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When Hacktivism Meets Crime
Hacktivism and crime is a toxic combination for the health of the Internet. This was shown once again in the recent DDOS attack against Spamhaus.org that peaked at 300 Gbit/s.... Read More
Black Hat Europe 2013 in Amsterdam
Black Hat Europe is a series of highly technical security conferences that gathers professionals, researchers, and leaders of the infosec industry. Below are some of my thoughts about the interesting... Read More
Malware Phishes With Fake Facebook Security Check Page
Facebook’s enduring popularity means that cybercriminals find it a tempting lure for their malicious misdeeds. A newly-spotted phishing scam is no exception. We came across a malware sample, which we detected... Read More
Certain German Websites Defaced on April Fools’ Day
Certain German websites were defaced by a group of hackers on April Fools day. However, this act was no ordinary prank. The hackers left messages on the defaced German websites... Read More
Spammers Bless New Pope with Spam
With the amount of media coverage surrounding this year’s papal conclave and inauguration, it’s hardly a surprise that cybercriminals have taken advantage of this event to victimize users. We recently... Read More
Three Lessons from the South Korea MBR Wiper Attacks
Last week, we posted some detailed information about the actions that the March 20, 2013 MBR wiper attacks took against systems in South Korea. Today, I’d like to take that... Read More
Deep Discovery Protects Users From MBR-Wiping Trojan In South Korea
On March 20, several attacks hit various South Korean government agencies and corporations, resulting in major disruptions to their operations. The incident started when several of their computer screens went... Read More
How Deep Discovery Protected Against The Korean MBR Wiper
We have continued to look into the MBR-wiping attacks that hit Korea earlier. We believe we now have a good picture of how the attack was conducted, why it caused... Read More
The Hidden Dangers in Third-Party App Sites
Downloading from third-party app sites can be tempting for users – they offer ‘free’ versions of apps you would normally have to pay for. They may also feature other apps... Read More
“Browser Crashers” Hit Japanese Users
We’ve spotted an uptick in a particular type of threat hitting Twitter uses in Japan. We call this threat the “browser crasher” after what it does: it causes the browser... Read More
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