Zeljka Zorz
Microsoft releases Fix it for critical IE8 0-day
Microsoft has released a one-click Fix it for mitigating the effect of the IE 8 zero-day vulnerability that is being used in watering hole attacks in the wild. Given that a …
Porn-downloading ransomware targets German users
The German Anti-Botnet Advisory Centre is warning (in German) users about a new ransomware / BKA Trojan variant that accuses users of being involved in the reproduction of …
U.S. senators introduce new bill to fight cyber theft
A new bill that would allow the U.S. president to block import of products containing stolen U.S. technology has been introduced in the Senate on Tuesday. Sponsored by …
Backdoor targeting Apache servers spreads to nginx, Lighttpd
Last week’s revelation of the existence of Linux/Cdorked.A, a highly advanced and stealthy Apache backdoor used to drive traffic from legitimate compromised sites to …
Anonymous’ OpUSA is under way
Anonymous’ “Operation USA” began yesterday and among its first confirmed victims is the Honolulu Police Department. According to Hawaii News Now, the …
Phishers target eBay customers via live chat support
U.K.-based ISP Netcraft is warning users about phishers impersonating eBay’s live chat support feature in the hopes of getting their hands on eBay users’ login, …
Beware of fake AV and ransomware combo
Ransomware and fake antivirus solutions are well-known threats, but a deadly fraudulent combination of the two has been recently spotted by Total Defense researchers. The …
Pentagon report accuses China military of cyber espionage
The Pentagon has come out and said it: “China is using its computer network exploitation (CNE) capability to support intelligence collection against the U.S. diplomatic, …
Attackers breach and encrypt TV station’s email server
The email server of FOX21 News has been hacked over the weekend and the information it contained held ransom. The attackers were asking for $5,000 to decrypt the information …
U.S. media sites compromised, lead to malware
At least five U.S. media sites and a number of other popular ones have been compromised and are redirecting visitors to malicious URLs, Zscaler warns. The sites have been …
IE8 0-day used in watering hole attacks
Last week a U.S. Department of Labor website was discovered to be redirecting users to sites serving a hard-to-detect variant Poison Ivy backdoor Trojan. Researchers are now …
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