The recent attack that resulted in 2.2 million users installing infected versions of a popular Windows system optimization tool might have been the work of a sophisticated cyberespionage group with a history of software supply chain compromises. Researchers from two security companies have established links between the malicious code surreptitiously added […]
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Iranian APT33 targets US firms with destructive malware.
The Iranian group known as APT33 is believed to be behind a cyberespionage campaign targeting aerospace, petrochemical and energy sector firms located in the United States, Saudi Arabia and South Korea. The group’s latest attack leverages a dropper called DropShot that is tied to the StoneDrill wiper malware—a […]
Kaspersky banni de l’administration américaine
La sanction est tombée et ce n’est pas vraiment une surprise après la publication en juillet dernier d’un rapport du sénat américain recommandant le bannissement des solutions de Kaspersky Lab de toutes les instances fédérales. To read the original article : http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-kaspersky-banni-de-l-administration-americaine-69381.html
Google va suspendre les certificats Symantec dans Chrome
Au cours des prochains mois, Google a annoncé suspendre les certificats de sécurité de Symantec émis avant le 1er juin 2016 dans son navigateur web Chrome. Une décision qui intervient après de longs mois de discorde entre les deux fournisseurs. To read the original article : http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-google-va-suspendre-les-certificats-symantec-dans-chrome-69395.html
New « Red Alert » Android Banking Trojan Emerges
A recently discovered Android banking Trojan features a bot and command and control panel fully written from scratch, SfyLabs has discovered. Dubbed Red Alert 2.0, the malware has been designed and distributed over the past several months by a new threat actor, the researchers say. The threat features new code but […]
OurMine Hackers Hacked VEVO and leaked 3.12TB data online
The infamous hacker group OurMine targeted the popular video hosting service and leaked 3.12TB worth of data online. The hacker group is constantly in news by attacking various popular companies including HBO recently. Now they leaked 3.12TB of data and some of the documents leaked contain very sensitive information according […]
Cybercrime update: Big trouble in dark markets?
Many of the components required to commit cybercrime can be bought and sold online if you know the right part of the internet in which to look. These “dark markets” also enable cybercriminals to monetize the fruits of their larcenous labors, from botnet building to credential theft. In the first […]