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Whistle-blower update: Snowden lands in Moscow; WikiLeaker’s Gmail searched

2013-06-25/0 Comments/in Privacy/by fdesir

A posting from CNET News in there Security section: Several stories involving whistle-blower/espionage suspect Edward Snowden cropped up over the weekend, including word of a U.S. demand for his extradition and that he flew to Moscow Sunday, and is likely heading for another destination. And news of a Justice Department search of a former WikiLeaks […]

Taking a closer look at the Glazunov exploit kit

2013-06-25/0 Comments/in Malware/by fdesir

A posting from Naked Security on Glazunov exploit kit: The one I have chosen has been quite active of late, and has a few interesting characteristics I wanted to highlight. As it happens, I do not actually know its “official” name (as in the name assigned by the author), but it was originallychristened Glazunov by another researcher tracking […]

Whistle-blower update: Snowden lands in Moscow; WikiLeaker’s Gmail searched

2013-06-25/0 Comments/in Privacy/by fdesir

Taking a closer look at the Glazunov exploit kit

2013-06-25/0 Comments/in Malware/by fdesir

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Whistle-blower update: Snowden lands in Moscow; WikiLeaker’s Gmail searched

2013-06-25/0 Comments/in Privacy/by fdesir

A posting from CNET News in there Security section:

Several stories involving whistle-blower/espionage suspect Edward Snowden cropped up over the weekend, including word of a U.S. demand for his extradition and that he flew to Moscow Sunday, and is likely heading for another destination. And news of a Justice Department search of a former WikiLeaks volunteer’s Gmail account has also surfaced. Here’s a quick summary:

Snowden was allowed to leave Hong Kong because a U.S. extradition request did not fully comply with Hong Kong law. He landed in Moscow early Sunday morning, but his final destination is unclear. According to a report in the New York Times, he may be headed to Ecuador, Cuba or Venezuela. Via its statement on its website and on Twitter, WikiLeaks said that it provided assistance to Snowden in his search for political asylum, and that he landed in Moscow accompanied by WikiLeaks legal advisers.”

Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino tweeted: “The Government of Ecuador has received an asylum request from Edward J. #Snowden.” WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been the guest of Ecuador’s embassy in London for just over a year.

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Taking a closer look at the Glazunov exploit kit

2013-06-25/0 Comments/in Malware/by fdesir

A posting from Naked Security on Glazunov exploit kit:

The one I have chosen has been quite active of late, and has a few interesting characteristics I wanted to highlight. As it happens, I do not actually know its “official” name (as in the name assigned by the author), but it was originallychristened Glazunov by another researcher tracking it back in 2012 and the name seems to have stuck!

Compromised sites

As I am sure most readers are aware, it is typical for exploit kits to rely upon injections of iframes into legitimate web sites in order to drive user traffic to the exploit kit. This is very much the classic drive-by download scenario. For those wanting a bit more background on this type of attack, take a look at this video, which clearly explains how the process works.

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