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Flashpoint
Company blog · flashpoint-intel.com/blogsecurity
Flashpoint is the company blog at flashpoint-intel.com, writing about security. Since 2013, 10 different Hacker News readers have linked it 14 times, most often “Linguistic Analysis of WannaCry Ransom Message Suggests Chinese-Speaking Authors”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-30, and you can follow it by feed.
Flashpoint's industry-leading threat intelligence platform is trusted for physical security, fraud prevention, operational intel, and more.
Most-linked posts?
- Linguistic Analysis of WannaCry Ransom Message Suggests Chinese-Speaking Authors3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2017-05-25
- Mirai Botnet Linked to Dyn DNS DDoS Attacks2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2016-10-22
What Hacker News says?
New York, NY – Flashpoint Global Partners ( http://flashpoint-intel.com ) PHP / HTML / Java / MySQL developer Full time, no remote. Flashpoint Global Partners is a cyber threat detection company providing intelligence solutions for governments and corporations. We have supported many of the highest profile national security cases over the last decade. We are seeking a highly creative software engineer to join our NY…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2013)”Submitted Mirai Botnet Linked to Dyn DNS DDoS Attacks as a story · 119 points
HN discussionThey clearly had a fluent Chinese speaker working with them. https://www.flashpoint-intel.com/blog/linguistic-analysis-wa... Of course I'm sure the NSA has a number of fluent Chinese speakers.
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on “The NSA has linked the WannaCry computer worm to North Korea”Submitted Russia’s “sovereign internet”: what happens if it isolates itself from internet? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionIndeed, flashpoint (1) confirmed that the botnet attacking Dyn was the same one that attacked Krebs (2), and Krebs has more details as well (3). The previous attack on Krebs was seen to exceed 620Gbps. 1. https://www.flashpoint-intel.com/mirai-botnet-linked-dyn-dns... 2. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/09/krebsonsecurity-hit-with... 3. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/10/hacked-cameras-dvrs-powe...
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on “Ask HN: How did Dyn fail to fend off DDOS?”Submitted China’s Hackers to Showcase Zero-Day Exploits at Tianfu Cup This Weekend as a story · 2 points
HN discussionhttps://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/TR069+NewNTPServer+Exploit... https://securelist.com/blog/incidents/76791/new-wave-of-mira... https://badcyber.com/new-mirai-attack-vector-bot-exploits-a-... https://www.flashpoint-intel.com/new-mirai-variant-involved-... http://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/site/CERTFR-2016-ALE-009/index.h... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/01/hull_router_attack/
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on “Eir’s D1000 Modem Is Wide Open to Being Hacked”Submitted Tokyo Olympics 2020: Tracking the Cyber Threat Landscape as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Hydra: Where Cryptocurrency Roads All Lead to Russia and Go Dark as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Leaked Documents Confirm Second Iranian State-Sponsored Ransomware Operation as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Linguistic Analysis of WannaCry Ransom Message Suggests Chinese-Speaking Authors as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Russian Hacker Q&A: An Interview with REvil-Affiliated Ransomware Contractor as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Drop Networks, Label-Creation Services Sustain Shipments of Fraudulent Purchases as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Linguistic Analysis of WannaCry Ransomware Suggests Chinese-Speaking Authors as a story · 1 points
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