• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Jan-13-2017
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on After MongoDB, ransomware groups hit exposed Elasticsearch clusters

After deleting data from thousands of publicly accessible MongoDB databases, ransomware groups have started doing the same with Elasticsearch clusters that are accessible from the internet and are not properly secured.Elasticsearch is a Java-based s... Read More

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Jan-13-2017
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on WhatsApp vulnerability could expose messages to prying eyes, report claims

Update, 1/20/17: A post on the Technosociology blog signed by dozens of security experts calls for a Guardian retraction and apology. This article has been updated to reflect this.When Facebook’s WhatsApp turned on end-end-end encryption in its messaging service last year, it […]

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• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Jan-13-2017
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Suspected NSA tool hackers dump more cyberweapons in farewell

The hacking group that stole cyberweapons suspected to be from the U.S. National Security Agency is signing off -- but not before releasing another arsenal of tools that appear designed to spy on Windows systems.On Thursday, the Shadow Brokers dumpe... Read More

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Jan-13-2017
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Suspected NSA tool hackers dump more cyberweapons in farewell

The hacking group that stole cyberweapons suspected to be from the U.S. National Security Agency is signing off -- but not before releasing another arsenal of tools that appear designed to spy on Windows systems.On Thursday, the Shadow Brokers dumpe... Read More