Incident Response‘Spike’ toolkit scales multi-vector DDoS with Windows, Linux hostsDanielle WalkerSeptember 24, 2014Akamai's PLXsert researchers analyzed the new DDoS toolkit.
Incident ResponseResearchers discover Tinba variant with 64-bit support, other tricksAdam GreenbergSeptember 23, 2014Seculert researchers discovered a variant of the Tinba banker trojan that can infect more systems and better skirt detection.
Incident ResponsePolicy violation letters trick SMB workers into downloading malwareTeri RobinsonSeptember 23, 2014Bitdefender researchers detected an uptick in computers infected by Zbot via dozens of ARJ-compressed files.
BreachBeazley: employee errors root of most data breaches, but malware incidents cost moreDanielle WalkerSeptember 19, 2014Insurance firm Beazley analyzed more than 1,500 data breaches it serviced between 2013 and 2014.
MalwareMalvertising campaign targets Israeli news outletsAshley CarmanSeptember 19, 2014The recently discovered campaign is using The Times of Israel and The Jerusalem Post to expose users to the Zemot Trojan.
Threat ManagementTwo Russian cybercriminals nabbed in Android malware schemeTeri RobinsonSeptember 19, 2014Two men were arrested for stealing money from victims' bank accounts after sending malicious emails offering a romantic gift.
MalwareTorrentLocker developers patch errorTeri RobinsonSeptember 18, 2014Victims had been able to restore encrypted files without paying a ransom.