Collaborate Disseminate
Who doesn’t fancy earning US $2.5 million?
That’s the reward that’s on offer from US authorities for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the man who allegedly was a key figure behind the development and distribution of the notorio… Continue reading $2.5 million reward offered for hacker linked to notorious Angler Exploit Kit
An investigation dating back almost ten years has seen the extradition this week to the United States of a man suspected to be the head of one the world’s most prolific Russian-speaking cybercriminal gangs.
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) says … Continue reading Ransomware kingpin who called himself “J P Morgan” extradited to United States
GoDaddy worked with researchers to shut down 15,000 domain-shadowing websites tied to bogus affiliate marketing offers promoted via spam campaigns. Continue reading GoDaddy Shutters 14,000 Subdomains Tied to ‘Snake Oil’ Scams
The hacker who lived the high life after spreading malware via porn sites, Wipro demonstrates how to turn a cybersecurity crisis into a PR disaster, and why are humans listening in to your Alexa conversations?
All this and much more is discussed in the… Continue reading Smashing Security #124: Poisoned porn ads, the A word, and why why why Wipro?
A British man has been jailed for over six years after exploiting ad networks on pornographic websites to spread malware onto innocent users’ computers.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading High-rolling hacker jailed after launching malware attacks via porn websites
A British man has been jailed for over six years after exploiting ad networks on pornographic websites to spread malware onto innocent users’ computers.
The post High-rolling hacker jailed after launching malware attacks via websites appeared first on … Continue reading High-rolling hacker jailed after launching malware attacks via websites
Two recently published proof-of-concept exploits targeted Microsoft Edge were recently integrated into the Sundown Exploit Kit. Continue reading Two New Edge Exploits Integrated into Sundown Exploit Kit
An Adobe Flash Player vulnerability used by the Sofacy APT gang was also found in seven of the top exploit kits, according to an analysis by Recorded Future. Continue reading Flash Exploit Found in Seven Exploit Kits
Cisco Talos identified the Sundown exploit kit as an up-and-coming contender that may soon rival RIG in terms of size and volume. Continue reading Sundown Exploit Kit ‘Larger Threat Than People Realize’
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab today confirmed that the cybercriminals behind the Lurk Trojan were also responsible for the development and distribution of the Angler Exploit Kit Continue reading Inside the Demise of the Angler Exploit Kit