Detecting Hidden Backdoors in PHP OPcache
2016-05-27
In this article, we will be looking at the strategies to detect and analyze malware hidden inside an OPcache file. If you haven’t read our previous article about hiding aRead More →
SWIFT Bank Attacks Connected to North Korean Group Behind Sony Hacks
2016-05-27
Bank in Philippines was also targeted by attackers, whose malware shares code with tools used by Lazarus group. Symantec has found evidence that a bank in the Philippines has alsoRead More →
New Wave of Malvertising Leverages Latest Flash Exploit
2016-05-26
A well known malvertising gang famous for its use of the fingerprinting technique and other evasion tricks to bypass security checks has been ramping up its activity against many different ad platforms to pushRead More →
Next-gen Tor to use distributed RNG, 55-character addresses
2016-05-25
Numbers so random no one can predict how random they’ll be. The Tor project has cooked up a new way to generate random numbers to help secure its next-generation onion router.Read More →
Operation Ke3chang Resurfaces With New TidePool Malware
2016-05-25
Little has been published on the threat actors responsible for Operation Ke3chang since the report was released more than two years ago. However, Unit 42 has recently discovered the actorsRead More →
Linux Kernel Website Kernel.org Banned By Norton
2016-05-24
Short Bytes: Symantec’s automated threat analysis system, Norton Safe Web, claims that Linux kernel’s website kernel.org contains 4 threats and shows a red flag to the users. Looking at Norton’sRead More →
DMA Locker 4.0 – Known Ransomware Preparing For A Massive Distribution
2016-05-24
From the beginning of this year, we are observing rapid development of DMA Locker. First, the threat was too primitive to even treat it seriously. Then it evolved to more complexRead More →
TARGETED ATTACKS AGAINST BANKS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
2016-05-24
In the first week of May 2016, FireEye’s DTI identified a wave of emails containing malicious attachments being sent to multiple banks in the Middle East region. The threat actorsRead More →
Scientists Find New Way to Generate Random Numbers, Encryption Could Get a Boost
2016-05-20
University of Texas researchers find a way to merge two low-quality sources of random numbers into high-quality output. Two researchers from the University of Texas have published a paper thatRead More →
TeslaCrypt shuts down and Releases Master Decryption Key
2016-05-19
In surprising end to TeslaCrypt, the developers shut down their ransomware and released the master decryption key. Over the past few weeks, an analyst for ESET had noticed that the developers of TeslaCrypt haveRead More →
