Security News

751 domains hijacked to redirect visitors to exploit kit (Help Net Security)

2017-07-14 16:44

An unknown attacker has managed to modify the name servers assigned to 751 domains, which resulted in some visitors to the hijacked domains being redirected to a site hosting the Rig Exploit Kit...

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'Eulogizing' Neutrino Exploit Kit (InfoRiskToday)

2017-06-20 10:02

Writing the obituary for the lifeless Neutrino exploit kit leads the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also, judging the value of the Department of Health and Human Services'...

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Neutrino Exploit Kit: No Signs of Life (InfoRiskToday)

2017-06-15 19:33

Poor Profits May Have Driven Developers Out of Botnet-Building BusinessGood news: The Neutrino botnet - once a major exploit kit player - appears to have disappeared from the cybercrime scene....

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RIG Exploit Kit Infrastructure Disrupted (Security Week)

2017-06-06 11:02

A group of researchers and security firms led by RSA delivered a significant blow to the infrastructure used by the notorious RIG exploit kit and the operation has allowed experts to learn more...

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40,000 Subdomains Tied to RIG Exploit Kit Shut Down (Threatpost)

2017-06-05 19:16

GoDaddy, along with researchers from RSA Security and other companies, shut down tens of thousands of illegal established subdomains tied to the RIG Exploit Kit.

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