Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including the Shadow Brokers debacle, the VeraCrypt audit, Pokemon ransomware, and a browser address bar vulnerability. Source: Threatpost
Threatpost News Wrap, August 19, 2016
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EFF Blasts Microsoft Over ‘Malicious’ Windows 10 Rollout Tactics
EFF holds nothing back when it comes to criticism over Microsoft’s Get Windows 10 app along with new Windows 10 privacy policies. Source: Threatpost
OIG Report Finds Vulnerabilities in Medicaid Services Agency
Vulnerabilities in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could result in the disclosure of personally identifiable information and the “disruption of critical operations,” a government watchdog warned this week. Source:…
GPG Patches 18-Year-Old Libgcrypt RNG Bug
New versions of GPG and its crypto library Libgcrypt were released on Wednesday addressing a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to predict Libgcrypt RNG output. Source: Threatpost
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. Source: Threatpost