FTC Asks Data Brokers, Congress for Transparency, Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission called on data brokers to be more transparent and give users more control over their personal information in a comprehensive report issued yesterday. The 100-plus page document, “Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Acccountability,” .PDF criticizes the industry...

Research Quantifies Forged SSL Certificates in the Wild

An attacker with a forged SSL certificate is quite the Internet villain these days, be he a criminal or government spy. In possession of such a cert, an attacker can easily decrypt and monitor traffic, steal credentials and other sensitive information from a network. And with sensitivity over...

Points of Sale Poorly Secured, Facing Sophisticated Attacks

The point-of-sale PoS systems on which financial transactions are conducted at nearly every physical retail location in the U.S. and and beyond are fast becoming a favorite target for sophisticated criminal organizations as well as standalone attackers. The emergence of this trend is unsurprising...

UltraDNS Dealing with DDoS Attack

UPDATE – UltraDNS said it has mitigated a distributed denial of service DDoS attack for most of its customers after the service was held down for most of the day. “Currently, only customers utilizing a segment of UltraDNS Name Server addresses are experiencing resolution latency due to intermitte...

Easter Holiday Phishing Scams and Malware Campaigns

As the Easter holiday approaches, US-CERT reminds users to stay aware of holiday scams and cyber campaigns, which may include: shipping notifications that may be phishing scams or may contain malware electronic greeting cards that may contain malware requests for charitable contributions that may...

Windows Spy Tool Also Monitors Android Devices

Researchers have discovered that a commercial Windows-based spy program now comes equipped with capabilities for spying on Android devices as well. GimmeRAT, a secondary component of Win-Spy, was spotted during an investigation into a targeted attack against a financial institution in the United...

US Tax Season Phishing Scams and Malware Campaigns

In the past, US-CERT has received reports of an increased number of phishing scams and malware campaigns that seek to take advantage of the United States tax season. The Internal Revenue Service has issued an advisory on its website warning consumers about potential scams. Tax season phishing...

Second Group Seen Using IE 10 Zero Day

There are at least two different groups running attacks exploiting the recently published zero day vulnerability in Internet Explorer 10, and researchers say one of the groups used the bug to impersonate a French aerospace manufacturer and compromise victims visiting the spoofed Web page. The...

Blackhole Exploit Kit Successor Years Away

It should shock no one that a viable successor to the Blackhole exploit kit has yet to emerge in the criminal underground. It’s been less than three months since the arrest of its alleged creator Paunch sent cybercriminals reliant on the toolkit scrambling for a replacement. And like any profitab...

New Attacks Target Syrian Activists

A new set of malware campaigns targeted at Syrian activists, journalists and NGOs has emerged, and security researchers say that the attackers are employing a variety of tactics, including a new OS X Trojan that could be part of a “false flag” operation. The details of the new round of attacks on...

Holiday Season Phishing Scams and Malware Campaigns

As the winter holidays approach, US-CERT reminds users to stay aware of seasonal scams and cyber campaigns, which may include: electronic greeting cards that may contain malware requests for charitable contributions that may be phishing scams and may originate from illegitimate sources claiming t...

US-CERT Warns of More CryptoLocker Ransomware Infections

CryptoLocker is a devious evolution of now-familiar ransomware schemes in which the malware encrypts files it finds on a number of network resources and demands a ransom for the decryption key. US-CERT issued an advisory today warning businesses and consumers of the risks presented by CryptoLocke...

Fake Grand Theft Auto V iFruit Android app fools thousands

Android malware is continuing to cause problems for end users with huge amounts of fraud and Malware campaigns going on. A lot of fake apps are currently on Google Play Store fooling thousands of consumers. Grand Theft Auto 5, which hit stores last Tuesday and is shaping up to be the most lucrati...

Aumlib, Ixeshe Malware Updated in Targeted China Attacks

After a quiet period, the state-sponsored hacker group blamed for attacks on the New York Times late last year has begun a number of new campaigns that feature updated versions of malware used in attacks going back to 2009. Researchers at FireEye said the group, identified as APT 12 by forensics...

Recent Reports of DHS-Themed Ransomware (UPDATE)

US-CERT has received reports of increased activity concerning an apparently DHS-themed ransomware malware infection occurring in the wild. Users who are being targeted by the ransomware receive a message claiming that use of their computer has been suspended and that the user must pay a fine to...

Scams Exploiting Boston Marathon Explosion

Malicious actors are exploiting the April 15 explosions at the Boston Marathon in attempts to collect money intended for charities and to spread malicious code. Fake websites and social networking accounts have been set up to take advantage of those interested in learning more details about the...

Wade Williamson on Malware Trends

Dennis Fisher talks with Wade Williamson of Palo Alto Networks about the use of compromised FTP accounts in targeted attacks and malware campaigns, and how attackers are adapting their techniques. Download: digitalunderground115 Podcast audio courtesy of sykboy65 Subscribe to the Digital...

Allembru Ad Manager 3.0.2 Cross Site Scripting

Advisory: Allembru Ad Manager 3.0.2 Persistent XSS Vulnerability Version:3.0.2 Vendor URL: http://www.allembru.com/ Demo Link:http://www.allembru.com/wp-content/demos/ad-manager-v3/ Author: Viknesvaran Sittaramane Category: Webapp Twiiter: https://twitter.com/csvsn ........... Product Description...

Phony Browser Updates Redirect Victims to Malware Sites, Scareware

Hackers are using malicious ads promising browser updates to drop malware on users’ machines. Using a mix of social engineering and a variation on scareware, attackers have been taking advantage of recent legitimate Firefox and Chrome updates to infect hundreds of machines in Europe and the Unite...

Holiday Season Phishing Scams and Malware Campaigns

Since the winter holidays are quickly approaching, US-CERT is republishing this entry to increase awareness about phishing scams and malware campaigns. In the past, US-CERT has received reports of an increased number of phishing scams and malware campaigns that take advantage of the winter holida...