Source: Dan Goodin, ars technica
Researchers have uncovered a malware-based espionage campaign that subjects Mac users to the same techniques that have been used for years to surreptitiously siphon confidential data out of Windows machines.
Tag Archives: Malware
Surveillance spyware migrates from Windows to Mac OS X
March 30, 2012 – 8:50 pm
Richard Clarke says Stuxnet was a US Operation
March 29, 2012 – 9:13 pm
Source: Jack Goldsmith, Lawfare
The former counterterrorism czar reaches this conclusion because the operation had lawyers’ fingerprints on it.
China targets Macs used by NGOs
March 20, 2012 – 9:23 pm
Source: F-secure
A new Mac backdoor exploiting CVE-2011-3544 (a Java vulnerability) is being reported. The backdoor appears to be connected to GhostNet. The malware is being used in targeted attacks against non-governmental organizations (NGO).
Syrian activists targeted by fake YouTube
March 20, 2012 – 6:16 pm
Source: Charles Arthur, The Guardian
Syrian activists are being targeted by a fake version of Google’s YouTube video site which plants malware on the PCs of people who leave comments on videos shown there, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has warned.
Activists in Iran and Syria targeted with malicious computer software
March 15, 2012 – 9:28 pm
Source: Tor
In February 2012 we learned that activists in Iran and Syria were targeted with two different types of malicious computer software.
Cryptome hacked to infect visitors with malware
February 14, 2012 – 12:04 pm
Source: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica
A breach that caused Cryptome.org to infect visitors with virulent malware was one of at least six attacks reported to hit high-profile sites or services in the past few days.
Chinese hackers suspected in long-term Nortel breach
February 14, 2012 – 10:49 am
Source: Siobhan Gorman, The Wall Street Journal
For nearly a decade, hackers enjoyed widespread access to the corporate computer network of Nortel Networks Ltd., a once-giant telecommunications firm now fallen on hard times.
Update by Trend Micro on PoisonIvy
February 3, 2012 – 12:42 pm
Top APT research of 2011(that you probably haven’t heard about)
January 26, 2012 – 11:20 am
Source: Nart Villeneuve, Trend Micro Malware blog
Throughout 2011, I am sure that you have heard of the compromise of RSA, in which the stolen data regarding RSA’s Secure ID appears to have been used in subsequent attacks and that there were many more victims other than RSA.
Microsoft names creator of Kelihos botnet
January 24, 2012 – 9:42 am
Source: Paul Thurrott, Supersite for Windows
Microsoft this week provided an update to its ongoing investigation of the Kelihos botnet case and now alleges that a Russian citizen is responsible for the creation and operation of the botnet.
