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NSA Brute-Force Keysearch Machine (Schneier on Security)

2017-05-16 11:40

The Intercept published a story about a dedicated NSA brute-force keysearch machine being built with the help of New York University and IBM. It's based on a document that was accidentally shared...

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Massive cryptocurrency botnet used leaked NSA exploits weeks before WCry (ArsTechnica)

2017-05-16 06:03

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While Microsoft griped about NSA exploit stockpiles, it stockpiled patches: Friday's WinXP fix was built in February (The Register)

2017-05-16 02:18

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Windows ransomware: WannaCrypt shows why NSA shouldn't stockpile exploits, says Microsoft (ZDNet)

2017-05-15 14:03

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WannaCry Ransomware That's Hitting World Right Now Uses NSA Windows Exploit (The Hackers News)

2017-05-15 09:25

Update — After reading this article, if you want to know, what has happened so far in past 4 days and how to protect your computers from WannaCry, read our latest article "WannaCry Ransomware:...

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