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Iranian Keylogger Marmoolak Enters via Backdoor
Targeted attacks have several stages, sometimes called the APT kill chain. At McAfee Labs we prefer the model described by...
Strike a Pose: Blackshades Malware Spies Through Your Webcam
In the old days, one simply had to draw their blinds to avoid peeping toms from spying on their private...
Information Operations an Integral Part of Cyberwarfare
Weapons and the skills to use them are not the only decisive elements in warfare. Rhetoric and imagery are important,...
Ransomware Goes Mobile
The dominance of mobile devices has given hackers a growing market to chase after, with many of the same tools...
7 Soft Skills Critical to Parenting Today’s Digital Kids
We write a lot about the tech basics—or the hard skills—you need to excel in your superhero job as...
How Hackers are Using Heartbleed to Trick You into Infecting Your Computer
Heartbleed, a vulnerability affecting nearly 70% of websites on the Internet, was discovered two months ago. It was big. It...
Teens’ Online Behavior Can Get Them in Trouble
Do you really know what your kids are doing all the time? Probably not, unless you’re a stalker (just kidding)....
Massive Law Enforcement Operation Tells two Malware Variants it’s Game Over
On Monday, the United States Department of Justice announced an international law enforcement effort to take out a massive botnet—a...
A Glance Into the Neutrino Botnet
Lately, we have seen a number of communications through our automated framework from the Neutrino botnet. While analyzing this botnet,...
Trojan Turns Computers Into Bitcoin Mining Machines
It has long been known that Bitcoin—the crypto-currency offering users almost completely anonymous transactions online—is the favored currency for the...
Google Just Made Unlocking Your Phone Easier. But is that Good or Bad?
It’s the last week in June and the sun is shining and the birds are chirping and the dogs are...
GameOver Zeus/Cryptolocker: Am I Still Infected?
It has been two weeks since the announcement by multiple global law enforcement agencies regarding the takedown of the communications...
Operation Dragonfly Imperils Industrial Protocol
Recent headlines (here and here) may have struck fear into those living near major energy installations due to references about...
The Surprisingly Simple Google Maps Attack That Shut Down a Business
Not all hacking requires code-cracking programmers who can slip through complex algorithms. No, sometimes all you need to do to...
Dofoil Downloader Update Adds XOR-, RC4-Based Encryption
This blog was written by Sanchit Karve. The Dofoil downloader (found in the wild since 2011) occasionally updates itself with...
Targeted Attacks on French Company Exploit Multiple Word Vulnerabilities
Spear phishing email is a major worry to any organization. Messages that appear legitimate and specific fool us more often...
Google’s Project Zero: Good News for Cyber Security
Google has assembled a team of counter-hackers to search, identify and patch zero day vulnerabilities and malware across the Web....
Is Disckreet App Really That Discreet?
Love is a powerful feeling that can cause an individual to do things they wouldn’t normally do—sometimes in a way...
