Tag: targeted attack
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Attack targets government agencies in CIS countries
Trojans used to steal specific files. Researchers at Trend Micro have discovered an ongoing targeted attack against, among others, government agencies and diplomatic missions in Russia and its neighbours. The attack is executed by sending targeted emails to employees. These emails contain attachments that exploit vulnerabilities in popular software and allow the attackers to install…
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Windows Help Files used in targeted attacks
Files with code-executing properties attached to emails. Researchers at Symantec have discovered Windows Help Files being used in targeted attacks. Such help files, which use the .hlp extension, are used by Windows Help , a program that allows users to find help for programs running on the popular operating system. Because the files can call…
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Adobe releases emergency update for Flash Player
Zero-day exploit actively being abused. Adobe has announced it will release an update for its Flash Player on Friday 15 April, fixing a vulnerability that is currently being exploited. The vulnerability, which affects Flash Player 10.2.x on Windows , Macintosh , Linux and Solaris , can be used by attackers to take control of an…