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- Social engineering tactics of the Koobface botnet
- The gang behind the Koobface botnet is periodically updating the template it relies on for infecting new years. Here are some of the most popular ones introduced by the gang throughout the year. by Dancho Danchev
- Tags: Social Engineering, Gang, Security, Botnets, Malware, Cybercrime, Koobface, Photos, Screenshots, Dancho Danchev
- Image galleries 2009-10-14
- Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondents
- China should have all its global internet connections severed.Just kidding.... kinda.RE: Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondentsChinese communist party styleNuclear Arms ReductionLocate where the hackers are operating from, detonate a nuke on them.Kill two birds with one stone.RE: Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondentsMaybe we should...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, hacker, attack
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- Russia cooperated with hackers in Georgian cyberattack
- Expected10/10. Not sure why we treat Russia as civilized, except they have nukes.Because they also have oil, ...gas, caviar, titanium, etc, etc. If it wasn't for oil we wouldn't give a hoot about Iraq or Iran. Look at how we ignore Somalia!RE: Russia cooperated with hackers in Georgian...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Botnets, Georgian, Georgian cyberattack, cyberattack
- Discussion threads 2009-08-18
- Reseachers run one million virtual machines to help flight botnet problem
- Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories SNL have demonstrated a supercomputer running more than one million virtual computers that will provide insight into the behavior of botnets. Botnets are networks of infected computers zombies that can be remotely controlled, and are difficult to protect against and study since...
- Tags: Sandia National Laboratories, Virtual Machine, Computer, Botnets, Productivity, Internet, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-08-09
- Inside the botnets that never make the news
- This gallery offers an inside view of those "beneath the radar" botnets that never make the news. The images have been collected throughout the past year by using open source intelligence, namely, by either joining the command and control IRC channel upon infection, or monitoring ongoing communications between the botnet...
- Tags: Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Aerospace & Defense, Open Source, Internet, Manufacturing, Security, Botnets, Malware, Targeted Attacks, Screenshots, Dancho Danchev
- Image galleries 2009-05-20
- Botnets and illicit file swapping: the original "cloud computing"
- Botnets and illicit file swapping: the original "cloud computing"Why call it cloud all the time?It's as if you purposely are Microsoft's external marketing department.Call it web applications because that is what it just is, in spite of all hype, and it has indeed been available since the dawn of internet.
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Virtualization, Botnets, cloud computing, file-swapping
- Discussion threads 2009-03-14
- 29% of Internet users buy from spam emails
- 29% of Internet users have purchased goods from spam emails, according to Marshal. The most commonly purchased items include sexual enhancement pills, software, adult material and luxury items such as watches, jewellery and clothing. Botnets are networks comprised of thousands of infected personal computers, controlled remotely by criminals. They have...
- Tags: Internet User, Internet, Spammer, E-mail, Botnets, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, AM
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- BotMiner: Clustering Analysis of Network Traffic for Protocol- and Structure-Independent Botnet Detection
- Botnets are now the key platform for many Internet attacks, such as spam, Distributed Denial-of-Service DDoS, identity theft, and phishing. Most of the current botnet detection approaches work only on specific botnet Command and Control (C&C) protocols (e.g., IRC) and structures (e.g., centralized), and can become ineffective as botnets change...
- Tags: Georgia Institute Of Technology, Network, Clustering, Protocol, Botnets, Identity Theft, Phishing, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Cyberthreats, Spam, Internet, Productivity, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing
- White papers 2008-05-10
- Understanding and Blocking the New Botnets
- Botnets are widely regarded as the top threat to network security. This paper explains how botnets have traditionally worked, then contrasts the established model with startling botnet innovations that emerged in 2007 and are continuing to evolve. Examples describe botnets known as Zunker, Gozi, Storm, MayDay, and a kit known...
- Tags: Innovation, WatchGuard Technologies, Botnets, Leadership, Strategy, Networking, Security, Management
- White papers 2008-04-01
- Botnets: The New Threat Landscape
- A botnet is an army of compromised machines, also known as "Zombies," that are under the command and control of a single "Botmaster." The rise of consumer broadband has greatly increased the power of botnets to launch crippling Denial of Service DoS attacks on servers, infect millions of computers with...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Attack, Botnets, Botnet, Security, Productivity, Viruses And Worms
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Are you protected against hacktivists?
- When I was Utah's CIO, we were preparing for the Salt Lake City Olympics. One of the IT related issues was protecting State of Utah network assets from attacks by people who might want to use the publicity of the games to make a political or social statement. ...
