Posts tagged with "Malware"
How Sophisticated are Targeted Malware Attacks?
Malware attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in popular software in order to compromise specific target sets are becoming increasingly commonplace. Prior to the highly publicized “Aurora” attack on Google and at... Read More
ZeuS 2.0.8.9 and the Ghost Panel
Before ZeuS author Monstr/Slavik handed over his source code to SpyEye author Harderman/Gribodemon, the last known ZeuS version was 2.0.8.9. The ZeuS crimeware, which exponentially grew in popularity the past couple... Read More
Third-Generation QAKBOT: Repackaged with Improved Propagation
It has been said that 2011 is the year of sequels in the movie industry and it seems that malware authors are also taking cues from their Hollywood counterparts. It is... Read More
Zombie Cleanup Becomes Crucial in Recent KR Cyber-Attack
Forty websites under the .KR domain, including those managed by the South Korean government and major institutions, suffered a major Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack late last week. The... Read More
Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber Facebook Spam Reemerges
Recently we reported about a scam that targeted Facebook users which turned users who are curious about stalkers into unwilling spammers. Now we are seeing newly created domains that are... Read More
Three Bulletins, Four Vulnerabilities for March
Following last month’s 12-bulletin release, which included two zero-day patches, today’s Patch Tuesday is relatively light. Microsoft released only three bulletins, which resolve four vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Windows and Microsoft... Read More
Libya goes dark
After a week of flaky Internet connectivity, traffic to and from Libya has come to a halt. The country is effectively offline; as is shown very clearly by this Google... Read More
Trojanized Apps Root Android Devices
Mobile threats are reaching new heights today, and the Android platform becoming a favorite of attackers. Google made the Android platform “open” as possible and released application development documentations, source-codes,... Read More
ZeuS Targets Mobile Users
As early as 2006, Trend Micro already recognized the fact that the BlackBerry technology could be exploited by cybercriminals. The smartphone may have remained spared from malware attacks over the... Read More
Best Practices Can Prevent Manifold Malware Infection
Very recently one of our colleagues, Menard Oseña, who attended the RSA conference discussed the importance of organizations having a strong security mindset when it comes to dealing with social... Read More
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