Advanced System Protection? Not!
Last week, I was taking a look at some traffic when an interesting domain name jumped out at me. (Well, it didn't literally jump out at me, of course. I'd probably describe its behavior more along the...
View ArticleCNN “Angelina Jolie tops list of highest-paid actresses” spam /...
This fake CNN spam leads to malware on deltadazeresort.net:Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:52:54 +0330 [10:22:54 EDT]From: CNN [BreakingNews@mail.cnn.com]Subject: CNN: Forbes: Angelina Jolie...
View ArticleAlligator detects GPS-leaking adware
Those last few months, we have been using and tuning a data mining engine developed by researchers of Telecom ParisTech. The tool is named Alligator, mostly because we believe alligators are hungry...
View ArticleSpamvertised ‘Confirmed Facebook Friend Request’ Themed Emails Serve...
A currently circulating malicious spam campaign, entices users into thinking that they’ve received a legitimate ‘Friend Confirmation Request‘ on Facebook. In reality thought, the campaign attempts to...
View ArticleThe Tibetan Alliance of Chicago hit by cyber waterholing attack
Websense Security Labs™ ThreatSeeker® Intelligence Cloud has detected that the website of the Tibetan Alliance of Chicago has been compromised to serve malicious code. In the last two days, the BBC...
View ArticleMalicious .jar files hosted on Google Code
Recently we blogged about Google Code hosting malware. Within a month we have observed a second instance where malicious .jar files are being hosted on Google Code. Using Google code to distribute...
View ArticleFacebook spam / hubbywifewines.com
This fake Facebook spam leads to malware on hubbywifewines.com: Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 16:20:06 +0200 [10:20:06 EDT]From: Facebook [update+hiehdzge@facebookmail.com]Subject: You...
View Article“You requested a new Facebook password” spam / frankcremascocabinets.com
This fake Facebook spam follows on from this one, but has a different malicious landing page at frankcremascocabinets.com: From: Facebook [update+hiehdzge@facebookmail.com]Date: 19 August 2013...
View ArticleFake-Java Malvertising
There's a rather large malvertising-driven attack running at the moment, that's attempting to trick people into installing or upgrading a fake version of Java. It looks pretty believable, if you...
View ArticleFree Sucuri WordPress Plugin Gets New Features
We just released some major updates to our Free WordPress plugin that we recommend all WordPress users check out. Before the update, the plugin was just a simplified way to reach and scan a site using...
View ArticleExpack continues exploiting Java vulnerability
Exploit kits available in the wild tend to follow a trend by exploiting vulnerabilities reported in various browser components which are commonly deployed. Recently, we have seen an increase in...
View ArticleNot-So-Cute FTP Attack
Spear phishing attacks are increasing today and the FBI has even issued a warning to the public due to its ability to target multiple organizations. Such attacks are considered as a part of APTs...
View ArticleKelihos botnet: What victims can expect
There is has been a recent surge in security blogs warning users to be extra cautious of a new spin on an old threat. Kelihos is a botnet which utilizes P2P communication to maintain its CnC Network....
View ArticleExPirO – An EPO File Infector
File infectors are malware that are capable of attaching themselves to executable files, e.g. “calc.exe” and “notepad.exe”. When we run an infected file, we don’t notice that “calc.exe” is infected,...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act a prescription for scams
Since the launch of Obamacare, residents nationwide are finding themselves targets of ACA scams.
View ArticleSnowden documents reveal Australia tapped Indonesian president’s Nokia: Report
Indonesian president, his wife, vice president, and other senior members of the Indonesian government were the target of phone surveillance, documents show.
View ArticleIf Bitcoin Is So Secure, Why Have There Been Dozens of Bitcoin Bank Robberies...
One of the most powerful myths about Bitcoin – the encrypted, independent online currency that’s become a huge trend in recent months – is that Bitcoin is “secure.”
View ArticleAbbott refuses to address claims of Australian spying on Indonesian President
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says that he would never say or do anything that might damage the strong relationship with Indonesia, despite reports emerging of Australian spying on the...
View ArticleAustralian Parliament House ‘overlooked’ US spy program
Despite considering that parliamentarians should assume they are being compromised by the US’ spy program, parliamentary services stood by and said nothing because they hadn’t yet seen an attack.
View Article‘Arms dealers’ supply malware for cyberattacks, research says
Companies battling tireless cyberespionage campaigns may be up against well-organized attackers that are fed a steady stream of malware from a talented developer of cyber-arms.
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