Security News

NSA Opens Github Account — Lists 32 Projects Developed by the Agency (The Hackers News)
2017-06-21 00:01

The National Security Agency (NSA) — the United States intelligence agency which is known for its secrecy and working in the dark — has finally joined GitHub and launched an official GitHub page....

NSA Links WannaCry to North Korea (Schneier on Security)
2017-06-16 19:11

There's evidence: Though the assessment is not conclusive, the preponderance of the evidence points to Pyongyang. It includes the range of computer Internet protocol addresses in China...

Rare XP Patches Fix Three Remaining Leaked NSA Exploits (Threatpost)
2017-06-14 12:50

Microsoft released patches on Tuesday for unsupported versions of Windows, a decision prompted by three NSA exploits that remained unaddressed from April’s ShadowBrokers leak.

Microsoft Releases Patches for 3 Remaining NSA Windows Exploits (The Hackers News)
2017-06-14 02:27

Did you know… last month's widespread WannaCry ransomware attack forced Microsoft to release security updates against EternalBlue SMB exploit for unsupported versions of Windows, but the company...

Win XP patched to avert new outbreaks spawned by NSA-leaking Shadow Brokers (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-13 19:55

Company warns of “destructive cyberattacks” as it tries to prevent another WCry.

Win XP patched to avert new outbreaks spawned by NSA-leaking Shadow Brokers (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-13 19:55

Company warns of “destructive cyberattacks” as it tries to prevent another WCry.

NSA Document Outlining Russian Attempts to Hack Voter Rolls (Schneier on Security)
2017-06-09 15:24

This week brought new public evidence about Russian interference in the 2016 election. On Monday, the Intercept published a top-secret National Security Agency document describing Russian hacking...

Arrest in NSA News Leak Fuels Debate on Source Protection (Security Week)
2017-06-08 13:22

It was a major scoop for The Intercept --  documents suggesting a concerted Russian effort to hack US election systems -- but the online news site is drawing fire in media circles following the...

Inside Job: NSA Fails to Stop Another Leaker (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-07 13:03

Reality Winner Allegedly Used Her Top-Secret Clearance to Search for Russian Intelligence DocumentFor at least the third time in four years, the U.S. National Security Agency has failed to stop a...

NSA’s EternalBlue Exploit Ported to Windows 10 (Threatpost)
2017-06-06 15:15

Researchers have ported the EternalBlue exploit to Windows 10, meaning that any unpatched version of Windows can be affected by the NSA attack.