Incident ResponseResearchers observe a new phishing techniqueAdam GreenbergNovember 5, 2014Trend Micro researchers observed a phishing attack involving the use of a proxy program that acts as a relay to a legitimate website.
Threat IntelligenceExperts share new insight on Sandworm APT exploits, BlackEnergy malwareDanielle WalkerNovember 4, 2014The Sandworm Team, a supposed Russian APT group, is known for spreading BlackEnergy malware by way of spear phishing.
Incident ResponseSpin.com redirects to Rig Exploit Kit, infects users with malware, Symantec observesAdam GreenbergNovember 4, 2014On Oct. 27, researchers with Symantec observed that Spin.com was redirecting visitors to the Rig Exploit Kit to serve them malware.
Incident ResponseDDoS attacks against Hong Kong protest sites, APT activity, linkedTeri RobinsonNovember 4, 2014FireEye researchers have observed ties between DDoS attacks against Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters and APT activity based in China.
Incident ResponseIEEE Cybersecurity Initiative names Shannon as chairTeri RobinsonNovember 4, 2014Shannon is a senior member of IEEE and is well-versed in working with industry, government and academia on cyber issues.
Incident ResponseNew version of Backoff detected, malware variant dubbed ‘ROM’Danielle WalkerNovember 3, 2014Researchers at Fortinet detailed the new variant on Monday, and urged businesses to keep their AV up to date.
Incident ResponseSome samples in ‘Rotten Tomato’ campaign not effectively executedTeri RobinsonNovember 3, 2014Researchers at Sophos provided additional details on the malware used in the attacks.
Incident ResponseResearcher details iWorm infection vector, persistence mechanism, in paperAdam GreenbergNovember 3, 2014Mac users were getting infected by iWorm when going to The Pirate Bay and downloading infected pirated applications, such as Photoshop.
