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SocksEscort Linux Router Malware Botnet Takedown Operation Lightning
Authorities have dismantled SocksEscort, a service that sold access to a large proxy network built from compromised residential routers. Investigators say much of the infrastructure sat on infected SOHO networking devices, many running embedded Linux...
Linux Users Targeted as Crypto-stealing Malware Hits Snap Packages
We’ve been telling ourselves that Snap apps are sandbox...
UNC2891: Banking Heists with Linux Malware Exploiting Physical Access
UNC2891 has been working its way through gaps in ATM se...
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White House Cyber Intrusion: Russian Hackers Access Sensitive Information
Russian hackers behind the damaging cyber intrusion of the State Department in recent months used that perch to penetrate sensitive parts of the White House computer system, according to U.S. officials briefed on the investigation.
Europol Operation To Disrupt Beebone Botnet And Combat Malware Threats
Europol, in collaboration with Dutch authorities, the U.S. FBI and private security companies, have seized the domain names used to control a botnet called Beebone.
Malware In Chrome Extension Leaks Data Of 1.2 Million Users To IP
A team of security researchers have found malware in a popular Chrome extension which may have sent the browsing data of over 1.2m users to a single IP address. ScrapeSentry credits its researchers with uncovering "a sinister side-effect to a free app [...] which potentially leaks [users'] personal information back to a single IP address in the USA".
Tor Network DoS Attack: Impact on Underground Marketplaces
The operator of an underground marketplace hosted within the Tor network has reported a flaw in Tor that he claims is being used for an ongoing denial of service attack on the site.
One-Third of Premier Websites Vulnerable to Cyber Threats and Attacks
According to a new report from Menlo Security, one out of three of the top million websites are either vulnerable to hacking or already hacked. For example, attackers used the Forbes.com website last month for a quick watering hole attack.
Drupal SQL Injection Threat Analysis: Importance of Timely Patching
Nearly six months have passed since a major Drupal SQL injection vulnerability was disclosed, and yet attackers are continuing to try, sometimes successfully, to exploit websites that have failed to update their systems.
Escalating FREAK Attack Risks: Cost Reductions Amplify Threat Level
There's more bad news surrounding the HTTPS-crippling FREAK vulnerability that came to light two weeks ago. A recently completed scan of the Internet revealed 10 percent of servers that support the underlying transport layer security protocol remain susceptible.
New CryptoLocker Variant: Ransomware Attacks Target Online Gamers
Gamers may soon be feeling the pain of crypto-ransomware. A variant of CryptoLocker is in the wild that goes after data files associated with 20 different online games, locking downloadable content in an attempt to target younger computer users.
Dridex Trojan Targets Users Using Malicious Macros In XML Files
Not long ago, criminals pushing the Dridex banking Trojan were using Microsoft Excel documents spiked with a malicious macro as a phishing lure to entice victims to load the malware onto their machines.
Immediate Action Required: Unsecured IoT Device Security Threats
A self-described security "amateur" discovered hundreds of Internet-connected devices ranging from cameras to industrial control systems that were connected to the Internet without even basic password protection -- meaning they could be easily turned on and off or otherwise manipulated with a single click of a mouse.
D-Link Routers Remote Command Injection Critical: Root Access Threat
Some D-Link routers contain a vulnerability that leaves them open to remote attacks that can give an attacker root access, allow DNS hijacking and other attacks.
Understanding Network Risks Linked to Blu-Ray Exploits and Java Flaws
British hacker Stephen Tomkinson has found two Blu-Ray-borne attacks. His first exploit relies on a poor Java implementation in a product called PowerDVD from CyberLink. PowerDVD plays DVDs on PCs and creates menus using Java, but the way Oracle's code has been used allows naughty folk to circumvent Windows security controls.
Brazil: Router Exploitation Leading To Pharming Attacks
An email-based attack spotted in Brazil recently employed an unusual but potent technique to spy on a victim
Rejetto HFS Security Vulnerabilities: DDoS Exploit Advisory Alert
Apparently no vulnerability is too small, no application too obscure, to escape a hacker
WordPress: Critical WP-Slimstat Plugin Bug Enables SQL Injection Attack
More than one million websites that run on the WordPress content management application run the risk of being completely hijacked by attackers exploiting critical vulnerability in most versions of a plugin called WP-Slimstat.
Lenovo PC Superfish Advertising Software Security Issues Addressed
In a statement to Ars Technica, Adi Pinhas, CEO of Superfish Inc. said his company's pre-installed advertising software on Lenovo PCs poses no security risk
New Linux Backdoor Subverts Systems For DDoS: Brute Force Attack
Cybercrooks have cooked up a Linux backdoor boasting multiple malicious functions. The Swiss Army Knife-style malware
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