#WannaCry: Microsoft Rolls out a Patch for even End-of-Life Windows Versions
#wannaCry hit hard yesterday – it romped through the internet and the current count we’re seeing is more than 99,000 infected machines. That kind of massive infection rate is amazing and scary at the same time. It’s so scary, that Microsoft did...
Major NHS cyber attack: Doctors Offices and Hospitals Hit by Ransomware
The BBC and other news outlets are reporting that a major incident has been declared after NHS services across England and Scotland were hit by a large-scale cyber-attack. A respected London newspaper is reporting that this appears to be part of a larger cybersecurity attack on Windows system worldwide.
Microsoft Out of Band Update for RCE, Followed by Patch Tuesday
On Monday 8th of May, Microsoft released an unusual ‘out of band’ update to fix a Remote Code Execution (RCE) bug in their Windows Defender anti-malware solution. The bug was found by Google’s Zero day team researchers Tavis Ormandy and Natalie...
New IoT Botnet Discovered, 120K IP Cameras At Risk of Attack
Security blogs and news sites are reporting that a new Botnet has been discovered. Named Persirai the botnet has a target base of 1,000 different IP camera models. It was discovered by Trend Micro be finding four command and control server and tracking it backwards to...
Department of Homeland Security Issues Warning to Healthcare, Government and Business
The US Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning to IT services providers, healthcare organizations and three other business sectors about a sophisticated cyber-attack campaign that has been active since April 2016.