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Hadoop Servers Expose Over 5 Petabytes of Data

Improperly configured HDFS-based servers, mostly Hadoop installs, are exposing over five petabytes of information, according to John Matherly, founder of Shodan, a search engine for discovering Internet-connected devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hadoop-servers-expose-over-5-petabytes-of-data/
The Week in Ransomware - June 2nd 2017 - XData, Decryptors, and Junkware

This has been a week of pure junk ransomware releases and decryptors. As most of these smaller ransomware variants never make it into actual distribution, I call this a win for the good guys. The big news this week is the release of the master decryption key for XData and updated an updated decryptor for Amnesia2.  [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-june-2nd-2017-xdata-decryptors-and-junkware/
Cybercrime Market Shares Infrastructure With Jaff Ransomware Operation

The people who distribute the Jaff ransomware share server space with a cybercrime marketplace called PaySell. The server in question is located at 5.101.66.85, an IP assigned to a hosting provider in Saint Petersburgh, Russia, according to Heimdal Security, the company that discovered the connection. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybercrime-market-shares-infrastructure-with-jaff-ransomware-operation/
British PM Uses Terrorist Attacks to Push for Orwellian Internet Surveillance

Some people have no shame, and one of those is Theresa May, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, who used the terror attacks that took place in London, on Saturday, June 3, to push her party's agenda for laws that would push for encryption backdoors. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/british-pm-uses-terrorist-attacks-to-push-for-orwellian-internet-surveillance/
Malware Uses Router LEDs to Steal Data From Secure Networks

Specially-designed malware installed on a router or a switch can take control over the device's LEDs and use them to transmit data in a binary format to a nearby attacker, who can capture it using simple video recording equipment. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-uses-router-leds-to-steal-data-from-secure-networks/