New Mac Malware 'Dockster' Found on Dalai Lama site

A new trojan horse app called Dockster is targeting Mac users by exploiting a known Java vulnerability CVE-2012-0507. The trojan is apparently being delivered through a website gyalwarinpoche.com dedicated to the Dalai Lama and once installed can collect user keystrokes and other personal...

Plugx RAT targeting government organizations in Japan using spear phishing

Roland Dela Paz Threat Researcher at TrendMirco reported that last year a Malware Campaign to target specific users in Japan, China, and Taiwan once again on rise using new breed of Remote Access Tool RAT called Plugx also known as Korplug. This new custom made version comes for less recognition...

DarkComet RAT Used in New Attack on Syrian Activists

There is a new attack campaign that’s targeting dissidents in Syria by enticing them to install an alleged security tool called AntiHacker, but instead installs the infamous DarkComet remote access tool that has the ability to log keystrokes, capture webcam images and take other surreptitious...

Syrian Dissidents Hit By Another Wave of Targeted Attacks

One of the attackers who has been targeting Syrian anti-government activists with malware and surveillance tools has returned and upped the ante with the use of the BlackShades RAT, a remote-access tool that gives him the ability to spy on victims machines through keylogging and screenshots. The...

Attacks Targeting US Defense Contractors and Universities Tied to China

UPDATE: Researchers have identified an ongoing series of attacks, possibly emanating from China, that are targeting a number of high-profile organizations, including SCADA security companies, universities and defense contractors. The attacks are using highly customized malicious files to entice...

Report: Syrian Government Using Targeted Skype Attacks, Malware To Spy On Dissidents

In a post on the F-Secure Labs blog, Chief Research Officer Mikko Hypponen says the firm received a hard drive image from a “contact” within Syria who believed that his computer had been compromised. An F-Secure analysis of the drive’s contents and Web history revealed evidence of a targeted atta...

HBGary's Greg Hoglund: The Art Of RAT Hunting In the Enterprise

Threatpost spent much of the last year chasing after Greg Hoglund, the founder and CEO of HB Gary. First, it was to get his reaction to the bruising encounter his firm had with the hacking group Anonymous. Then it was an endless series of requests on the aftermath of that hack, including the...

Researchers to Detail WebKit Zero-Day on Android Phones at RSA Conference

Security researchers will be demonstrating an end-to-end phishing attack on Google Android phones that utilizes a zero-day vulnerability in Apple’s WebKit technology at the upcoming RSA Conference. The presentation, slated for Feb. 29, will be a coming-out party of sorts for new security firm...

JBoss Worm Exploiting Old Bug to Infect Unpatched Servers

There is a new worm circulating right now that is compromising servers running older versions of the JBoss Application Server and then adding them to a botnet. The worm also attempts to install a remote access tool in order to give the attacker control over the newly infected server. The worm has...

Operation Shady RAT - Biggest Cyber Attacks in history uncovered

Operation Shady RAT - Biggest Cyber Attacks in history uncovered When the history of 2011 is written, it may well be remembered as the Year of the Hacks. McAfee publish a new report that it says is one of the most comprehensive analysis ever revealed of victim profiles from a five-year long...

PHP-Nuke 7.4 - Admin

/ old exploit but what pretty code /str0ke / / phpNUKE v7.4 exploit this exploit create new admin with relative passwd that you specified on parameter of exploit you take administrative control of the webPortal Reverences: http://www.osvdb.org/9563 coded by: Silentium of Anacron Group Italy date:...