The password protecting one of the two Juniper backdoors was published after it was discovered by researchers at Fox-IT and Rapid7.
Tag Archives: Government
Twitter Warns Some users of Nation-State Attacks
Some Twitter users are being warned that their accounts may be involved in state-sponsored hacks.
China APT Gang Targets Hong Kong Media via Dropbox
A Chinese APT gang is targeting Hong Kong media outlets with backdoors that connect to legitimate Dropbox accounts.
Carnegie Mellon Says It Was Subpoenaed-And Not Paid-For Research On Breaking Tor
Carnegie Mellon University implied in a statement that it received a subpoena requesting its research on breaking Tor hidden services, and also implied it was not paid $1 million for the work as alleged by the Tor Project.
Threatpost News Wrap, October 30, 2015
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week: The latest Xen vulnerability, CISA passing the Senate, a researcher challenging that Weak DH paper, and more.
NSA’s Divorce from ECC Causing Crypto Hand-Wringing
The NSA is moving away from Elliptic Curve Cryptography, and cryptographers aren’t buying their reasoning that advances in post quantum computing put ECC in jeopardy.
Canceled Talk Re-Ignites Controversy Over Legitimate Security Research
Citing vendor pressure, a researcher pulled a talk at HITB GSEC Singapore on the security of IP-enabled surveillance cameras.
Just Like Old Days: IOT Security Pits Regulators Against Market
A panel discussion at the Security of Things Forum debated the need for regulation to ensure the security and privacy of connected devices.
FTC, Experts Push Startups to Think About Security From the Beginning
About a decade ago, many large software makers learned some very difficult lessons about software security and building security into their products from the start. Some are still learning. The FTC and a variety of security experts are hoping that today’s crop of start-ups will not have to go through that same painful process. The FTC […]
Government Releases Policy on Vulnerability Discovery and Disclosure
After more than a year of legal wrangling, the federal government has agreed to hand over its policy on vulnerability use and disclosure. The government had said that the policy was classified and too sensitive to release, but relented late last week and sent the document to the EFF, albeit a heavily redacted version. Know as […]