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Malware authors are using an NSA hacking tool to infect Windows computers with a new cryptocurrency miner. Detected under the generic name of Trojan.BtcMine.1259, this trojan was first spotted last week by Russian antivirus vendor Dr.Web. The trojan uses an NSA implant called DOUBLEPULSAR to infect computers that run unsecured SMB services. This implant (NSA […]
The new arrest that has happened recently has brought a 25-year-old Reality Leigh Winner to the federal court this Monday. The statement made by the Justice Department says that Winner has confessed to removing classified info from her workspace. The workspace in question is located in Augusta, Georgia, and is the new home to the Cyber Command […]
Shadow Brokers, the infamous hacker group that indirectly fueled the WannaCry Ransomeware, has arrived with a new marketing strategy for the bunch of exploits related to NSA and probably other organizations as well. In the past, you already read on Fossbytes that Shadow Brokers would come up with a subscription-based plan to reveal more 0-day bugs. The […]
In a message posted online early this morning, the Shadow Brokers — the cyber-espionage group believed to have stolen hacking tools from the NSA — announced new details about their upcoming “monthly dump service.” The group previously teased the new monthly dump service in mid-May, four days after the WannaCry ransomware wreaked havoc across the […]
Cyber-security firm enSilo has released a patch for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 that will protect against attacks via ESTEEMAUDIT, a hacking tool dumped online by the Shadow Brokers last month, and allegedly developed by the NSA. At the technical level, ESTEEMAUDIT is a zero-day in the RDP protocol used by Windows to open […]
Have you heard the expression “it ain’t over till it’s over”? Well, it matches with the ongoing situation of WannaCry ransomware attacks as researchers from TrustLook, a cyber security company have collected 386 new samples of WannaCry ransomware. WannaCry is a wicked encryption based malware (aka ransomware) which used Server Message Block protocol (SMB) vulnerability in the […]
It was over a week ago when the nasty WannaCry ransomware attack started infecting critical cyber infrastructure in more than 150 countries. Its target was Windows users demanding a ransom payment of $300 in Bitcoin in order to unlock their files. Not to mention that it was all possible due to an NSA exploit leaked […]
The WannaCry incident was just a beginning as now a new and more evolved malware lurks out there in the wild. No, it’s not Uiwix or Adylkuzz but more dangerous than all. WannaCry, as you may already know, is a ransomware on the loose. It uses the NSA leaked tools EternalBlue and DoublePulsar and exploits the SMB vulnerability in Windows […]
[jpshare]A New Network Worm called “MicroBotMassiveNet” (Nick Name:EternalRocks) Discovered Recently which is also Performing in SMB Exploit as Wannacry .“MicroBotMassiveNet” self Replicate with the targeting network and Exploit the SMB Vulnerability. NSA Hacking tools are the major medium for “MicroBotMassiveNet” (Nick Name:EternalRocks) to Spread and Self Replicate Across the Network by using Remote Exploitation by the Help of […]
The WannaCry ransomware attack is still infecting unsuspecting users, hospitals, and businesses around the world. While some users on Twitter are claiming they have already paid victims a massive amount of ransom money and are still waiting for the decryption key; the cyber criminals behind the whole campaign are still sending new messages in the […]
WaPo confirms long-held suspicions as NSA cyberweapons crisis threatens to grow worse. After learning that one of its most prized hacking tools was stolen by a mysterious group calling itself the Shadow Brokers, National Security Agency officials warned Microsoft of the critical Windows vulnerability the tool exploited, according to a report published Tuesday by The […]
Wannacry (WannaCrypt,WanaCrypt0r 2.0,Wanna Decryptor), A Computer Malware family called Ransomware that actually target the Microsoft Windows Operating systems SMB exploit leaked by the Shadow Broker that encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in the cryptocurrency bitcoin This Ransomware rule spreads by means of spam messages and malicious download links uniquely intended to lock the documents […]
WikiLeaks recently leaked some files as part of its Vault 7 series, that contained user manuals for two malware called, Assassin and AfterMidnight. According to the documents, these viruses belong to the CIA. RELEASE: CIA remote control & subversion malware systems ‘After Midnight’ and ‘Assassin’ https://t.co/S64RmEsHYl #Vault7 pic.twitter.com/5fMTeqW007 — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) May 12, 2017 [irp […]
Last year the Internet was taken down by cyber criminals through a massive Distributed Denial of Service Attack (DDoS) attack using the infamous Mirai malware. But last Friday afternoon, almost 99 countries including Russia, UK, USA and Australia became victims of a worldwide mass cyber-attack that has been reported to have caused major disruptions to […]
If you’re on a red team or have been on the receiving end of a pen-test report from one, then you’ve almost certainly encountered reports of Windows servers vulnerable to Conficker (MS08-067), which has been in the wild now for nearly 10 years since the bug was patched. A little more than two weeks after […]
Short Bytes: Hackers of seemingly morally-bound nature have revealed more insights into the NSA’s activities. This time, the documents obtained by a group called Shadow Hackers have shown that the National Security Agency has managed to gain access to the global money transfer system in banks. This, most likely, had been carried out by exploiting a […]
Shadow brokers, a hacking group famous for its cyber shenanigans has strike back again. Earlier yesterday, the group dumped online, a huge list of hacking tools and techniques used by the US National Security Agency (NSA) to target Global banking system and Windows users around the world. The Million Dollar List According to several security […]
You may remember Shadow Brokers hacking group for selling a trove of hacking tools and exploits stolen from the NSA’s Equation Group last year. Although three months ago the group announced about quitting its operation since they failed to find a buyer for listings the group is back in the news and this time for leaking […]
A new interactive online tool named Internet Exchange Mapping (IXmaps) appeared earlier this week, and it shows if your data traffic passes through the NSA or not. Many prying eyes are out there, trying to discover everybody’s secrets and take a peek into everyone’s life. [squaread][/squaread] That’s why a team of faculty and students from […]
Short Bytes: IXmaps is an online interactive map that can be used to see if your web traffic is being spied on by the NSA. IXmaps is created with the help of OpenMedia and some Canadian organizations. This tool finds out if the path taken by your data involves some NSA listening port. You might be knowing […]
Tutanota, an email encryption service is gaining popularity all across the globe and has seen a rapid growth since the start of 2017. In the past month, the company has gained over half a million users and is now celebrating 2 million users in total. After the Snowden leak, it became abundantly clear that different […]