Security News

Malicious Document Builder Used in East Asia APT Attacks (SecurityWeek)
2016-04-18 15:47

FBI Quietly Admits to Multi-Year APT Attack, Sensitive Data Stolen (Threatpost)
2016-04-07 19:54

FBI owns up to state-sponsored hackers, known as APT6, who have infiltrated government systems for years pilfering sensitive data.

OPM vs. APT: How Proper Implementation of Key Controls Could Have Prevented a Disaster (SANS Reading Room)
2016-03-29 14:45

APT Attackers Flying More False Flags Than Ever (Threatpost)
2016-03-17 10:00

Investigators continue to focus on attack attribution, but Kaspersky researchers speaking at CanSecWest 2016 caution that attackers are manipulating data used to tie attacks to perpetrators.

OnionDog APT targets the infrastructure industry (Help Net Security)
2016-03-09 15:33

The Helios Team at 360 SkyEye Labs recently revealed that a group named OnionDog has been infiltrating and stealing information from the energy, transportation and other infrastructure industries...

Windows 10 Will Add APT Protection (March 1 and 2, 2016) (SANS Newsbites)
2016-03-04 19:57

Five-Year ‘Dust Storm’ APT Campaign Targets Japanese Critical Infrastructure (Threatpost)
2016-02-24 19:11

A five-year campaign focused on extracting sensitive information from Japanese oil, gas, and electric utilities through multiple backdoors was outlined by researchers on Wednesday.

APTs, Hospital Hacks, and More: Reflecting on SAS 2016 (Threatpost)
2016-02-16 16:55

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap last week's Security Analyst Summit -- including lots of IoT and critical infrastructure talk, APTs like Metel and Poseidon, and more.

Poseidon APT Group Identified As First Portuguese-Speaking Campaign (Threatpost)
2016-02-09 09:30

Today at the Kaspersky Lab Security Analyst Summit, researchers disclosed details on the Poseidon APT group, a group of hackers who blackmail targets into a fake business relationship where they...

'Covert' APT Attacks Pose New Worries (InfoRiskToday)
2016-02-09 01:00