Investigators continue to focus on attack attribution, but Kaspersky researchers speaking at CanSecWest 2016 caution that attackers are manipulating data used to tie attacks to perpetrators.
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Operation Blockbuster Coalition Ties Destructive Attacks to Lazarus Group
A group of security companies today published evidence linking the Sony hack, Dark Seoul and Operation Troy to the Lazarus Group.
Threatpost News Wrap, January 29, 2016
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including the latest on the BlackEnergy APT Group, Amazon getting into the SSL certificate game, and government agencies being told to audit their systems for the Juniper backdoor.
Six Things to Watch for in 2016
Computer security research and innovation took a beating in 2015. Some prep work in advance might help us cope next year. Here are six things to keep in mind.
Relentless Sofacy APT Attacks Armed With Zero Days, New Backdoors
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab release an update on the Sofacy gang, also known as APT28, explaining a set of new malware implants, backdoors and zero days at the group’s disposal.
China APT Gang Targets Hong Kong Media via Dropbox
A Chinese APT gang is targeting Hong Kong media outlets with backdoors that connect to legitimate Dropbox accounts.
Turla APT Group Abusing Satellite Internet Links
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have revealed that the Turla APT gang is using satellite-based Internet links to hide command-and-control activities.
Darkhotel APT Latest to Use Hacking Team Zero Day
The Darkhotel APT gang has extended its geographic reach to victims in a host of additional countries, and has added to its cache of zero days with its use of a HackingTeam exploit for a Flash zero-day vulnerability.
APT Group Gets Selective About Data it Steals
Dell SecureWorks researchers today at Black Hat released a new report on Emissary Panda, or TG-3390, a China-sponsored APT gang that has refined the types of data it covets.
Researchers Uncover ‘Terracotta’ Chinese VPN Service Used by APT Crews for Cover
Building a business can be expensive and time-consuming, and owners will look for ways to save money wherever they can. Researchers from RSA Security have found a VPN provider in China that is taking this to an unusual extreme: hacking Windows servers around the world for use as VPN nodes on a network that is […]