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Compromised WordPress Sites Stealing Credentials with Keylogger

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Introduction
WordPress compromises have become almost a mundane occurrence in the security industry. The ease and relative simplicity with which one can set up a WordPress instance, coupled with the multitude of available plugins, allows relatively ine… Continue reading Compromised WordPress Sites Stealing Credentials with Keylogger→

What we know (and don’t know) about a rash of Middle East mystery hacks

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A spate of apparent security breaches has intensified what was already a tense geopolitical situation among the Persian Gulf states. Over the last two weeks, the following incidents have allegedly occurred: a Qatari government media outlet was supposedly hacked to plant bogus quotes attributed to current Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim; damaging emails belonging to UAE’s ambassador to the U.S. Yousef Al-Otaiba were leaked, and someone hacked the Twitter account of Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khalid Al Khalifa to post propaganda associated with a Shiite militant group. Evidence is lacking for some of those claims, and the degree to which the events are related is not clear, but hackers are taking the blame, and the allegations alone have been enough to amplify tensions. All three storylines have been prominent in regional press outlets and are now being used as supporting evidence for the breakdown of relations between Qatar and the other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations. […]

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Security Analyst Summit 2017 Day Two Recap

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Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the second day of Kaspersky Lab’s Security Analyst Summit, including how a Brazilian bank was compromised, and more. Continue reading Security Analyst Summit 2017 Day Two Recap→

It’s a hard life for phishers…

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Phishing URL compromise is surprisingly common, as many phish pages are fully expected to have a short shelf life. Of course, having a site taken down isn’t the only thing making life difficult for phishers. As you’ll see, it’s often the least of their… Continue reading It’s a hard life for phishers…→