In part one of our web shell series we analyzed recent trends, code bases, and explored defensive mitigations. In part two we investigate a new web shell created by Chinese-speakingRead More →
Sites exploited by SoakSoak bots give the gift of CryptXXX malware. If you’ve visited the do-it-yourself project site of Dunlop Adhesives, the official tourism site for Guatemala, or a numberRead More →
Increasingly, browsers are taking on a central role in our daily lives. With web apps for everything, we have placed our most intimate data on online services such as Facebook,Read More →
Malicious macros made a comeback in 2015 to deliver malware. Now we’re seeing phishing emails use macros in Excel attachments to steal sensitive banking details. In 2015, we saw maliciousRead More →
Fifteen-year-old vulnerability comes back to life. HTTPoxy is the name of a 15-year-old vulnerability that has plagued several code libraries that make HTTP requests, and has most recently been found toRead More →
Office exploit kits updates drop support for CVE-2012-0158. Two newer vulnerabilities targeting the Microsoft Office suite have become very popular in recent months, as Office exploit kit makers have updated theirRead More →
There is a common misconception that all things Linux are bulletproof. The fact is, no software is infallible. When news of a Linux vulnerability hits, some Windows and Mac fans like to tauntRead More →
Juniper Networks patched a crypto bug tied to its public key infrastructure that could have allowed hackers to access the company’s routers, switches and security devices and eavesdrop on sensitiveRead More →
Neutrino EK now features support for CVE-2016-0189. The crooks behind the Neutrino Exploit Kit (EK) didn’t wait long to update their automated malware infection technology with exploit code foolishly open-sourced byRead More →
Patch Tuesday wasn’t just about browser bugs. Microsoft has quietly killed a vulnerability that can be exploited to unlock ARM-powered Windows RT tablets and boot non-Redmond-approved operating systems. The Register hasRead More →
