On Russia's Involvement in the US Election, Burlington Electric, Firecrypt, and More

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including on this week’s U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing, the Burlington Electric ‘Hack’ and attribution, FireCrypt, and Security Without Borders. Download: ThreatpostNewsWrapJanuary62017.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves...

FireCrypt Ransomware Contains DDoS Functionality

In addition to encrypting files, a new strain of ransomware also attempts to carry out a DDoS attack, albeit a weak one. The ransomware, FireCrypt, was uncovered by forensic experts at MalwareHunterTeam and analyzed by Bleeping Computer’s Lawrence Abrams on Wednesday. The malware technically come...