LeChiffre, Ransomware Ran Manually
2016-01-23
LeChiffre is yet another ransomware that recently has been observed to cause some major damage (in Mumbai – read more here). Not much material about it is available, so weRead More →
Web Reconnaissance Attack Infects 3,500 Websites, Possibly WordPress
2016-01-23
Attackers are adding unauthorized code at the top of infected websites, over 3,500 8sites already infected. Alarms are ringing in Symantec’s offices, as its research team has discovered a massiveRead More →
Trojan.DNSChanger circumvents Powershell restrictions
2016-01-23
In recent variants of the infamous DNS-changer adware we have found that the coders use a particularly interesting method to bypass the default restrictions imposed for executing Powershell scripts. ExecutionRead More →
TorMail hack, FBI surgical operation, or dragnet surveillance?
2016-01-23
In 2013 the FBI agents seized TorMail, now new information are emerging on the operations. Someone believes it was a surgical ops others accuse Feds of dragnet surveillance. In 2013 theRead More →
Chinese Group Trying to Exploit Old Fortinet SSH Backdoor
2016-01-22
Scans for Fortinet devices have intensified. An unknown group has been scanning the Internet for old Fortinet equipment that includes a secret SSH backdoor account that can be exploited to takeRead More →
Don’t open that Facebook email attachment — it could be malware
2016-01-22
Two weeks ago, the Comodo Threat Research Lab discovered a malware campaign aimed at businesses and consumers using the WhatsApp mobile messaging service. That attack used official looking emails masqueradingRead More →
FBI May Have Hacked Innocent TorMail Users
2016-01-22
Back in 2013, the FBI seized TorMail, one of the most popular dark web email services, and shortly after started to rifle through the server’s contents. At the time, researchersRead More →
Media devices sold to feds have hidden backdoor with sniffing functions
2016-01-22
Highly privileged account could be used to hack customers’ networks, researchers warn. A company that supplies audio-visual and building control equipment to the US Army, the White House, and otherRead More →
British Government Has Already Created a Data Encryption Protocol Complete With a Backdoor
2016-01-22
GCHQ insists on shooting itself in the foot with backdoored VoIP encryption protocol, developed in-house by CESG. Britain’s intelligence agency, GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), has already developed a phone encryptionRead More →
MSN Home Page Drops More Malware Via Malvertising
2016-01-21
Malvertisers are once again abusing ad technology platform AdSpirit and exposing visitors of the MSN homepage to malware. These attacks appeared to have been primarily focused on Germans users viaRead More →