- Tags: Network, Attack, Phil Windley
- Blog posts 2007-08-26
- Blue Pill Project extends VM rootkit cat-and-mouse tussle
- LAS VEGAS - The intellectual cat-and-mouse tussle over hiding and finding virtual machine rootkits has hit a new gear with a team of researchers dismissing the notion of "100 percent undetectable" malware and the release of source code for a new "Blue Pill" rootkit.As previously reported, Thomas Ptacek, co-founder of...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Windows Vista, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Spyware and Adware, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Black Hat
- Blog posts 2007-08-02
- OpenBSD team mocked at first ever 'Pwnie' awards
- LAS VEGAS -- The OpenBSD team has won an award for the most spectacular "mishandling" of a critical security vulnerability.Here's why:The OpenBSD team refused to acknowledge the bug as a security vulnerability and issued a "reliability fix" for it. A week later Core Security had developed proof of concept code...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Wireless, Windows Vista, Wi-Fi security, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Mozilla, Microsoft, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-08-02
- Hacker movements: Murphy joins Apple; Caceres to Matasano
- LAS VEGAS - On the heels of Google's hire of browser hacking whiz Michal Zalewski comes news that another well-known vulnerability researcher is moving over to the vendor side.Matthew Murphy, an outspoken hacker who is credited with several major flaw discoveries, has confirmed he is joining Apple as a product...
- Tags: Windows Vista, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Responsible disclosure, Punditocracy, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Mozilla, Microsoft, Hackers, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Black Hat, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-08-01
- Remembering five years of vulnerability markets
- Guest Editorial by David EndlerWhile compiling some stats this week for our Zero Day Initiative two year anniversary, I came across this recent news article by the Associated Press, Researchers Seek Cash for Software Flaws. It's the latest in a long line of media coverage on the launch of...
- Tags: Botnets, Black Hat, Apple, Zero-day attacks, Wireless, Windows Vista, Wi-Fi security, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Symantec, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Punditocracy, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Open source, Mozilla, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers
- Blog posts 2007-08-01
- Apple monster update fixes iPhone, Safari, Mac OS X flaws
- LAS VEGAS -- Apple has issued a monster update with patches for about 50 security vulnerabilities affecting iPhone, Safari and Mac OS X users.In a race against the clock, the company rushed out iPhone v1.0 with fixes for four different vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to take full control of...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Windows Vista, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Spyware and Adware, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Open source, Mozilla, Metasploit, McAfee, Hackers, Google, Digital rights management, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Black Hat, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-07-31
- Google hires browser hacking guru
- Google has snapped up one of the sharpest minds in the hacker community, luring Michal Zalewski to help lock down its long list of Internet facing products.Zalewski, a 26-year-old computer security whiz from Poland, joined the search engine giant about a week ago to work as an Information Security Engineer.He...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Windows Vista, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Open source, Mozilla, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Black Hat
- Blog posts 2007-07-30
- Can Trend Micro's botnet identification service make a difference?
- Trend Micro today rolled out its SecureCloud software-as-a-service platform with a new Botnet Identification Service BIS to help find botnet command-and-control servers and block communications between them and the zombie PCs they control.Geared towards ISPs and enterprise customers, the botnet ID service can be used to block communication to/from command-and-control...
- Tags: Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Symantec, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Punditocracy, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Microsoft, Passwords, Metasploit, McAfee, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets
- Blog posts 2007-07-30
- German hacker denied entry into U.S. for Black Hat training
- Thomas Dullien, a prominent security researcher who has been a fixture at the annual Black Hat security conference, has been denied entry into the U.S. to attend and conduct training at this year's confab.Dullien left, a German reverse engineering whiz known in hacker circles as "Halvar Flake," said he was...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Windows Vista, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Exploit code, Digital rights management, Data theft, Cisco, Browsers, Botnets, Black Hat
- Blog posts 2007-07-29
- Code execution hole in Yahoo Widgets
- A serious security flaw in an ActiveX control that ships with the Yahoo Widgets could put users at risk of PC takeover attacks.The vulnerability, rated "highly critical" by Secunia, is caused due to a boundary error within the YDPCTL.YDPControl.1 (YDPCTL.dll) ActiveX control when handling the "GetComponentVersion" method. This can be...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Symantec, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Open source, Microsoft, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets
- Blog posts 2007-07-27
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