Nov 11, 2014 6 min read Nov 11, 2014 Malware Lab Is it ethical to sell zero day exploits? Is software safer in a world where zero day research is privatized? Or is vulnerability salesmanship simply Malware Lite?
Nov 5, 2014 2 min read Nov 5, 2014 Security Alerts Warning: Over 130,000 PCs infected by unimpressive Rovnix Trojan The Rovnix trojan infected over 130,000 PCs around the world in 2014 alone. How was this possible? Mostly because people don't know that Rovnix exists.
Oct 30, 2014 2 min read Oct 30, 2014 Security Alerts Warning: All unpatched Drupal 7 sites assumed to be compromised Drupal has published a Highly Critical Security Advisory: If you didn't apply the Oct. 15th update, your website may be compromised.
Oct 29, 2014 2 min read Oct 29, 2014 Security Alerts Using Gmail Drafts to… Command and Control your Computer? Malware writers are now communicating with their command and control servers as if they were secretly in love with them. Protect yourself from this new malware email trick.
Oct 28, 2014 2 min read Oct 28, 2014 Security Alerts Banking Trojan Alert: MS Word macros spreading Dridex An ongoing Dridex spam campaign uses malicious macros in Microsoft Word documents to spread the credential-grabbing banking trojan.
Oct 24, 2014 3 min read Oct 24, 2014 Ransomware CryptoWall Malvertisments on Yahoo, AOL, Match.com and More A very large CryptoWall malvertising campaign has affected a number of top websites including: AOL, The Atlantic, Match.com, and three Yahoo subdomains.
Oct 22, 2014 2 min read Oct 22, 2014 Security Alerts Widespread Windows Zero Day affecting Microsoft Office Files CVE-2014-6352 allows remote execution of malicious code through MS Office files. All supported versions of Windows, excluding Windows Server 2003, are affected.
Oct 22, 2014 2 min read Oct 22, 2014 Mobile Malware Ransomware Android Outbreak: Koler ransomware has learned how to worm A new strain of the Koler Police Locker ransomware spreads by spamming every single person in your contacts list, through SMS. Watch out for those shortlinks!
Oct 21, 2014 2 min read Oct 21, 2014 Security Alerts Point of Sale Alert: Staples Investigating Potential Data Breach A number of banks on the US east coast believe that at least some Staples retail locations have been infected with point of sale malware.
Oct 16, 2014 2 min read Oct 16, 2014 Security Alerts Warning: There’s a rabid POODLE running loose in SSL A new Internet-wide security vulnerability affecting SSLv3 can lead to compromised accounts. Find out if you're affected, and learn how to put this POODLE in the pound.
