Researchers report new connections between Magic Hound and Shamoon 2, along with descriptions of how the Disttrack malware component of campaigns moves laterally within infected networks.
Tag Archives: Web Security
Experts Doubt Hackers’ Claim Of Millions Of Breached Apple Credentials
Security experts say they are skeptical that a group called Turkish Crime Family actually possess a cache of hundreds of millions of Apple iCloud account credentials.
Instagram Adds Two-Factor Authentication
Instagram became the latest in a long line of services over the years to offer users two-factor authentication.
Threatpost News Wrap, March 27, 2017
The latest Wikileaks dump of Apple hacking tools, the LastPass vulnerabilities, and a new Android security report are discussed.
Adware Apps Booted from Google Play
More than a dozen apps removed from Google Play store after it was determined they were overly aggressive adware.
LastPass Fixes Three Password Theft Vulnerabilities
LastPass has fixed three bugs in the password manager discovered by Google research Tavis Ormandy in the last 24 hours.
Latest Tax Scams Include Phishing Lures, Malware
Microsoft warns this year’s crop of tax scams use social engineering attacks based on fear to spread banking Trojans and collect personal info.
Mozilla Patches Pwn2Own Zero Day in Firefox
Mozilla patched a zero day uncovered at Pwn2Own in Firefox in 22 hours on Friday.
Jon Oberheide on Perimeter Security
Mike Mimoso talks to Duo Security co-founder and CTO Jon Oberheide at RSA Conference about Google’s BeyondCorp security model, enforcing perimeter security, how endpoint security has evolved through the years, and the future of passwords.
VM Escape Earns Hackers $105K at Pwn2Own
Hackers pulled off a VM escape and took down Adobe Flash, Microsoft Windows and Edge, Apple Safari and macOS, and Mozilla Firefox at Pwn2Own 2017.