August 9, 2019
Cybersecurity Firm Drops Code for the Incredibly Dangerous Windows ‘BlueKeep’ Vulnerability
Researchers from U.S. government contractor Immunity have developed a working exploit for the feared Windows bug known as BlueKeep. Source: Cybersecurity Firm Drops Code for the Incredibly Dangerous Windows ‘BlueKeep’ Vulnerability
Source: QuickBooks Cloud Hosting Firm iNSYNQ Hit in Ransomware Attack — Krebs on Security
Some residents of South Africa’s biggest city left without electricity after ransomware hits city power provider. Source: Ransomware incident leaves some Johannesburg residents without electricity | ZDNet
August 7, 2019
Researchers Easily Trick Cylance’s AI-Based Antivirus Into Thinking Malware Is ‘Goodware’
By taking strings from an online gaming program and appending them to malicious files, researchers were able to trick Cylance’s AI-based antivirus engine into thinking programs like WannaCry and other malware are benign. Source: Researchers Easily Trick Cylance’s AI-Based Antivirus Into Thinking Malware Is ‘Goodware’
August 7, 2019
Hackers Publish List of Phished Discord Credentials
The small list of around 2,500 login details acts a reminder to stay vigilant and use two-factor authentication. Source: Hackers Publish List of Phished Discord Credentials