Marshall Sutherland

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 12:56:42 -0400

dwatney@hub.farthinghalearms.com

#^FBI Accesses Computers Around Country to Delete Microsoft Exchange Hacks

On Tuesday the Department of Justice announced the FBI was given approval to access hundreds of computers across the United States running vulnerable versions of Microsoft Exchange Server software to remove web shells left by hackers who had earlier penetrated the systems.

security

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 12:59:22 -0400

Max Kostikov

kostikov@zotum.net

Brave New World

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:16:57 -0400

Haakon Meland Eriksen (Parlementum)

parlehaakon@hub.volse.no

#^https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/justice-department-announces-court-authorized-effort-disrupt-exploitation-microsoft
#^https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1386631/download

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 04:46:33 -0400

Normally I would say #WTF, but there is more fun in this story.
You take public money to fix a problem in proprietary "software used to provide enterprise-level e-mail service" which "victims who are not willing or able to swiftly patch their systems" bought for a lot of money and who do not pay attention and money for IT security and IT staff.
I guess China and Russia are :rofl