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There is no evidence in-the-wild malware is using Meltdown or Spectre
Almost a month after the Meltdown and Spectre attacks against various CPUs were discovered and revealed to the public, there have been reports of the existence of malware that appears to be using the published proof-of-concept code. The source of these reports is a Google Plus post from testing organization AV-Test , which lists the…
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Throwback Thursday: Malware taking a bit(coin) more than we bargained for
In late spring of 2011, a sudden rise in the price of Bitcoin – reaching almost US$30, up from less than $1 barely a month earlier – attracted the attention of malware authors. They added mining capabilities to their malicious creations and made them look for Bitcoin wallets, while many websites added JavaScript code that used…
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Throwback Thursday: Malware taking a bit(coin) more than we bargained for
In late spring of 2011, a sudden rise in the price of Bitcoin – reaching almost US$30, up from less than $1 barely a month earlier – attracted the attention of malware authors. They added mining capabilities to their malicious creations and made them look for Bitcoin wallets, while many websites added JavaScript code that used…
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First time speaker? Don’t be afraid of submitting to the VB2018 CFP
Last week, we opened the Call for Papers for VB2018 , the 28th Virus Bulletin International Conference, which will take place in Montreal, 3-5 October this year. Over the years, the VB conference has seen many ‘big names’ present their research or share their thoughts on various security topics. We have seen them deliver presentations…
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First time speaker? Don’t be afraid of submitting to the VB2018 CFP
Last week, we opened the Call for Papers for VB2018 , the 28th Virus Bulletin International Conference, which will take place in Montreal, 3-5 October this year. Over the years, the VB conference has seen many ‘big names’ present their research or share their thoughts on various security topics. We have seen them deliver presentations…
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VB2017 paper: VirusTotal tips, tricks and myths
In a surprise announcement , Google ‘s parent company Alphabet has introduced Chronicle , a threat intelligence offering in which Google -owned VirusTotal will play an important role. While it is unclear at the moment what exactly Chronicle will do, the use of VirusTotal ‘s data is certainly interesting, given how important it is as…
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VB2017 paper: VirusTotal tips, tricks and myths
In a surprise announcement , Google ‘s parent company Alphabet has introduced Chronicle , a threat intelligence offering in which Google -owned VirusTotal will play an important role. While it is unclear at the moment what exactly Chronicle will do, the use of VirusTotal ‘s data is certainly interesting, given how important it is as…
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Healthcare CERTs highlight the need for security guidance for specific sectors
In February 2016, a US hospital saw a heart operation interrupted by the rebooting of a monitoring PC, caused by anti-virus software running on the machine. The report filed makes it clear that this was a case of someone not following the product recommendations, but the incident does highlight an important point: what is a…
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Healthcare CERTs highlight the need for security guidance for specific sectors
In February 2016, a US hospital saw a heart operation interrupted by the rebooting of a monitoring PC, caused by anti-virus software running on the machine. The report filed makes it clear that this was a case of someone not following the product recommendations, but the incident does highlight an important point: what is a…
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VB2018 call for papers now open!
The call for papers for VB2018 , the 28th Virus Bulletin International Conference, which will take place in Montreal, Canada, 3-5 October 2018, is now open! We welcome submissions on all aspects of digital security, from the very technical to the more general, whether you are an experienced speaker or a first-time presenter, and whether…
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