Security News

Wikileaks Unveils 'Cherry Blossom' — CIA's Wireless Router Hacking Framework (The Hackers News)
2017-06-15 08:14

WikiLeaks has published a new batch of the ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time detailing a framework – which is being used by the CIA for monitoring the Internet activity of the targeted systems by...

It’s time for a common sense security framework (Help Net Security)
2017-06-05 13:30

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse maintains a database of every data breach made public since 2005, and as the total number of records rapidly approaches one billion, board members, infosec leaders,...

OMB Issues Agency Guidance on NIST Framework Adoption (InfoRiskToday)
2017-05-31 21:03

Memorandum Emphasizes IT Risk Management for Federal GovernmentWhite House Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney has issued a memorandum to executive branch agencies on how they...

WikiLeaks Reveals Two CIA Malware Frameworks (Threatpost)
2017-05-16 10:39

WikiLeaks released details on what it claims are two frameworks for malware samples dubbed AfterMindnight and Assassin, both allegedly developed by the US Central Intelligence Agency.

WikiLeaks Reveals 'AfterMidnight' & 'Assassin' CIA Windows Malware Frameworks (The Hackers News)
2017-05-15 01:33

When the world was dealing with the threat of the self-spreading WannaCry ransomware, WikiLeaks released a new batch of CIA Vault 7 leaks, detailing two apparent CIA malware frameworks for the...

Malware framework using legitimate utilities lobbed at government agencies (Help Net Security)
2017-05-05 22:55

Bitdefender researchers have unearthed a previously unknown malware framework that, unlike those used by most APTs, contains many legitimate utilities. Dubbed Netrepser, the framework is used to...