Security News

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.

APT Groups Finding Success with Patched Microsoft Flaw (Threatpost)
2016-05-25 16:58

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have identified six APT groups using exploits for a Microsoft Office flaw that was patched in September 2015.

Platinum APT Group Abuses Windows Hotpatching (Threatpost)
2016-04-27 14:28

Microsoft disclosed details on the Platinum APT group and its arsenal of backdoors, keyloggers and its abuse of Windows hotpatching to load malicious code on compromised computers.

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...

BlackEnergy APT Group Spreading Malware via Tainted Word Docs (Threatpost)
2016-01-28 12:00

Attackers have begun using rigged Microsoft Word documents propagated via spearphishing emails to spread the BlackEnergy Trojan.