The first two questions about malware are impossible to quickly answer in regards to exploit kits – and this is more than an IT communication problem. “What does it do?” is the first question most people have about any new type of malware. That’s logical. Who would NOT want to know about the risks from […]
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In a deep analysis of RIG, Cisco Talos team outlined the way the exploit kit combines different web technologies such as DoSWF, JavaScript, Flash and VBscript to obfuscate attacks.
Cisco Talos identified the Sundown exploit kit as an up-and-coming contender that may soon rival RIG in terms of size and volume.
A new version of the Rig Exploit Kit is fueling a malware campaign that has already claimed close to one million victims.
A reseller of the Rig Exploit Kit has leaked some of the source code behind the pack after parting ways with the kit’s developer. Experts don’t expect a spike in Rig-based attacks.
The website of Popular Science magazine was found infecting users with malware via the RIG exploit kit.
jQuery.com, website for the popular jQuery JavaScript library, is redirecting visitors to a site hosting the RIG exploit kit, security company RiskIQ said.
