Threat ManagementCriminals move quickly to other exploit kits after arrest of BlackHole authorDanielle WalkerOctober 9, 2013Reveton ransomware has already moved from BlackHole, and is being distributed through exploits in the WhiteHole kit.
BreachAlleged Anonymous members indicted last Thursday led unassuming livesAdam GreenbergOctober 9, 2013Malicious hackers are often profiled as hostile, jobless, dingy, hoodie-wearing teenagers or 20-somethings, but a group of 13 recently indicted hackers led very unassuming lives.
Malware“Gameover” trojan hides activity in encrypted SSL connections to defraud victimsDanielle WalkerOctober 7, 2013The Zeus variant has been detected on 250,000 infected computers, researchers at Dell SecureWorks found.
Incident ResponseMalvertising: An attack that could be easily avoidedAdam GreenbergOctober 2, 2013Fraudulent and malicious advertising - known as malvertising - is among the sneakier threats discussed in a recent report.
Incident ResponseSurvival in the shadowsJohn MillerOctober 1, 2013Targeted malware attacks are growing in number, sophistication and severity in the potential damage they can inflict on victims.
Threat ManagementWatering hole attacks are becoming increasingly popular, says studyAdam GreenbergSeptember 27, 2013Fans of spear phishing have begun shifting to watering holes, which is when an attacker targets the computers of visitors to compromised websites.
MalwareFacebook and YouTube contain the most spam of all social networksAdam GreenbergSeptember 24, 2013According to a study by social media security firm Nexgate, the first half of 2013 saw a 355 percent uptick in social spam.
