AS IOS AND Android mature, the stand-off between platforms and hackers escalates in kind. Each release brings new security measures, while those who want to break in—nation-state intelligence agencies andRead More →
Kaspersky posted a great article about their TeamXrat Ransomware analysis and how they were able to create a decryptor for its victims. Reported back in mid September in our forums, I and other security researchersRead More →
We recently observed Hancitor attacks against some of our FireEye Exploit Guard customers. The malicious document used to deliver the Hancitor executable was observed being distributed as an attachment inRead More →
Ransomware in its various forms continues to make headlines as much for high-profile network disruptions as for the ubiquity of attacks among consumers. We recently noted the non-linear growth ofRead More →
Internet relay chat (IRC) is a fundamentally primitive technology, a precursor to social networks, and, especially, chat services like Slack and Hipchat. Slack, in particular, has been quietly decimating IRCRead More →
Kaspersky Lab presented an investigation on the future of ATM Biometric Skimmers and how cybercriminals could exploit them. A recent investigation by Kaspersky Labs reports that a number of undergroundRead More →
IoT malware and IoT botnets are becoming a real problem. Malware targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices is becoming more and more prevalent, with new families discovered every month, allRead More →
In the past, we’ve seen superuser rights exploit advertising applications such as Leech, Guerrilla, Ztorg. This use of root privileges is not typical, however, for banking malware attacks, because moneyRead More →
A start-up alerts organizations when their sensitive information pops up for sale online. When police officers respond to a theft or a mugging, they’ll usually ask for the serial numbersRead More →
Facebook quickly resolved a vulnerability in its Business Manager tool late last month that could have let an attacker take over any Facebook page. Arun Sureshkumar, a security researcher in India, disclosed theRead More →
