Tag: Threats
Granted, some of this information can be misleading because IP addresses can trace back to the ISP rather than the actual organization. But, sometimes attackers get lucky. Most of the time, they can uncover where sites are being hosted and gain some basic information about the company’s network configuration. In addition to the IP…
Read MoreCyber crooks use several common URL disguising techniques to trick users into thinking their sham sites are legitimate. Source link lol
Read MoreFigure 5. 60 seconds C&C polling interval However, although the malware is still evolving, it has good market differentiation in its HTTP functionality. Being based on Android’s WebView class, the thingbot is better equipped with browser-like functionality, making it more resistant to various bot challenges, such as cookie support, redirects, and JavaScript, which are…
Read MoreTrickbot Rapidly Expands its Targets in August, Shifting Focus to US Banks and Credit Card Companies
Figure 13: Top TrickBot C&C hosting networks by ASN owner, geo, and count Conclusion The analyzed configurations initially saw TrickBot shift away from the Nordic countries and into France, Spain, the US, and the UK; it appeared for a time that the targeting of this malware was becoming more focused on fewer countries and more…
Read MoreIf you missed parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this blog series, it’s probably worth visiting these links to understand why phishing scams are becoming so rampant. Information about individuals and corporations is readily available and easy to find on the Internet, making it easy for attackers to pull phishing schemes together—and with great success. None of the bits…
Read MoreThis year, it seems like you can hardly turn around without bumping into some commentary on a breach. There’s expert analysis on every blog. The trade press eats up controversy stirred up by responses. Twitter trends. My inbox fills up with quotes and offers to hear more about the breach. It’s all bad news, so…
Read MoreFrom these 49 breaches, it is apparent that the “Information” industry is the most vulnerable by more than double of any other industry. By nature, the “Information” industry has massive amounts of data available to be harvested for resale and other malicious use, as opposed to the relatively small amount of data or high-dollar information…
Read MoreWhen it comes to crossing the US border, we used to worry about the simple things—too many souvenirs to avoid paying import duties, lines short enough to get to a bathroom in a reasonable timeframe, maybe concerns about which fruits and vegetables could be kept from the last grocery run. Today, we’ve got one more…
Read MoreAnother week, another threat. This week dawned with a spate of twitchy fingers telling us about the latest monster to emerge from the closets: KRACK. KRACK stands for Key Reinstallation Attack. You can read the details of this one on a variety of sites including Arstechnica,1 Verge,2 and, as befitting the seriousness of this one, its own website.3…
Read MoreI recently had the opportunity to sit down with two of F5’s top threat researchers, Sara Boddy and Justin Shattuck, to pick their brains about IoT, its current state of “security,” and what we can expect to see in terms of threats, attacks, and mitigations in the future. Justin and Sara are co-authors of three IoT threat research…
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