[ad_1] There could still be serious consequences. Although Hutchins has been living in Los Angeles since the charges came to pass, Stadtmueller warned that the sentence will likely prevent the security researcher from re-entering the US. This isn’t likely to satisfy people who argued Hutchins should avoid any punishment given his efforts. It’s still good […]
Category: wannacry
US recommends Windows users patch against worm vulnerability
[ad_1] The BlueKeep vulnerability is “wormable”, meaning an attacker only has to gain access to one computer in order to gain control of all the other devices on its network. Microsoft already issued patches for the bug last month, but private security firm Errata estimated that millions of devices still remain vulnerable. While an attacker […]
Old versions of Windows get a new patch to stop WannaCry-style attacks
[ad_1] The company stressed that it had seen “no exploitation” ahead of the patch, but though it was “highly likely” that malware writers would use the security hole. Some systems that have Network Level Authentication have a partial defense, since they require credentials before the flaw is usable. There’s no doubt as to why Microsoft […]
Chinese spies may have fed stolen NSA tools to Wannacry creators
[ad_1] Symantec has found that the Buckeye group — its codename for a Guangzhou-based contractor for the Chinese Ministry of State Security — has been using the stolen NSA tools at least a year before the Shadow Brokers leak. The software security firm believes that Buckeye captured the tools during an NSA attack and then […]
‘MalwareTech’ security researcher pleads guilty
[ad_1] In 2017, Marcus Hutchins went from being a relatively unknown 23-year-old, to being a worldwide hero, to facing criminal charges all in a span of a few months. After he shut down the rapidly spreading WannaCry malware by finding a killswitch domain in the software, UK tabloids exposed his real name. Then in August […]