New Version of Kelihos Botnet Appears

Researchers are tracking a new version of the Kelihos botnet, one that comes complete with better resistance to sinkholing techniques and a feature that enables it to remain dormant on infected machines for long periods to help avoid detection. The botnet also is using an advanced fast-flux...

Rodpicom Botnet spreading via Skype and MSN Messenger

Malwares are getting updated during the age of social networking. FortiGuard Labs researchers have discovered a new malware called 'Rodpicom Botnet' that spreads via messaging applications such as Skype and MSN Messenger. Dubbed W32/Rodpicom.A - Rodpicom Botnet sends a message to the victim with ...

Rodpicom Botnet spreading via Skype and MSN Messenger

Malwares are getting updated during the age of social networking. FortiGuard Labs researchers have discovered a new malware called 'Rodpicom Botnet' that spreads via messaging applications such as Skype and MSN Messenger. Dubbed W32/Rodpicom.A - Rodpicom Botnet sends a message to the victim with ...

Chinese malware campaign 'Beebus' target US defense industries

A Chinese malware campaign called 'Beebus' specifically targeting the aerospace and defense industries has been uncovered by FireEye security researchers. Beebus is designed to steal information, and begins its infiltration, as so many attacks do, with spear-phishing emails. Operation Beebus very...

Java Exploit Linked to Red October Espionage Malware Campaign

Red October, the espionage campaign uncovered by Kaspersky Lab this week after attackers spent five years actively spying on diplomats, scientists, and governments worldwide, is using a Java exploit to infect its victims, bringing the exploit count to four in this campaign. Seculert, an Israeli...

ADP-Themed Phishing Emails Lead to Blackhole Sites

Scammers are spamming out malicious emails purporting to come from payroll processing company ADP, according Dancho Danchev of Webroot. The emails arrive under the subject line “ADP Immediate Notifications” and contain links to compromised websites hosting the latest iteration of the Blackhole...

Malware stole 3000 confidential Documents from Japan ministry

Japan ministry become the recent victim of a cyber attack through a malware that suspected to have compromised and sent overseas more than 3,000 confidential documents from the ministry, including many on global trade negotiations. After investigation, experts found that Hackers use "HTran" the...

Android Malware that can DDoS Attacks from your smartphone

The Russian anti-virus vendor Doctor Web has found a new malicious program for Android which allows hacker groups to carry out mobile denial of service attacks. While it's not entirely clear how the Trojan is spread, researchers suspect that the attackers use social engineering tactics since the...

Android Malware that can DDoS Attacks from your smartphone

The Russian anti-virus vendor Doctor Web has found a new malicious program for Android which allows hacker groups to carry out mobile denial of service attacks. While it’s not entirely clear how the Trojan is spread, researchers suspect that the attackers use social engineering tactics since the...

Stabuniq Trojan rapidly stealing data from US banks

--- Trojan.Stabuniq geographic distribution by unique IP address Security researchers from Symantec have identified a new Trojan that appears to be targeting financial institutions. Dubbed Trojan.Stabuniq, the malware has been collecting information from infected systems potentially for the...

Android Trojan Apps Build SMS Botnet

A rudimentary, SMS-based botnet is ensnaring Android users into its web with a series of text messages offering free downloads for popular, paid gaming applications, according to Cloudmark researcher Andrew Conway. The Trojan applications are reportedly mimicking games such as The Need for Speed...

Zitmo Trojan Variant Eurograbber Beats Two-Factor Authentication to Steal Millions

Online banking customers in Europe are falling victim by the thousands to a new banking Trojan that is infecting Android and BlackBerry devices and is capable of defeating two-factor authentication. The Trojan, dubbed Eurograbber by researchers at Check Point Software Technologies and Verasafe, i...

DARPA Seeks Revolution, Not Evolution, in Cyberspace Capabilities

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA, the avant-garde research and development arm of the Department of Defense – perhaps best known for its central role in the development of the Internet – is soliciting research proposals that would help the military improve its cyber battlespace...

Variant of Mac Malware Targets Tibetan Activists

A new variant of the Mac-based OS X Imuler Trojan has emerged and is targeting Tibetan rights activists, according to a report written by Lisa Myers of Web security firm Intego. This latest variant, detected by Intego as OSX/Imuler.E, is a Trojan dropper that attempts to lure victims with promise...

New Backdoor DDoS Malware Co-Existing on Gh0stRAT-Infected Machines

Gh0st RAT has a new roommate. A new backdoor called ADDNEW has been discovered on machines infected with the Gh0st remote access Trojan, adding new distributed denial of service attack capabilities, as well as a feature that targets passwords and credentials stored on the Firefox browser. Gh0st R...

Researchers caught espionage malware mastermind on webcam

In march 2011 CERT-Georgia has Discovered Cyber Espionage Attack Incident on country of Georgia. Advanced Malicious Software was Collecting Sensitive, Confidential Information about Georgian and American Security Documents and then uploading it to some of Command and Control Servers. After a...

New windows malware can target smart cards for full remote access

If you think that having a USB Token Smartcard is extremely secure for Digital signatures or other activities, you may be wrong! The research done by Paul Rascagneres can remotely give access to victims smartcard! What makes the attack unique is it uses a keylogger to get the PIN or password and...

Russian Web proxy with backdoors, Distributing malware

Antivirus company Symantec has detected a malicious campaign in which hackers managed to deceive thousands of people allegedly signed by a paid proxy service. They expose that hundreds of thousands of users signing up for a cheap and supposedly legitimate proxy service have ended up downloading...

Beacon : A new advance payload for Cobalt Strike

Raphael Mudge Creator of Cobalt Strike announced Another Advance Payload for Cobalt Strike called "Beacon". In a conversation with The Hacker News Raphael said "A big gap in the penetration tester's toolbox are covert command and control options, especially for long engagements. Beacon is a new...

Attack on SCADA Vendor Telvent Raises Concerns

Telvent, the maker of a SCADA product used in a number of critical industries, said that its corporate network has been compromised by attackers and that some of the files used by customers on their own networks were changed. This attack is the latest in what looks to be a series of incidents of...