By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/09/2026NOBUS is a terrible idea. How terrible? Well, in 2017, the NSA lost track of a Microsoft Windows vulnerability that they'd discovered and hoarded, code-named "EternalBlue." 113110
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/09/2026After EternalBlue found its way into the wild, some halfway competent hackers spliced it into some boring, everyday ransomware, giving that ransomware a new lease on life. 21071
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/09/2026Within a few months, the stupidest people on the internet were shutting down some of the most important systems in the world, demanding cash to return them: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal...en.wikipedia.orgEternalBlue - Wikipedia 11289
cl0q @cl0qsearch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026EternalBlue is the textbook case of trickle-down exploitation - state-grade vuln leaks, commodity criminals bolt it onto ransomware, and defenders pay the bill for years. Patching lag is the real vulnerability. 010
