4 min
Ransomware
Wanna Decryptor (WNCRY) Ransomware Explained
Mark the date: May 12, 2017.
This is the day the “ransomworm” dubbed “WannaCry” / “Wannacrypt” burst —
literally — onto the scene with one of the initial targets being the British
National Health Service [http://www.bbc.com/news/health-39899646]. According to
The Guardian: the “unprecedented attack… affected 12 countries and at least 16
NHS trusts in the UK, compromising IT systems that underpin patient safety.
Staff across the NHS were locked out of their computers and trusts had to divert
em
4 min
Microsoft
Attacking Microsoft Office - OpenOffice with Metasploit Macro Exploits
It is fair to say that Microsoft Office and OpenOffice are some of the most
popular applications in the world. We use them for writing papers, making slides
for presentations, analyzing sales or financial data, and more. This software is
so important to businesses that, even in developing countries, workers that are
proficient in an Office suite can make a decent living based on this skill
alone.
Unfortunately, high popularity for software also means more high-value targets
in the eyes of an
6 min
Ransomware
The Ransomware Chronicles: A DevOps Survival Guide
NOTE: Tom Sellers [https://www.rapid7.com/blog/author/tom-sellers/], Jon Hart
[https://www.rapid7.com/blog/author/jon-hart/], Derek Abdine and (really) the
entire Rapid7 Labs team made this post possible.
On the internet, no one may know if you're of the canine persuasion, but with a
little time and just a few resources they can easily determine whether you're
running an open “devops-ish” server or not. We're loosely defining devops-ish
as:
* MongoDB
* CouchDB
* Elasticsearch
for this post
5 min
InsightIDR
5 Methods For Detecting Ransomware Activity
Recently, ransomware was primarily a consumer problem. However, cybercriminals behind recent ransomware attacks have now shifted their focus to businesses.