The Zeus banking trojan and botnet has had a number of iterations over the years, particularly since the source code was leaked online.
Less than Half of RSA Conference Attendees Think NSA Surveillance is Wrong
Even though Edward Snowden’s revelations about NSA mass surveillance programs have dominated headlines since last year and sparked an ongoing trend toward “transparency” on the part of the tech giants, it turns out that infosecurity professionals aren’…
Neutrino Exploit Kit Up For Sale
The (Russian) Neutrino exploit kit was first described by the French researcher Kafeine (Malware don’t need Coffee) almost exactly one year ago. “A new exploit kit is being advertised since yesterday on underground forum : Neutrino,” he announced. Now …
Cymru Discovers 300,000 Compromised Home Routers
Team Cymru, a US security research firm based in Illinois has been investigating a SOHO router pharming campaign since January. So far it has identified 300,000 compromised devices, predominantly in Europe and Asia, with evidence that the campaign star…
TrustyCon 2014: NSA Surveillance “a benign enemy”, says Bruce Schneier
Reuters Technology reporter Joseph Menn interviewed security expert Bruce Schneier in front of last week’s TrustyCon audience in San Francisco, where the security expert provided his analysis of the government surveillance controversy
A Guide To Google Hacking Techniques
Hi everyone!! As we all know Google is the major search engine and #1 ranking site and it’s like a part of our daily routine.
Google hacking does not mean to hack Google’s site/server, it means likely to be smart in Google search. Almost every kind of …
Ask.fm Social Network for Teens Launches Safety Centre
As teens and tweens increasingly live their lives digitally and in an oversharing-friendly way, online safety has become a hot topic for concerned parents. Typically it’s seen as the families’ responsibility for monitoring their children’s internet and…
Hackers Replace ‘Russian’ with ‘Nazi’ on Russia Today
Russia Today (RT) tweeted Sunday, “Hackers deface http://RT.com website, crack admin access, place ‘Nazi’ in every headline. Back to normal now.” Although the hackers are not known, it could be in retaliation for the increasing number of reports descr…
Is Sears a Victim of Retail Hacking, or Retail Hacking Hysteria?
Bloomberg reported Saturday that US retail giant Sears “is investigating a possible security breach after a series of cyberattacks on other retailers have exposed the data of millions of consumers.” Sears is apparently being aided in this investigation…
SANS Announces 2014 EMEA Schedule
The SANS Institute has released its latest training and events schedule for 2014 in the Europe, Middle East and Asia regions