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New Attacks Target Syrian Activists
A new set of malware campaigns targeted at Syrian activists, journalists and NGOs has emerged, and security researchers say that the attackers are employing a variety of tactics, including a new OS X Trojan that could be part of a “false flag” operation. The details of the new round of attacks on...
Cutwail Spam Botnet Feels Effect of Blackhole Takedown
The arrest of alleged hacker Paunch and the subsequent dismantling of the Blackhole Exploit Kit operation has cybercrime groups scrambling to find another automated means of delivering exploits. In the meantime, some are settling for old-school tactics that include infected email attachments and ...
Facebook Phishing Campaign Employing Malicious Tumblr Pages
The general population may have had its fill of Facebook at this point, but attackers sure haven’t. There is a new round of Facebook-related spam that is using fake messages about recent crimes involving recipients’ friends as a lure to direct them to Tumblr pages serving exploits. The campaign...
Holiday Season Phishing Scams and Malware Campaigns
As the winter holidays approach, US-CERT reminds users to stay aware of seasonal scams and cyber campaigns, which may include: electronic greeting cards that may contain malware requests for charitable contributions that may be phishing scams and may originate from illegitimate sources claiming t...
Philippines Typhoon Disaster Email Scams and Phishing Attack Warning
After a natural disaster phishing emails and websites requesting donations for bogus charitable organizations begin to appear. Users should be aware of potential email scams and phishing attacks regarding the recent Philippines Typhoon disaster. Email scams may contain links or attachments which...
Stealing PIN Codes With a Wink and a Nod
Security researchers have developed a number of different methods to steal or bypass the passcodes on most of the common mobile phone platforms, some of which rely on software bugs and others that are simple social engineering techniques. Now, a pair of researchers from the University of Cambridg...
Twitter Fixes Bug that Enabled Takeover of Any Account
Security researcher Henry Hoggard recently discovered a cross site request forgery CSRF vulnerability in Twitter’s “add a mobile device” feature, giving him the ability to read direct messages and tweet from any account. Hoggard, a security researcher at MWRInfosecurity, told Threatpost via email...
Major Companies Fall Victim to Social Engineering
The annual Social Engineering Capture the Flag contest held during DEF CON may seem on the surface to be just an opportunity for pen-testers and hackers to flex their pretexting muscles. But if you’re one of the 10 major technology, manufacturing and critical infrastructure organizations targeted...
FBstalker Does Data Mining on Facebook Graph Search
Facebook’s Graph Search feature connects a lot of dots between friends on the social network—as well as between others who interact with your Facebook friends. Anyone with a keyboard has a nifty data mining tool at their fingertips that can bring up an intricate list of friends and acquaintances,...
New Phishing attack targets Italian Postal and Financial service again
A phishing attack is a complex combination of technology and psychology. There are numerous ways in which people are being made fools and they can be conned by hitting on unsecured website links. Sophos experts detected this week an intriguing case of phishing against the Italian postal service...
New Phishing attack targets Italian Postal and Financial service again
A phishing attack is a complex combination of technology and psychology. There are numerous ways in which people are being made fools and they can be conned by hitting on unsecured website links. Sophos experts detected this week an intriguing case of phishing against the Italian postal service...
Metasploit Registrar Duped by Social Engineering, Not Fax
The registrar for the Metasploit and Rapid7 websites, both of which were victims of a DNS hijacking attack on Friday, was not duped by a spoofed change request sent via fax as it originally reported. Instead, a Register.com employee likely fell victim to a social engineering scam that resulted in...
Pen Testing Using Live Malware Becoming a Must
BERLIN–Penetration testing has come a long way in the last decade, evolving from a somewhat controversial practice to a de facto best practice in the enterprise market. That evolution hasn’t stopped by any means, and one of the things that experts say must be a part of any comprehensive test now ...
Importance of Logs and Log Management for IT Security
IT Security is the name of the game and no matter how big or small the size of your organization, you will always invest enough on securing certain aspects of your IT network. In many organizations, it starts with monitoring your network for vulnerabilities that may enter the network to access...
Importance of Logs and Log Management for IT Security
IT Security is the name of the game and no matter how big or small the size of your organization, you will always invest enough on securing certain aspects of your IT network. In many organizations, it starts with monitoring your network for vulnerabilities that may enter the network to access...
Facebook Account Reset Hijack Trick
Title : Hack Any Facebook Account Without User Name And Password + Discovered By : Prince Cyber-Boss + Site : Cyber-Boss.Net | blog.Cyber-Boss.Net + Facebook Page : http://fb.com/cyberboss.net + Geetz : YasH , Code Injector, Arafat, Kunal :p With A Bit Social Eng. And A Smart Hack You Can Access...
Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Product Quote Request Email Messages on June 5, 2014
Medium Alert ID: 31005 First Published: 2013 September 28 05:39 GMT Last Updated: 2014 June 6 12:40 GMT Version: 4 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a product quote request for the recipient. The text in the email message...
Russian Hacker put up an Android Firefox Zero-Day Exploit for Sale
A Russian Exploit writer and underground Hacker who goes by the handle "fil9" put up an Android Firefox Zero-Day Exploit for Sale in an open Exploit Market. Author claims a Zero Day vulnerability in Firefox for Android, which works on Firefox versions 23/24/26 Nightly. The advertisement was spott...
Russian Hacker put up an Android Firefox Zero-Day Exploit for Sale
A Russian Exploit writer and underground Hacker who goes by the handle "fil9" put up an Android Firefox Zero-Day Exploit for Sale in an open Exploit Market. Author claims a Zero Day vulnerability in Firefox for Android, which works on Firefox versions 23/24/26 Nightly. The advertisement was spott...
DefCamp 2013 - International Hacking and Information Security Conference in Romania
The Fourth Edition of an International Information Security Conference hosted in Romania , The DefCamp 2013 is now open for Call for Papers. Over 300 Security experts, Researchers, and Enthusiasts from Romania and neighboring countries are expected to take part in the event in Bucharest, at the...