Day: May 13, 2017

Huge Trove of Confidential Medical Records Discovered on Unsecured Server Accessible to Anyone

Posted on by Robin Edgar

At least tens of thousands, if not millions of medical records of New York patients were until recently readily accessible online to just about anyone who knew how to look. Patient demographic information, social security numbers, records of medical diagnoses and treatments, along with a plethora of other highly-sensitive records were left completely undefended by Read more about Huge Trove of Confidential Medical Records Discovered on Unsecured Server Accessible to Anyone[…]

For now, GNU GPL is an enforceable contract, says US federal judge • The Register

Posted on by Robin Edgar

A question mark over whether the GNU GPL – the widely used free-software license – is enforceable as a contract may have been resolved by a US federal judge. In a California district court, Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley refused [PDF] to accept what has been an uncomfortable legal precedent for the past decade. She ruled Read more about For now, GNU GPL is an enforceable contract, says US federal judge • The Register[…]

‘Accidental Hero’ Finds Kill Switch To Stop Wana Decrypt0r Ransomware

Posted on by Robin Edgar

“An ‘accidental hero’ has halted the global spread of the WannaCry ransomware that has wreaked havoc on organizations…” writes The Guardian. An anonymous reader quotes their report: A cybersecurity researcher tweeting as @malwaretechblog, with the help of Darien Huss from security firm Proofpoint, found and implemented a “kill switch” in the malicious software that was Read more about ‘Accidental Hero’ Finds Kill Switch To Stop Wana Decrypt0r Ransomware[…]