Vulnerability Management Tips for the Shadow Brokers Leaked Exploits

Rebekah Brown and the Rapid7 team have delivered a spot-on breakdown of the recent Shadow Brokers exploit and tool release. Before you read any further, if you havent done so already, please read her post. Its probably not the only post youve read on this topic, but it is cogent, well-constructed...

HackerOne: WannaCrypt “Killswitch”

WannaCrypt a.k.a. WannaCry is the name of a malware used in the May 2017 global ransomware attack targeting Microsoft Windows operating systems via known vulnerabilities leaked by The Shadow Brokers. In MalwareTech’s research, it was found that the malware sends an HTTP request to a seemingly...

VUPEN Says Rumors of Hack Are False

Claims surfaced earlier this week that the French security firm VUPEN, which is known for selling zero-day vulnerabilities to third parties, had been compromised and more than 100 of the company’s secret bugs had been leaked. However, VUPEN’s CEO said that the claims were totally false and there...