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.
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Government Asks for Security Community’s Help on Technical Issues
LAS VEGAS–Washington is looking for a few good hackers. Politicians and policymakers in the United States generally are not thought of as being the most technically savvy lot. It’s a reputation that’s well-earned in some cases, with some politicians boasting about their inability to use email and affinity for flip phones. But the lack of understanding […]
Granick: Dream of Internet Freedom ‘Dying’
Black Hat keynoter Jennifer Granick imagined a day when a regulated Internet looks like a lot like television.
‘Software Liability Is Inevitable’
LAS VEGAS–The push for some form of liability for vendors who sell faulty or insecure software is nearly as old as software itself. Software makers have pushed back hard against it for decades, but the day may soon come when software liability is a reality. Bugs, defects, and security vulnerabilities are problems inherent with any […]
Updated Rig Exploit Kit Closing in on 1 Million Victims
A new version of the Rig Exploit Kit is fueling a malware campaign that has already claimed close to one million victims.
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 […]
DHS Raises Privacy Concerns With Senate Cyber Threat Sharing Bill
A major information-sharing bill that’s in the Senate right now would allow private organizations to share threat data with any government agency, something that the Department of Homeland Security says could have severe privacy implications and cause confusion and inefficiencies inside the federal government. The bill, known as the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, would allow […]
Thunderstrike 2 OS X Firmware Attack Self-Replicates to Peripherals
At Black Hat, researchers are expected to disclose new firmware attacks that work against OS X and self replicated to Thunderbolt peripherals.
EFF, AdBlock and Others Launch New Do Not Track Standard
After years of discussions, disagreements, and digressions, the Do Not Track header is supported by all of the major browsers. But because there’s no real requirement for sites or advertisers to respect it, DNT is not as effective as it could be. Now, the EFF, Disconnect, and several other organizations are publishing a new DNT standard […]
Windows 10 Upgrade Spam Carries CTB-Locker Ransomware
Spam messages spoofing Microsoft and promising a free Windows 10 upgrade instead drop the CTB-Locker crypto-ransomware on compromised machines.