By Eduard Kovacs on April 13, 2017 A piece of malware used in targeted attacks aimed at South Korea and Japan is inflated with junk data in an effort to avoid detection. While the technique is not exactly new, researchers at Kaspersky Lab believe this particular malware is noteworthy. The security firm came across… Continue reading Targeted Malware Inflated With Junk Data to Avoid Detection
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Malware, Sir? Jenkins ‘software butler’ tool gets many security fixes
A longer read than normal but interesting. 12th April 2017 by Paul Ducklin These days, programmers often work in large, collaborative teams that produce dozens of different deliverables at the same time. If you’re working on an image editor, for example, some of the components in it might also be… Continue reading Malware, Sir? Jenkins ‘software butler’ tool gets many security fixes
What is a Zero-Day?
April 12, 2017 by Scott Wilson You have probably heard the term zero-day or zero-hour malware, but what exactly does it mean? It’s simple: it just means the malware is using a software vulnerability for which there is currently no available defense or fix. The vulnerability allows the… Continue reading What is a Zero-Day?
SAP closes critical vulnerability affecting TREX
Help Net Security April 12, 2017 SAP closed a critical vulnerability for an issue that was exposed for almost two years. The vulnerability (SAP Security Note 2419592) affects TREX, a SAP NetWeaver standalone search engine, which is deployed in over a dozen SAP products including SAP HANA. … Continue reading SAP closes critical vulnerability affecting TREX
Mole Ransomware Distributed Through Fake online Word Docs
April 12th 2017 By Lawrence Abrams A new ransomware called Mole was found by security researcher Brad Duncan while he was analyzing a new SPAM campaign. After examining this sample, I feel that this is probably another variant of the CryptoMix family as it has many similarities to the Revenge and CryptoShield variants. As a note, in this article… Continue reading Mole Ransomware Distributed Through Fake online Word Docs
Let's All Ask A Few More Questions Before Claiming Russia Hacked Brexit
April 12, 2017 By Jim Waterson Many news outlets are covering a report by MPs into how last summer’s EU referendum was conducted. The report has resulted in some pretty shocking headlines about potential foreign interference in the vote. Did a foreign government contrive to take down the UK’s voter registration website? It… Continue reading Let's All Ask A Few More Questions Before Claiming Russia Hacked Brexit
iPhone 3GS untethered bootrom exploit released
By Joaquim Barbosa, Apr 11, 2017 Today saw the release of a new bootrom exploit for the iPhone 3GS, an unpatchable vulnerability which gives jailbreakers total control of this device forever. Although the iPhone 3GS is now very much a legacy device and few users will… Continue reading iPhone 3GS untethered bootrom exploit released
How fraudsters stole millions with the help of a legitimate online tool
Zeljka Zorz – April 11, 2017 Identity thieves have managed to steal $30 million from the US Internal Revenue Service by taking advantage of an online tool designed to help students fill out financial aid applications, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday. How did it happen?… Continue reading How fraudsters stole millions with the help of a legitimate online tool
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