Reverse Deception: Organized Cyber Threat Counter-Exploitation
Reverse Deception: Organized Cyber Threat Counter-Exploitation explains how to identify APTs, categorize them according to risk level, and prioritize your actions accordingly …
Microsoft revokes 28 of its code-signing certificates
The long awaited patch for the CVE-2012-1889 vulnerability that has been heavily exploited in the wild and the exploit for which has even been included in the Blackhole …
Trojan found being offered on Google Play for weeks
Symantec researchers have recently discovered Android malware being offered on Google Play, posing as legitimate game apps “Super Mario Bros.” and “GTA 3 …
Targeted attacks focus on small businesses
36 percent of all targeted attacks (58 per day) during the last six months were directed at businesses with 250 or fewer employees, according to Symantec. During the first …
Multi-platform backdoor served through compromised website
The compromised website of a Colombian transport company has been found serving a signed Java applet that detects whether the visitor is using a Windows, OS X or Linux machine …
US-based machines preferred by malicious pay-per-install networks
Pay-per-install affiliate networks looking for compromised computers to get their malicious wares installed on have a definitive predilection for machines located in developed …
Android Trojan attacks European banks
Recently Trusteer discovered the first Tatanga-based man in the mobile (MITMO) attack as well as new SPITMO configurations which are targeting Android mobile banking users in …
Websense TRITON now with new malware and data theft defenses
Websense announced 10 new malware and data theft defenses, spear phishing protection with cloud sandboxing, and a forensic reporting dashboard with security intelligence. With …
Bogus reminder about tomorrow’s meeting carries malware
Bogus emails warning users not to forget about a meeting scheduled for the next day have been hitting inboxes and trying to make the recipients download malware, warns Sophos. …
DarkComet RAT author ends the project
The DarkComet remote administration tool, which has recently been misused by the Syrian government to spy on its opponents, has reached the end of the line. “DarkComet …
Free tool protects Internet connections from DNS Changer shutdown
Bitdefender released a tool to prevent computer users worldwide infected with DNS Changer malware from losing their internet connection on July 9th. The U.S. Federal Bureau of …
New Android Trojan secretly buys apps
Even though malicious Android apps can occasionally be found on Google Play, Chinese third-party online Android markets are known for offering them by the hundreds, if not …
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