Following the latest variant of the WannaCry(pt) RansomWare that spread throughout the globe last weekend, Microsoft’s President and Chief Legal Officer, Brad Smith, blew a gasket. He argues, “Repeatedly, exploits in the hands of governments have leaked into the public domain and caused widespread damage. An equivalent scenario with conventional weapons would be the U.S. military […]
Spy vs. Spy
BOLO: WannaCry(pt) RansomWare
First observed in February the WannaCry, or WannaCrypt, virus is wreaking havoc in European networks. Major outbreaks of a new variant were first detected Friday, 5/12/2017 in Spain but it has now traveled to over 99 countries. It also took out England’s National Health Service (NHS). The virus is web-based and spreads from users clicking […]
BOLO: Netrepser Espionage Trojan
Netrepser is a JavaScript (JavaScript ≠ Java) Trojan designed for espionage purposes. This was detected and reported by Bitdefender on May 5, 2017. Believed to be of Russian origin, the common distribution of this Trojan is by Email. However, its JavaScript nature suggests that this may be able to cause infections in web-based “Drive-By Download” […]
Edward Snowden: The Fool
Introduction There’s not much good I can say of Edward Snowden except that to his credit, his document releases served as a wake-up call to all manufacturers, service providers, and the average American. So, the NSA is performing wide-scale surveillance; is that really something new? Does anybody remember ECHELON, from back in the early 2000s? […]
Debunking WikiLeaks: What you need to know!
Why the WikiLeaks CIA dump was the most damaging one yet Stop the presses! The sky is falling! I’m getting tired of correcting people regarding the latest WikiLeaks dumps regarding IoT (Internet of Things): I really doubt the credibility of the latest WikiLeaks dumps Let’s start with the obvious, a Cover Sheet marked “Secret” with paragraphs […]
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