Botnet master abuses Facebook for pocket money, researchers reveal
An interesting story from Naked Security on botnets: A Chinese hacker’s main job may well be running a botnet of malware-clotted zombie PCs, but there’s always time left in the day for selling fake Likes, apparently. It is not every day that remorseful confessions over lapsed adherence to the Five Precepts of Buddhism help researchers […]
Cloud Security Measures Too Opaque For Customers
An new article on cloud security from Dark Reading: The apparent cost benefits and flexibility of cloud services may have convinced companies' front offices to dive into the cloud, but convincing corporate security teams is another matter. Nearly seven out of eight information-technology professionals do not trust cloud providers to protect their companies' most sensitive […]
Jeep joins Burger King in Twitter hack club
A new article from NBC News technology section on twitter accounts being hack: Just a day after Burger King's Twitter account was hacked and renamed McDonalds, Jeep is suffering the same fate — but the takeover hoax isn't credited to the fast food empire this time. Jeep's hacked account says it's been bought by […]
Apple's own Macs bitten by Java-based malware attack
An article form naked Securty about malware on Mac: If you still think malware on a Mac is more myth than reality you may want to talk to the security engineers over in Cupertino at a rather prestigious fruit company. According to Reuters, "Apple Inc. was recently attacked by hackers who infected the Macintosh […]
Spearphishing: The dirty email trick favored by the nastiest hackers
Interesting article in NBC NEWS technology section: A new report says that the Chinese military is secretly obtaining sensitive data from U.S. companies. A key technique is "spearphishing," an approach that tricks a targeted individual to reveal information that can be used to infiltrate the company or government agency that person works for. Security companies […]
Chinese Army Unit Is Seen as Tied to Hacking Against U.S.
Interesting article for the New York Times technology section: On the outskirts of Shanghai, in a run-down neighborhood dominated by a 12-story white office tower, sits a People’s Liberation Army base for China’s growing corps of cyberwarriors. The building off Datong Road, surrounded by restaurants, massage parlors and a wine importer, is the headquarters of P.L.A. […]
Thoughts on Shmoocon 2013 by Hans Bosch (@hans_bosch)
Thoughts on Shmoocon 2013 by Hans Bosch (@hans_bosch)
ShmooCon 2013 Conference Summary
ShmooCon 2013 started this past Friday, February 15, 2013 at 2:30 pm EST with opening remarks from Bruce Potter (@gdead) and ended on Sunday February 17, 2013.
ShmooCon 2013 Officially Starts Today
ShmooCon 2013 officially starts today, Friday, February 15, 2013 at 2:30 pm EST with opening remarks from the founder of The ShmooCon Group, Bruce Potter (@gdead). Other talks that are scheduled to follow today are WIPE THE DRIVE!!! - Techniques for Malware Persistence By Mark Baggett and Jake Williams, as well as Bringing The Sexy […]