Facebook Says Employee Laptops Compromised in 'Sophisticated' Attack

Laptops belonging to several Facebook employees were compromised recently and infected with malware that the company said was installed through the use of a Java zero-day exploit that bypassed the software’s sandbox. Facebook claims that no user data was affected by the attack and says that it ha...

Exploit Kits Now Updated With New Wares Before Patches Are Ready

The creators and maintainers of exploit kits often rely on public reports of new exploits and proof-of-concept exploit code in order to be able to add new exploits to their software. And in many cases, the exploits included in kits such as Black Hole and Eleonore and others will be for...

New Version of Eleonore Exploit Kit Released With New 0-Day Exploit

The creator of the infamous Eleonore exploit pack has released a new version of the attack toolkit, adding some new exploits, including one for a zero day vulnerability. The new version of Eleonore is selling for $2,000, a premium price even in the world of high-level exploit kits. Eleonore is on...

Kurt Baumgartner on the Eleonore Exploit Kit (Part 1)

In this talk from the Kaspersky Lab Security Analyst Summit in Cyprus, independent security researcher Kurt Baumgartner discusses the inner workings of the infamous Eleonore exploit kit and the business model behind it...

Anatomy of the Eleonore Exploit Kit

LIMASSOL, CYPRUS–When an unknown attacker compromised three domains belonging to the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing last month, it became big news, mainly for the brazenness of the attack against a federal Web site. The bigger news, however, turned out to be that the attack involved the us...

A Closer Look at the Eleonore Exploit Kit

Today’s attackers care less about the browser you use and more about whether your third-party browser add-ons and plugins are out-of-date and exploitable. Read the full article. KrebsonSecurity...

A Close Look at an Exploit Pack

If you happen to stumble upon a Web site that freaks out your anti-virus program, chances are good that the page you’ve visited is part of a malicious or hacked site that has been outfitted with what’s known as an “exploit pack.” Read the full article. KrebsonSecurity...