Crypto company Venafi points out potential holes in Yahoo’s processes and policies around cryptography and digital certificates, any of which could have been exploited in the breach to move data off the Yahoo network.
Tag Archives: Cryptography
MarsJoke Ransomware Targets .EDU, .GOV Agencies
Researchers have identified a new ransomware strain that spoofs tracking services via spam messages and contain URLs that link to malicious files.
Cisco Warns of Command Injection Flaw in Cloud Platform
Cisco rolls out a bevy of patches tied to vulnerabilities found in its cloud services platform, IOS software and Prime Home products.
Apple Squashes 68 Security Bugs With Sierra Release
With the introduction of macOS Sierra 10.12, Apple has patched dozens of security vulnerabilities and also tackled a few Safari 10 bugs to boot.
Snowden Makes Case for a Presidential Pardon
The ACLU and Amnesty International kick off a campaign that seeks a presidential pardon for Edward Snowden.
1.7 Million Opera Browser Users Told To Reset Passwords
Browser maker Opera warns 1.7 million Opera sync accounts possibly compromised and urges users to change passwords.
Threatpost News Wrap, August 26, 2016
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including the latest on ShadowBrokers and Cisco, Sweet32, decryptors for the Wildfire ransomware, and some gaming forum breaches.
New Collision Attacks Against 3DES, Blowfish Allow for Cookie Decryption
Researchers have found a new way to recover and decrypt authentication cookies from 3DES and Blowfish protected traffic. In response, OpenSSL is expected to deprecate 3DES’ designation from high to medium.
Locky Targets Hospitals In Massive Wave Of Ransomware Attacks
A massive wave of Locky ransomware delivered via DOCM attachments is targeting the healthcare sector this month.
Oops! Microsoft Accidentally Leaks Backdoor Keys to Bypass UEFI Secure Boot
It’s True — There is no such backdoor that only its creator can access.
Microsoft has accidentally leaked the Secret keys that allow hackers to unlock devices protected by UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) Secure Boot feature.
What’s even worse?
It will be impossible for Microsoft to undo its leak.
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