Incident ResponseUnder-secured SOHO routers leveraged in DDoS attack campaignAdam GreenbergMay 14, 2015Incapsula found that each compromised router was, on average, infected with four variants of MrBlack malware, which is used for DDoS attacks.
Incident ResponseMajority of people unable to discern phishing emails from legitimate onesAshley CarmanMay 13, 2015Intel Security asked survey respondents to pick out legitimate emails from phishing attacks, and most fell for at least one attack.
Incident ResponseCompromised Jamie Oliver website serves up malware for third timeAdam GreenbergMay 12, 2015The celebrity chef's website was again redirecting visitors to the Fiesta Exploit Kit and infecting their systems with malware.
Incident ResponseNSA chief confirms physical retaliation could be warranted in cyber attack responseAshley CarmanMay 12, 2015Navy Adm. and head of the National Security Agency (NSA) Michael Rogers on the U.S. government's stance on cyber attack retaliation.
Incident ResponseAd network compromised to redirect users to Nuclear EK, install CarberpDanielle WalkerMay 8, 2015Attackers targeted a server operated by New Jersey-based advertising network, Mad Ads Media, in order to redirect users to an exploit kit.
Incident ResponseAdult websites targeted in malvertising campaign packaging Flash exploit with payloadAshley CarmanMay 8, 2015Malwarebytes wrote on its blog that this new campaign requires no user interaction to drop the malicious payload on unsuspecting adult website visitors.
Incident ResponseOne-click fraud campaign targets IE users in Japan and ChinaAdam GreenbergMay 8, 2015The attack involves getting a user to download and run an HTML Application file, which Symantec researchers observed occurring on porn video websites.
Threat ManagementIRS adds new unit to fight cybercrime, fraudRobert AbelMay 6, 2015The IRS is assembling a team to combat the rising tide of identity theft and fraudulent tax return claims.
