www/proprietary malware-microsoft.html propriet...

[Atul Murali]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Atul Murali <atulm>     17/05/18 00:02:34

Modified files:
        proprietary    : malware-microsoft.html 
                         proprietary-insecurity.html 

Log message:
        [#1213586] Add Windows ransomware threat (May 2017).

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.60&r2=1.61
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-insecurity.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.57&r2=1.58

Patches:
Index: malware-microsoft.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html,v
retrieving revision 1.60
retrieving revision 1.61
diff -u -b -r1.60 -r1.61
--- malware-microsoft.html      6 May 2017 14:43:26 -0000       1.60
+++ malware-microsoft.html      18 May 2017 04:02:33 -0000      1.61
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@
   bugs.</p>
 
 <ul>
+
+<li>
+  <p>Exploits of bugs in Windows, which were developed by the NSA
+       and then leaked by the Shadowbrokers group, are now being used to
+       <a 
href="https://theintercept.com/2017/05/12/the-nsas-lost-digital-weapon-is-helping-hijack-computers-around-the-world/";>attack
 a great number
+       of Windows computers with ransomware</a>.
+       </p>
+</li>
+
     <li><p>A <a 
href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-attack-can-steal-your-username-password-and-other-logins/";>flaw
 in Internet Explorer and Edge</a>
     allows an attacker to retrieve Microsoft account credentials, if
     the user is tricked into visiting a malicious link.</p>
@@ -460,7 +469,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2017/05/06 14:43:26 $
+$Date: 2017/05/18 04:02:33 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary-insecurity.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-insecurity.html,v
retrieving revision 1.57
retrieving revision 1.58
diff -u -b -r1.57 -r1.58
--- proprietary-insecurity.html 6 May 2017 13:03:08 -0000       1.57
+++ proprietary-insecurity.html 18 May 2017 04:02:33 -0000      1.58
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@
 users helpless is what's culpable about proprietary software.</p>
 
 <ul>
+
+<li>
+  <p>Exploits of bugs in Windows, which were developed by the NSA
+       and then leaked by the Shadowbrokers group, are now being used to
+       <a 
href="https://theintercept.com/2017/05/12/the-nsas-lost-digital-weapon-is-helping-hijack-computers-around-the-world/";>attack
 a great number
+       of Windows computers with ransomware</a>.
+       </p>
+</li>
+
 <li>
   <p>Intel's CPU backdoor&mdash;the Intel Management Engine&mdash;had a
        <a 
href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/05/intel-patches-remote-code-execution-bug-that-lurked-in-cpus-for-10-years/";>major
 security
@@ -468,7 +477,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2017/05/06 13:03:08 $
+$Date: 2017/05/18 04:02:33 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>