Several days ago, a number of leaked documents from the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs were published on Par:AnoIA, a new wikileaks-style site managed by the Anonymous collective Read Full Article
Google.ro and RO domains Victims of Possible DNS Hijacking
Earlier today, Softpedia reported that an Algerian hacker using the nickname MCA-CRB has managed to deface the Romanian sites of Google (google.ro) and Yahoo! (yahoo.ro). Read Full Article
Google.ro and other RO domains, victims of a possible DNS hijacking attack
Earlier today, Softpedia reported that an Algerian hacker using the nickname MCA-CRB has managed to deface the Romanian sites of Google (google.ro) and Yahoo! (yahoo.ro). Read Full Article
PlugX is Becoming Mature
Recently, a new Remote Administration Tool has been discovered that started appearing here and there in targeted attacks. This tool is “PlugX”. Researchers have even tracked someone suspected of creating that malware – one of the members of the Chinese… Read Full Article
Cyber predators lurking
Cyber predators are stalking, taking advantage of the anonymity offered by the Internet and using the most advanced techniques to deceive their victims. They pose a persistent threat Read Full Article
Narilam: A ‘New’ Destructive Malware Used In the Middle East
Several days ago, our colleagues from Symantec published an analysis of a new destructive malware reported in the Middle East. Dubbed Narilam, the malware appears to be designed to corrupt databases. The database structure naming indicates that targets are probably in Iran. Read Full Article
Spam in October 2012
The percentage of spam in email traffic was down 4.5 percentage points from September and averaged 68%. Read Full Article
Return of the Indian phone scammers!
The Microsoft Scammers called me once again, this time with new techniques. But once again i tricked them and collected alot of information about them. What started out like a horror movie is not more like a comedy Read Full Article
New 64-bit Linux Rootkit Doing iFrame Injections
A few days ago, an interesting piece of Linux malware came up on the Full Disclosure mailing-list. It’s an outstanding sample, not only because it targets 64-bit Linux platforms and uses advanced techniques to hide itself, but primarily because of the unusual functionality of infecting the websites hosted on attacked HTTP server – and therefore working as a part of drive-by download scenario.
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New Skype Vulnerability Allows Hijacking of Accounts
Last night, reports have appeared on several Russian forums regarding a Skype account hijacking exploit. The information has been made available on several Russian blogs and is now actively exploited in the wild. The exploit, which has been available for… Read Full Article