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Belgian media company experiences DDoS attack

Robert AbelApril 14, 2015

On the heels of similar incidents, Rossel, a Belgium media group, experienced an hours-long DDoS attack Sunday afternoon.

Cross-platform RAT 'AlienSpy' targets Mac OS X, Windows and Android users

Threat Management

Global groups dismantle ‘Simda’ botnet

Ashley CarmanApril 13, 2015

Less than a week after the 'Beebone' botnet was taken down, INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation, along with other global companies and agencies, has dismantled the 'Simda' botnet.

Puush urges users to change passwords after cyber attack

Incident Response

Researchers identify attack technique, all Windows versions at risk

Adam GreenbergApril 13, 2015

Researchers with Cylance identified the "Redirect to SMB" technique, which can enable the theft of user credentials from PCs, tablets and servers running any version of Windows.

Threat Intelligence

For 10 years, cyberespionage group ‘APT 30’ targeted SE Asia, India

Danielle WalkerApril 13, 2015

The Chinese government-sponsored threat group targeted organizations and individuals with political information on the regions, FireEye revealed.

Application security

Bitcoin exchange compromised through SendGrid account

Teri RobinsonApril 10, 2015

In an attack very similar to one last year, a SendGrid customer was compromised through its mail service account.

'Sandworm Team' exploits zero-day bug in espionage campaign

Threat Management

International effort takes down ‘Beebone’ botnet

Ashley CarmanApril 9, 2015

A botnet of more than 12,000 computers was taken down on Wednesday through a collaborative effort by various international law enforcement agencies and tech companies.