The US NSA and its Australian counterpart the ASD have published a set of guidelines to help companies avoid a common kind of attack: web shell exploits.
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Shadow Broker leaked NSA files point to unknown APT group
A security researcher claims to have unearthed a previously-unknown APT group after reading the NSA files leaked by the Shadow Brokers in 2016.
NSA and Github ‘rickrolled’ using Windows CryptoAPI bug
We said, “Assume that someone will find out how to do it pretty soon,” and that’s exactly what happened.
NSA won’t collect phone location data, promises US government
US intelligence agencies won’t harvest US residents’ geolocation data in future investigations, revealed the US government this month.
O.MG! Evil Lightning cable about to hit mass distribution
This malicious O.MG Lightning cable has come a long way, with extensive work on the kinds of payload it can deliver.
US files suit against Snowden to keep book profits out of his hands
The government, alleging that Snowden violated NDAs with the CIA and NSA, isn’t looking to stop the book’s publication or distribution.
The GoldBrute botnet is trying to crack open 1.5 million RDP servers
Even its most optimistic users would have to concede that it’s been a bracing few weeks for anyone who relies on Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
NSA asks to end mass phone surveillance
The NSA has asked the White House to end its mass phone surveillance program because the work involved outweighs its intelligence value.
ExtraPulsar backdoor based on leaked NSA code – what you need to know
A US security researcher has come up with an open-source Windows backdoor loosely based on NSA attack code that leaked back in 2017.
Government spyware hidden in Google Play store apps
The malware, dubbed Exodus, records and steals all manner of data and leaves phones vulnerable to further hacking and data tampering.