Tag: jerome segura
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Tips on researching tech support scams
At one end of the attack spectrum there are attacks that cleverly exploit features of modern processors. At the other end, there are tech support scams that, through some basic social engineering, aim to convince the victim that their PC is infected (or even that their ‘IP address is spreading viruses’) and then charge a…
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Tips on researching tech support scams
At one end of the attack spectrum there are attacks that cleverly exploit features of modern processors. At the other end, there are tech support scams that, through some basic social engineering, aim to convince the victim that their PC is infected (or even that their ‘IP address is spreading viruses’) and then charge a…
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VB2016 paper: Uncovering the secrets of malvertising
In his VB2014 paper , Bromium researcher Vadim Kotov sketched the possibilities for malicious actors to use web ads to spread exploit kits. Unsurprisingly, malicious actors also spotted those possibilities, and the advertisement ecosystem has become such a big attack surface that many security experts advise the running of ad-blockers to enhance security. Today, we…
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VB2016 paper: Uncovering the secrets of malvertising
In his VB2014 paper , Bromium researcher Vadim Kotov sketched the possibilities for malicious actors to use web ads to spread exploit kits. Unsurprisingly, malicious actors also spotted those possibilities, and the advertisement ecosystem has become such a big attack surface that many security experts advise the running of ad-blockers to enhance security. Today, we…
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VB2016 preview: Uncovering the Secrets of Malvertising
Two years ago, at VB2014, Bromium researcher Vadim Kotov presented a paper in which he looked at various possibilities for cybercriminals to leverage ad networks to spread malware. Unfortunately, if somewhat unsurprisingly, Vadim’s predictions came true and ‘malvertising’ has become a huge plague on the Internet in the two years since his talk. Despite this…
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VB2016 preview: Uncovering the Secrets of Malvertising
Two years ago, at VB2014, Bromium researcher Vadim Kotov presented a paper in which he looked at various possibilities for cybercriminals to leverage ad networks to spread malware. Unfortunately, if somewhat unsurprisingly, Vadim’s predictions came true and ‘malvertising’ has become a huge plague on the Internet in the two years since his talk. Despite this…