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WannaCry and Vulnerabilities

Posted on By infossl
essays, hacking, microsoft, nsa, patching, ransomware, russia, Security technology, vulnerabilities

There is plenty of blame to go around for the WannaCry ransomware that spread throughout the Internet earlier this month, disrupting work at hospitals, factories, businesses, and universities. First, there are the writers of the malicious software, which blocks victims’ access to their computers until they pay a fee. Then there are the users who … Read More “WannaCry and Vulnerabilities” »

Tainted Leaks

Posted on By infossl
disinformation, espionage, leaks, phishing, russia, Security technology, tamperdetection

Last year, I wrote about the potential for doxers to alter documents before they leaked them. It was a theoretical threat when I wrote it, but now Citizen Lab has documented this technique in the wild: This report describes an extensive Russia-linked phishing and disinformation campaign. It provides evidence of how documents stolen from a … Read More “Tainted Leaks” »

Incident Response as “Hand-to-Hand Combat”

Posted on By infossl
cyberattack, cyberwar, nationalsecuritypolicy, nsa, russia, Security technology

NSA Deputy Director Richard Ledgett described a 2014 Russian cyberattack against the US State Department as “hand-to-hand” combat: “It was hand-to-hand combat,” said NSA Deputy Director Richard Ledgett, who described the incident at a recent cyber forum, but did not name the nation behind it. The culprit was identified by other current and former officials. … Read More “Incident Response as “Hand-to-Hand Combat”” »

More on the CIA Document Leak

Posted on By infossl
cia, cryptography, leaks, malware, russia, Security technology, wikileaks

If I had to guess right now, I’d say the documents came from an outsider and not an insider. My reasoning: One, there is absolutely nothing illegal in the contents of any of this stuff. It’s exactly what you’d expect the CIA to be doing in cyberspace. That makes the whistleblower motive less likely. And … Read More “More on the CIA Document Leak” »

Predicting a Slot Machine's PRNG

Posted on By infossl
casinos, cheating, gambling, randomnumbers, russia, Security technology

Wired is reporting on a new slot machine hack. A Russian group has reverse-engineered a particular brand of slot machine — from Austrian company Novomatic — and can simulate and predict the pseudo-random number generator. The cell phones from Pechanga, combined with intelligence from investigations in Missouri and Europe, revealed key details. According to Willy … Read More “Predicting a Slot Machine's PRNG” »

Attributing the DNC Hacks to Russia

Posted on By infossl
attribution, citizenlab, essays, hacking, leaks, nsa, russia, secrecy, Security technology, wikileaks

President Barack Obama’s public accusation of Russia as the source of the hacks in the US presidential election and the leaking of sensitive e-mails through WikiLeaks and other sources has opened up a debate on what constitutes sufficient evidence to attribute an attack in cyberspace. The answer is both complicated and inherently tied up in … Read More “Attributing the DNC Hacks to Russia” »