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Blogs on Kryptos Logic
Company blog · blog.kryptoslogic.comsecurity
Blogs on Kryptos Logic is the company blog at blog.kryptoslogic.com, writing about security. Since 2017, 7 different Hacker News readers have linked it 12 times, most often “A brief look at North Korean cryptography”. The last post was in 2022, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Kryptos Logic posts as technical evidence on malware and ransomware, such as their WannaCry testing and whether Windows XP machines were really vulnerable or spread the infection.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- A brief look at North Korean cryptography3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2018-07-03
- WannaCry Sinkhole, Two Weeks and 16M Averted Ransoms Later2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2017-05-30
- Petya: dead but still dancing2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2017-06-28
- WannaCry: End of Year Retrospective2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2017-12-20
What Hacker News says?
Any actual connection between this malware and XP? Last time (WannaCry) after the usual initial "you should update" choir, it seemingly came out that after all it was not as vulnerable as initially thought: https://blog.kryptoslogic.com/malware/2017/05/29/two-weeks-l... At least the computers running XP did not contribute to spread the malware in that case.
Comment linking /malware/2017/05/29/two-weeks-later.html
on “Maersk IT systems infected with ransomware”Submitted WannaCry Sinkhole, Two Weeks and 16M Averted Ransoms Later as a story · 81 points
HN discussionFrom the article: "So, if the [police's] Windows XP computers are exposed to the public internet, then that would be a serious concern. "If they are isolated, that would be less of a worry - but the problem is still that if something gets into a secure network, it might then spread. That is what happened in the NHS with the recent Wannacry outbreak." Only problem being that KryptosLogic tests confirmed that WannCry…
Comment linking /malware/2017/05/29/two-weeks-later.html
on “Manchester, UK, police still relies on Windows XP”Submitted WannaCry: End of Year Retrospective as a story · 60 points
HN discussionSubmitted A brief look at North Korean cryptography as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted WannaCry: End of Year Retrospective as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted A Brief Look at North Korean Cryptography as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted WannaCry Sinkhole Telemetry Data Now Available to Organisations as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Petya: dead but still dancing as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted A Brief Look at North Korean Cryptography as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Current assessment of Petya Ransomware: Dead but still dancing as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Emotet Awakens with New Campaign of Mass Email Exfiltration as a story · 1 points
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