The Microsoft security hole at the heart of Russian election hacking

Credit to Author: Preston Gralla| Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 08:29:00 -0700

Russian hacking of the 2016 election went deeper than breaking into the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton campaign — the Russians also hacked their way into getting information about election-related hardware and software shortly before voting began.

The Intercept published a top-secret National Security Agency document that shows exactly how the Russians did their dirty work in targeting election hardware and software. At the heart of the hack is a giant Microsoft security hole that has been around since before 2000 and still hasn’t been closed. And likely never will.

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How to properly update Windows to protect your computer from WannaCry

Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 15:05:26 +0000

By now, everyone has heard about the WannaCry ransomware attack. So far we have two posts about it: one with a general overview of what happened, and another with advice for businesses. But it’s become clear that not everyone understands how to patch the Windows vulnerability that is exploited by WannaCry, which allows it to […]

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The worm that spreads WanaCrypt0r

Credit to Author: Zammis Clark| Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 22:02:24 +0000

WanaCrypt0r is a ransomware infection that has spread through many corporate networks. Read a technical analysis of the worm that allowed it to do this.

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