Malware September 2, 2016 Fighting Fire With WinDBG: Breaking URLZone’s Anti-VM Armor 10 min read - URLZone, a sophisticated banking Trojan that first emerged in 2009, keeps its inner workings under wraps with extensive anti-research features.
September 1, 2016 BASHLITE Malware Uses IoT for DDoS Attacks 2 min read - The BASHLITE malware family targets IoT devices to create botnets capable of conducting DDoS attacks. One million endpoint devices were affected.
Software Vulnerabilities September 1, 2016 Anti-ROP: A Moving Target Defense 4 min read - IBM Research — Haifa recently developed a solution that acts like a moving target, randomizing files to safeguard against ROP attacks.
Mainframe August 29, 2016 The Increasing Dangers of Code Hooking 2 min read - Cybercriminals use code hooking to intercept OS function calls to alter or augment their behavior. The technique is becoming more popular and dangerous.
Advanced Threats August 26, 2016 Ramnit Rears Its Ugly Head Again, Targets Major UK Banks 4 min read - After an eight-month period of dormancy, the Ramnit Trojan has resurfaced to attack the customers of six major banks in the U.K.
August 23, 2016 Dridex Malware Targets Businesses 2 min read - Instead of sending phishing emails to millions of random users, the Dridex malware infection is now targeting a smaller number of large financial services.
Banking & Finance August 23, 2016 GozNym’s Euro Trip: Launching Redirection Attacks in Germany 4 min read - GozNym continued its trip around Europe by launching redirection attacks against 13 German banks. The volume of these attacks has spiked in recent months.
August 16, 2016 Locky Ransomware Heads South, Picks Up New Tricks 3 min read - Locky ransomware is using Brazil as a testing ground for some new extortion techniques, but it's not the first malware to wreak havoc in the country.
August 16, 2016 SSL Use by Malware Samples Rises 2 min read - Symantec's Blue Coat security firm recently discovered an alarming spike in malware samples utilizing SSL since October 2015.
August 15, 2016 All Filed Up: New Ransomware Variant Swings for the Fences 3 min read - Instead of targeting the usual 50 to 500 file types, the creator of ransomware variant Smrss32 is targeting more than 6,600 file extensions.