IE Zero-Day Watering Hole Attack Expands to Handful of Political Sites

The scope of watering hole attacks utilizing a previously unreported vulnerability in Internet Explorer has widened to as many as four new sites, all of them with politically charged leanings. The attacks further demonstrate the effectiveness of watering hole attacks compared to phishing attacks...

CFR watering hole attack also target Capstone Turbine Corporation

Last week Council on Foreign Relations website was compromised and recently hit by a drive-by attack using a zero day Internet Explorer 6 vulnerability for Cyber Espionage attack, suspected by Chinese Hackers. Later Microsoft confirmed that Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 are vulnerable to remote...

CFR watering hole attack also target Capstone Turbine Corporation

Last week Council on Foreign Relations website was compromised and recently hit by a drive-by attack using a zero day Internet Explorer 6 vulnerability for Cyber Espionage attack, suspected by Chinese Hackers. Later Microsoft confirmed that Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 are vulnerable to remote...

Microsoft Internet Explorer CDwnBindInfo Object Use-After-Free

This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit Framework web site for more information on licensing and terms of use. http://metasploit.com/framework/ require 'msf/core' class Metasploit3 "Microsoft Interne...

Council on Foreign Relations Website Hit by Watering Hole Attack, IE Zero-Day Exploit

UPDATE – Another high profile watering hole attack has been discovered, this one targeting visitors to the Council on Foreign Relations website. The CFR is a Washington, D.C.-based think tank that provides foreign policy and foreign affairs resources to government officials, journalists, and...

Chinese Hackers exploiting Internet Explorer Zero Day vulnerability for Cyber Espionage

Web site for the Council on Foreign Relations was compromised and recently hit by a drive-by attack that was detected earlier this week. Hacker are suspected to be from China , who are exploiting a zero day Internet Explorer vulnerability for Cyber Espionage attack against one of American most...

While U.S. Plots Cyber Strategy, Experts See Obstacles Ahead

The release of the International Strategy for Cyberspace late last month marked a major shift in the way that United States officials think about and treat information security, which now seems as if it will have a place at the table during diplomatic discussions. However, experts and U.S...