A First Look at the Target Intrusion, Malware
A First Look at the Target Intrusion, Malware
Google adds (some) malware and phishing info to Transparency Report
Google adds (some) malware and phishing info to Transparency Report
Taking a closer look at the Glazunov exploit kit
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 […]
Focused Black Hat 2013 Trainings Examine Incident Response, Malware
A posting from Dark Reading In there Security management section: Verizon's 2013 DBIR indicates that 40% of breaches involved malware, and rapid analysis often falls to incident responders. Malware Analysis: Black Hat Edition provides a rapid intro to the tools and methodologies of Windows malware analysis. Attendees will learn how to observe malware's actions through disassembly and debugging, extract host […]
NYPD detective charged with hiring email hackers to break into colleagues' personal accounts
New York City police have arrested a NYPD detective for hiring an email hacking service to pinch the login details for at least 43 personal email accounts and one cell phone belonging to at least 30 individuals. Edwin Vargas, 42, of Bronxville (a part of New York City), is accused of having paid $4,050 via […]
Breakfast malware at Tiffany's? Trojan horses spammed out widely
A posting from Naked Security : Did you open your email inbox this morning to find an email like the following? Kindly open to see export License and payment invoice attached, meanwhiole we sent the balance payment yesterday. Please confirm if it has settled in your account or you can call if there is any […]
Got Malware? Three Signs Revealed In DNS Traffic
A posting from Dark Reading about Malware and three Signs Revealed In DNS Traffic: Companies focus much of their energy on hardening computer systems against threats and stopping attempts to breach their systems' security, and rightfully so. However, companies should always assume that the attackers have already successfully compromised systems and look for the telltale signs […]
Old School Malware Writers Resurface With 'MiniDuke' Cyberattack
an interesting article in Fobes about malwware: Have old school malware writers resurfaced? According to Kaspersky Lab CEO Eugene Kaspersky they have, and they are behind the newest cyber attack against governments in Europe through a malware code the Russian internet security firm dubbed “MiniDuke.” In a statement on their Securelist website, Kaspersky said miniduke […]
Lastline Report Finds Evasive Threats On The Rise
An Interesting article from Dark reading on Evasive Malware : SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lastline, Inc., a new provider of active malware defense solutions for businesses, has released a new report, "The Security Threat of Evasive Malware," that looks at how malware authors are able to exploit the limited visibility of automated malware analysis systems (sandboxes) […]
NBC website hacked and distributes malware - here's what happened
An interesting article form Naked Security about NBC website being hack :The latest high-profile organisation to fall victim to cybercriminals is the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), one of the so-called Big Three television networks in the USA. NBC's website was "owned" and used as a go-between in a campaign to infect online visitors automatically. For […]