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Top Next-Gen Security Firm Leaking Terabytes of Customer Data

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Dissent

Update2:  Brian Krebs has a great post criticizing those who reported on DirectDefense’s claims without waiting for a response from Cb. Sadly, this site is also guilty of that by just citing and linking to others’ reporting without doing any verification. Original Post: From the this-can’t-be-good dept., Catalin Cimpanu reports: Sensitive corporate data from customers…

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HBO Hackers Dump Game of Throne Scripts, Another Episode, and Confidential Corporate Files

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Dissent

“If history repeats itself, HBO may NEVER be the same Again. Winter Really is here” HB-Old is Dying……. — From an Email from the HBO Hackers   This evening,  the hackers who grabbed headlines last week by announcing their hack of HBO, released more files and more evidence of how thoroughly they may have ransacked some…

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UK government sets out tougher guidelines to protect smart cars from hackers

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Dissent

Kylie MacLellan reports: The British government issued new guidelines on Sunday requiring manufacturers of internet-connected vehicles to put in place tougher cyber protections to ensure they are better shielded against hackers. The government said it was concerned that smart vehicles, which allow drivers to do things such as access maps and travel information, could be…

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British Malware Researcher Charged with Allegedly Creating the Kronos Banking Trojan

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Dissent

So yesterday afternoon, Twitter exploded as word spread that Marcus Hutchins, aka @MalwareTechBlog, had been arrested as he attempted to board a flight back to the U.K. Hutchins, who became an “accidental hero” in stopping the spread of WannaCry, was accused of creating and conspiring with another unnamed defendant in the matter of the Kronos…

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Department of Justice Releases Guidance for Vulnerability Disclosure Programs

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Dissent

Jennifer Martin, Ashden Fein and Weiss Nusraty write: Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a voluntary frameworkfor organizations to use in the development of a formal program to receive reports of network, software, and system vulnerabilities, and to disclose vulnerabilities identified in other organizations’ environments.  This framework provides private entities a series…

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Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US After Def Con

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Dissent

Update 1:  This indictment may help explain things. Then again, it might not, as the more I read it, the more puzzled I am by the charges. Original Post: Joseph Cox reports: On Wednesday, US authorities detained a researcher who goes by the handle MalwareTech, best known for stopping the spread of the WannaCry ransomware…

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