Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure Seek Operational Intel

In most critical industries—petroleum refineries or energy utilities, for example—there is very little in the way of proprietary information. Refining crude oil into gasoline requires science, not a secret sauce. Same goes for power generation. So why are advanced attackers using the same data...

Regin Cyberespionage Malware Platform Modules Disclosed

The Regin malware platform used to steal secrets from government agencies, banks and GSM network operators caught the attention of security experts who called it one of the most advanced attack platforms that has been studied, surpassing Flame, Duqu, even Stuxnet. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab sai...

Regin Cyberespionage Malware Platform Targets GSM Networks

Researchers have uncovered a complex espionage platform reminiscent of Duqu that has been used since at least 2008 not only to spy on and extract email and documents from government agencies, research institutions and banks, but also one that targets GSM network operators in order to launch...

Icefog Targeted APT Attacks Hit South Korea, Japan

An espionage campaign featuring precise targeting of victims and malware that allows the attackers one-on-one interaction with compromised systems has been uncovered. Government agencies, manufacturers, high tech companies and media organizations in South Korea and Japan have been the primary...

Spear Phishing Remains Preferred Point of Entry in Targeted, Persistent Attacks

Persistent targeted attacks against the government, financial services, manufacturing and critical infrastructure take on many characteristics. Attackers can have different backgrounds and motivations, and the tools they use can range from commodity malware to zero-day exploits. One characteristi...

CERT Warns Of Cyber Threats To Gas Pipelines

The Department of Homeland Security said it is investigating a string of cyber intrusions targeting companies that operate national gas pipelines in the U.S. The DHS’s Industrial Control System Computer Emergency Readiness Team ICS-CERT disclosed in its April, 2012 newsletter that it is...