Security News

The Ethics and Morality Behind APT Reports (Threatpost)
2016-10-07 15:00

Investigating state-sponsored espionage and counterterrorism is one thing. Writing public reports about these activities is another.

Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade and Brian Bartholomew on APT False Flags and Attribution (Threatpost)
2016-10-06 13:00

Mike Mimoso talks to Kaspersky Lab Global Research and Analysis Team researchers Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade and Brian Bartholomew about a paper released at Virus Bulletin on deception tactics and...

Sofacy APT Targeting OS X Machines with Komplex Trojan (Threatpost)
2016-09-26 21:19

APT gang Sofacy is targeting Mac OS X users with a Trojan that allows an attacker to execute remote commands on infected systems.

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.