ShadowBrokers launches a new 'service'

Data leaks as a service, from ShadowBrokers

Who are they?

WannaCry Ransomware

• A good article detailing what this is about.
• The "hero" who reserved the domain name to halt the spread.
• Variations start emerging, and more expected soon.
• Suspected links to North Korea
• A beginners guide to what this is all about
• Profits Finally Hit $100,000
• Can be decrypted -- well sort of - in some conditions

The importance of trust and integrity in a VPN provider

Troy hunt's post

Unprotect MS Word files, check ransomware code

An interesting tool to have (especially for ransomware): How to unprotect vb-code from MS Word.

SHA1 Broken (shattered)!

SHA1 cryptography hash has finally been broken. In all fairness it was declared obsolete a while back. But it is still very interesting to see a theoretical attack live in action.

Free Rides at San Francisco Metro

27-Nov-2016:
A hacker deployed ransomware making the metro system un-usable, and asked for $73000..!

30-Nov-2016:
The hacker gets hacked. Reminder to change those password recovery questions.

Tesco Bank Hack

About 9000 customers lost over £2.5 million. The Bank was then forced to refund the money. This is after they froze internet banking for over 20K customers.