since we have been talking a lot about ransomware lately, here is a slightly different twist to it. A few weeks ago, hackers stole the whole upcoming season of Orange is the New Black and leaked 10 episodes on the Internet after the studio refused to pay their ransom. Likely this had a significant effect […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As I have been writing about lately, the browser makers, Google and Firefox – and to a much lesser extent Microsoft, are pushing the envelope to get web site operators to switch to always on SSL (AKA HTTPS). Well, that is a good start, but certainly not the end game. Why do they care? Because […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]UPDATE (5/16) – Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) is still reeling from the effects of WannaCry. Some say that 95% of the NHS computers are still running Windows XP, which Microsoft stopped supporting over 3 years ago and for which there was no patch to block this malware. Many people attribute the fact that these […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]While President Trump continues to deny that Russia interfered with the U.S. Elections, even though many other very knowledgeable people say the opposite, other countries are not so casual about it. Germany’s domestic intelligence agency chief says that Russia gathered large amounts of data in cyber attacks and no one knows what they will do […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]OK, so the title is a little dramatic. In this case, while the good guys became bad accidentally, but it doesn’t make the situation any better. Here are the details. There is a piece of Windows called the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine or MsMpEng. Apparently, a bug was introduced several versions ago that allows at […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Multiple sources are reporting that Homeland Security is considering banning all laptops and tablets from all cabins on all flights from Europe. An announcement is expected tomorrow and I will update this post if an announcement is made. DHS is saying today that no final decision has been made. While we don’t know what DHS […]
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