Equation Group: Cyber espionage, compromising HDD firmware, sophisticated malware
For several years, the Kaspersky Lab Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has been monitoring more than 60 advanced threat actors responsible for cyber-attacks worldwide. …
Forbes.com compromised by Chinese cyber spies targeting US firms
Forbes.com – the 61st most popular website in the US according to Alexa – has been compromised to redirect certain visitors to websites delivering espionage …
Adobe patches latest Flash Player zero-day
Adobe has released Flash Player 16.0.0.305, a new version that fixes the latest zero-day flaw (CVE-2015-0313) that is currently exploited in mass malvertising campaigns. An …
Massive malvertising campaign leads to latest Flash Player zero-day exploit
It has been a tough beginning of the year for Adobe and a dangerous one for Adobe Flash Player users. The recently discovered zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2015-0313) affecting …
New Flash Player 0-day exploited in malvertising attacks
A new Adobe Flash Player zero-day flaw is being actively exploited in the wild via the Angler exploit kit, Trend Micro threat analyst Peter Pi has warned. The flaw …
Adobe updates Flash Player again, plugs 0-day exploited by Angler
Adobe made good on its promise to make available by this week a fix for the recently discovered critical zero-day Flash Player vulnerability (CVE-2015-0311) preyed on by the …
Google discloses three OS X 0-days
In the past few days, Google has released information about and proof-of-concept exploit code for three separate zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Apple’s OS X …
Angler exploit kit goes after new Adobe Flash 0-day flaw
An exploit for a still officially unconfirmed zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player has been added to the popular Angler exploit kit and is, along with exploits for …
Latest Microsoft patches crucial for all Windows users
Microsoft has closed a great many flaws, including a 0-day abused by the Sandworm team, in November’s Patch Tuesday. But there is another vulnerability that you should …
German spy agency wants to buy and use 0-day bugs
The Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) – Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service – has asked a parliamentary oversight committee for big money to buy …
Things that freak out IT security pros
Ghosts and zombies aren’t the only things coming back from the dead this Halloween. Below is a list of the top security threats that organisations should be most aware …
Samsung users could be locked out of their devices by attackers
A zero-day flaw in Samsung’s Find My Mobile system that can be extremely easily exploited to remotely lock a target’s phone has been uncovered by programmer and …
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