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- Koobface October 2009 Youtube spoof (Social engineering tactics of the Koobface botnet)
- Koobface October 2009 Youtube spoofYou might want to check out the 3rd image for the article "Koobface October 2009 Youtube spoof". There is some words in it that some might not want to see.
- Tags: social engineering, Koobface, YouTube Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- New Koobface campaign spoofs Adobe's Flash updater
- Earlier this week, the botnet masters behind the most efficient social engineering driven botnet, Koobface, launched a new campaign currently spreading across Facebook with a new template spoofing Adobe's Flash updater embedded within a fake Youtube page. The malware campaign is relying on compromised legitimate web sites,...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., CAPTCHA, YouTube Inc., Social Engineering, Worm, Gang, Koobface, 0x3E8/youtube/console=yes/, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- 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
- The ultimate guide to scareware protection
- Throughout the last two years, scareware fake security software, quickly emerged as the single most profitable monetization strategy for cybercriminals to take advantage of. Due to the aggressive advertising practices applied by the cybercrime gangs, thousands of users fall victim to the scam on a daily...
- Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Web, Search Engine, Antivirus, Malware, Social Engineering, Security Software, Search, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-09-13
- Scareware goes Green
- Malicious pseudo-environmentalists have come up with a new social engineering tactic aiming to improve the profit margins of their fake antivirus software releases - by promising to donate $2 from every purchase for saving the Amazonian green forests. The new scareware template branded as "Green-AV Premier Edition...
- Tags: Antivirus, Social Engineering, Scareware, Green-AV, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-09-03
- New Mac OS X DNS changer spreads through social engineering
- I cannot beeveryone know that Macs are only being exploited in laboratories and only when users are asked to hand over their credentials! Its just a matter of timeAs Apple computers become more popular or as malware authors seek out new territory the number of exploits will grow. The whole...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, ClamAV, virus, malware, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, trojan horse, social engineering
- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
- New Mac OS X DNS changer spreads through social engineering
- TrendMicro is reporting on a newly discovered 4th member of the OSX_JAHLAV malware family. The latest variant is once again relying on social engineering, this time spreading under a QuickTime Player update (QuickTimeUpdate.dmg) with a DNS changer component enabling the malware authors to redirect and monitor the...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Malware, Social Engineering, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- Michael Jackson's death themed malware campaigns spreading
- The sudden death of Michael Jackson quickly opened a window of opportunity for cybercriminals to capitalize on. With a malicious spam campaign, blackhat SEO search results poisoning which is serving scareware within the first 100 search results for Michael Jackson's death, and an opportunistic participant in Zango...
- Tags: Malware, Social Engineering, Spam, Michael Jackson, Malware Campaign, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- Fake Microsoft patches themed malware campaigns spreading
- Researchers from Computer Associates (NASDAQ:CA) and Sophos are reporting on three currently active malware campaigns using fake Microsoft patch themes as a social engineering tactic to spread over email. The first one is spreading as an "Important Windows XP/Vista Security Update" and is offering a bogus Conficker...
- Tags: Patch Management, Malware, Social Engineering, Microsoft Corp., Malware Campaign, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Outlook, Viruses And Worms, Security, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-06-18
- Mac OS X malware posing as fake video codec discovered
- Researchers from ParetoLogic are reporting on a newly discovered Mac OS X malware variant posing as fake video ActiveX object found at a bogus Macintosh PortTube site. The use of fake video codecs is a social engineering tactic exclusively used by malware targeting Windows, and seeing it...
- Tags: Video Codec, Apple Macintosh, Malware, Social Engineering, Video, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-06-11
- Infiltrating WALEDAC Botnet's Covert Operations: Effective Social Engineering, Encrypted HTTP2P Communications, and Fast-Fluxing Network
- The WALEDAC botnet has been involved in an almost continuous spate of spam runs since researchers discovered it in December 2008. Their creators routinely take advantage of various real-world events and occasions, using them as social engineering ploys to trick users into performing certain actions. This botnet has the ability...
- Tags: Trend Micro Inc., Social Engineering, WALEDAC Botnet
- White papers 2009-06-01
- 56th variant of the Koobface worm detected
- Researchers from PandaLabs are reporting on the detection of the 56th variant of the Koobface worm (Boface.BJ.worm), spreading across Facebook, Tagged, Friendster, MySpace, MyYearBook, Fubar.com, Hi5 and Bebo since May, 2008. According to the company, the growth of Koobface related infections is as high as 1,200% since...
- Tags: Infection, Malware, Social Engineering, Worm, MySpace, Koobface, Cyberthreats, Social Networking, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Web Site Development, Security, Viruses And Worms, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-05-15
- Is It Too Late for PAKE?
- The most common web authentication technique in use today is password authentication via an HTML form, where a user types her password directly into a web page from the site to which she wishes to authenticate herself. The problem with this approach is that it relies on the user to...
- Tags: Password, Social Engineering, SSL Certificate, Ssl/Tls, Network Security, Security, Networking
- White papers 2009-05-02
- Brian Brushwood: Scams, social engineering and straightjackets
- Brian Brushwood: Scams, social engineering and straightjacketsIdiots spew private data and pictures on the webAgain, only a fool spews all of their private data to sources they do not own.Keep putting your data out there, it will be used against you in ways you have not thought of like identity...
- Tags: private data, Brian Brushwood, social engineering
- Discussion threads 2009-03-15
- Brian Brushwood: Scams, social engineering and straightjackets
- Brian Brushwood attempting to escape from a straightjacket At the live taping of Revision3's Diggnation, Brian Brushwood Twitter opened the show with his legendary magic show. Brushwood is on another Rev3 show called Scam School, where he shows you how to outsmart someone either on the streets...
- Tags: Social Engineering, Trick, Brushwood, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2009-03-15
- Malware campaign at YouTube uses social engineering tricks
- Malware campaign at YouTube uses social engineering tricksEven largest sites have simple weaknessesI am really surprised at the ease with which such attacks can be performed. At any rate, the porn links can be easily hunted down and erased by the Youtube backend softwareOn the other hand, seeding the comments...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, YouTube Inc., social engineering trick, social engineering, malware
- Discussion threads 2009-02-25
- Malware campaign at YouTube uses social engineering tricks
- Remember last month's Google Video search results poisoning attack which was hijacking legitimate YouTube titles in order to acquire potential traffic coming from Google Video? Or the massive comment-spam attack on Digg.com? It appears that the cybercriminals behind both of these campaigns aren't giving up just yet,...
- Tags: Google Video, YouTube Inc., Malware, Social Engineering, Video, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Corporate Communications, Security, Marketing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-02-25
- Your Browser Wears No Clothes: Why Fully Patched Browsers Remain Vulnerable
- As users of technology, it has been taught that the Internet is not always a safe place but that it can protect ourselves by patching and hardening systems. While patch management and system hardening have long been the basics for enterprise security, shifts in technology and attack patterns are changing...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Information Systems Security Association, Social Engineering, Web Browser, Internet, Web Browsers, Security
- White papers 2009-02-01
- AutoPlay - Fun and social engineering
- AutoPlay - Fun and social engineeringAbout 9m reasons to fix itIf you believe F-secureWhat is the proposed fix?Should Windows 7 detect icons that look like a folder and prevent developers from creating titles that say "Open folder to view files"?Besides, Windows no longer defaults the user to running as root...
- Tags: Firewalls, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Windows Server Service, UAC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, firewall, social engineering
- Discussion threads 2009-01-19
- AutoPlay - Fun and social engineering
- This is something that Microsoft needs to fix in Windows 7. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Social Engineering, Downadup, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-01-19
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