Security News

Remote Butler attack: APT groups’ dream come true (Help Net Security)
2016-08-08 18:55

Microsoft security researchers have come up with an extension of the “Evil Maid” attack that allows attackers to bypass local Windows authentication to defeat full disk encryption: “Remote...

ProjectSauron APT On Par With Equation, Flame, Duqu (Threatpost)
2016-08-08 17:40

ProjectSauron, an APT attack platform, has been used since 2011 to target critical government, financial and communications organizations in a number of countries.

How your online business can fend off APTs (Help Net Security)
2016-07-11 12:45

With more and more companies conducting their core business operations in the cloud, APTs have begun to target websites and web applications as a “soft spot” in the security architecture. Read...

Dropping Elephant APT Targets Old Windows Flaws (Threatpost)
2016-07-08 15:04

Dropping Elephant, an advanced persistent threat group, is using old exploits to target unpatched version of Windows in highly effective cyber espionage campaign.

APT Group ‘Patchwork’ Cuts-and-Pastes a Potent Attack (Threatpost)
2016-07-07 11:00

Researchers discover APT attackers that rummage dark web, GitHub and hidden criminal forums to patch together a high-impact APT.

ScarCruft APT Group Used Latest Flash Zero Day in Two Dozen Attacks (Threatpost)
2016-06-17 10:00

The ScarCruft APT gang has made use of a Flash zero day patched Thursday by Adobe to attack more than two dozen high-profile targets in Russia and Asia primarily.