New Irongate ICS Malware Steals From Stuxnet Playbook

New malware that targets industrial control systems called Irongate was found by researchers who say the discovery should serve as another wakeup call to the security industry to shore up its detection capabilities around ICS and SCADA threats. Irongate, which shares some of the same attributes a...

IRONGATE ICS Malware: Nothing to See Here...Masking Malicious Activity on SCADA Systems

In the latter half of 2015, the FireEye Labs Advanced Reverse Engineering FLARE team identified several versions of an ICS-focused malware crafted to manipulate a specific industrial process running within a simulated Siemens control system environment. We named this family of malware IRONGATE...

IRONGATE ICS Malware: Nothing to See Here...Masking Malicious Activity on SCADA Systems

In the latter half of 2015, the FireEye Labs Advanced Reverse Engineering FLARE team identified several versions of an ICS-focused malware crafted to manipulate a specific industrial process running within a simulated Siemens control system environment. We named this family of malware IRONGATE...

Caution Urged over Patched Windows USB Driver Flaw

USB-related vulnerabilities make people nervous; you need look no further than Stuxnet and BadUSB to see the dangers associated with infected portable storage devices and peripherals. Yesterday, Microsoft patched a flaw in the Windows USB Mass Storage Class Driver that could put some people on...

Hackers Cause World's First Power Outage with Malware

SCADA system has always been an interesting target for cyber crooks, given the success of Stuxnet malware that was developed by the US and Israeli together to sabotage the Iranian nuclear facilities a few years ago, and "Havex" that previously targeted organizations in the energy sector. Now once...

USB Killer v2.0 — Latest USB Device that Can Easily Burn Your Computer

Remember Killer USB?? In March, a Russian security researcher devised a weird USB stick that is capable of destroying sensitive components of a computer when plugged-in. Now, the same researcher, nicknamed Dark Purple, has launched a new version of his computer-frying USB Killer pendrive – USB...

[CVE-2 0 1 5-0 0 9 6]Microsoft Windows Shell SMB LNK Code Execution Exploit-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

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Microsoft MS10-0 4 6 details of the analysis-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

As early as the year 1 and the beginning researcher Michael Heerklotz found one of the Windows operating system 0day the. We put this hole named ZDI-1 5-0 8 6, herein, the technical details are based on his research and a summary. In order to understand his reports of sense, we need to recall the...

Podcast Discussing the Windows LNK Patch

Dennis Fisher and Mike Mimoso discuss the new patch for the five-year-old LNK vulnerability used by Stuxnet, the new iOS patches and the other news of the week. Download: digitalunderground191.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves...

Adobe Flash Player Update Patches 11 Critical Vulnerabilities

After the latest Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates that came with important patches for Stuxnet and FREAK encryption-downgrade attack, now its time to update your Adobe Flash Player. Adobe has rolled-out an update for its popular Flash Player software that patches a set of 11 critical security...

March 2015 Adobe Flash Player Security Update APSB15-05

Adobe this afternoon pushed out a Flash Player update patching 11 critical security vulnerabilities, most of which lead to remote code execution. None are being publicly exploited, Adobe said. Versions 16.0.0.305 and earlier of the Flash Player Desktop and Flash Player for Google Chrome are...

This 'Killer USB' can make your Computer explode

Can Hackers turn a remote computer into a bomb and explode it to kill someone, just like they do in hacker movies? Wait, wait! Before answering that, Let me tell you an interesting story about Killer USB drive: A man walking in the subway stole a USB flash drive from the outer pocket of someone...

Microsoft released for the FREAK vulnerability and Stuxnet virus update-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

On Tuesday, Microsoft released for the FREAK vulnerability and Stuxnet（earthquake network virus security update. FREAK harm widely The FREAK vulnerability is not only present in the windows, A days ago Apple has also released IOS and OSX on the FREAK updates. Back in March three, Google has also...

Microsoft Windows Shell SMB LNK Code Execution

This module requires Metasploit: http://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework require 'msf/core' class Metasploit3 'Microsoft Windows Shell LNK Code Execution', 'Description' = %q This module exploits a vulnerability in the MS10-046 patch to abuse...

Details Surface on Stuxnet Patch Bypass

It took 10 hours to find what had eluded others for close to five years. German computer science student Michael Heerklotz spent the Christmas holiday reading Countdown to Zero Day, a narrative on the discovery and impact of Stuxnet, the computer worm considered one of the first cyberweapons, and...

Microsoft patches Stuxnet and FREAK Vulnerabilities

Microsoft has come up with its most important Patch Tuesday for this year, addressing the recently disclosed critical the FREAK encryption-downgrade attack, and a separate five-year-old vulnerability leveraged by infamous Stuxnet malware to infect Windows operating system. Stuxnet malware, a...

March 2015 Microsoft Patch Tuesday Security Bulletins

Windows IT shops figure to be in for some scrambling today. Not only was it revealed that a five-year-old patch for a vulnerability exploited by Stuxnet was incomplete and machines have been exposed since 2010, but today is also Patch Tuesday and the updated Stuxnet patch is one of 14 bulletins...

Patched Windows Machines Exposed to Stuxnet LNK Flaw All Along

A five-year-old Microsoft patch for the .LNK vulnerability exploited by Stuxnet failed to properly protect Windows machines, leaving them exposed to exploits since 2010. Microsoft today is expected to release a security bulletin, MS15-020, patching the vulnerability CVE-2015-0096. It is unknown...

Video: Vitaly Kamluk on The Equation Group APT

Kaspersky Lab’s global research and analysis team uncovered what they claim is the most sophisticated advanced persistent threat group yet known. Known as the Equation Group, researchers led by GReAT director Costin Raiu say the threat actors have been operating for 15 years or more and are known...

Inside nls_933w.dll, the Equation APT Persistence Module

CANCUN – The names called out like beacons from the screen: Samsung; Seagate; Western Digital; Hitachi; Maxtor. Hardware makers were in the crosshairs of the Equation APT group and it was perhaps the worst possible scenario imagined by researchers looking at the frightening and extensive storehou...