Tag: vb2017
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VB2017 paper: The life story of an IPT – Inept Persistent Threat actor
Last Wednesday, Belgium-based Polish hacker Thomasz T. was arrested during a visit to his home country. Thomasz is believed to be the author of the Polski, Vortex, and Flotera ransomware families. Though this may look impressive on one’s cybercrime CV, it turns out that Thomasz may not be the most skilled of hackers. At VB2017…
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VB2017 paper: The life story of an IPT – Inept Persistent Threat actor
Last Wednesday, Belgium-based Polish hacker Thomasz T. was arrested during a visit to his home country. Thomasz is believed to be the author of the Polski, Vortex, and Flotera ransomware families. Though this may look impressive on one’s cybercrime CV, it turns out that Thomasz may not be the most skilled of hackers. At VB2017…
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VB2017 paper: The router of all evil
In recent years, we have seem a significant increase in malware targeting routers. Given that, unlike most endpoint devices, routers are often connected directly to the internet, and given that many of them have known vulnerabilities, it is easy to see why they are so attractive to cybercriminals. At VB2017 in Madrid last year, Symantec…
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VB2017 paper: The router of all evil
In recent years, we have seem a significant increase in malware targeting routers. Given that, unlike most endpoint devices, routers are often connected directly to the internet, and given that many of them have known vulnerabilities, it is easy to see why they are so attractive to cybercriminals. At VB2017 in Madrid last year, Symantec…
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VB2017 video: The state of cybersecurity in Africa: Kenya
IT security, or the lack thereof, affects Internet users around the world, and though many of the issues we face are global, there is a noticeable difference in the threats faced in various countries and regions, as well as in the ways they are dealt with. It is thus no coincidence that we strive to…
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VB2017 video: The state of cybersecurity in Africa: Kenya
IT security, or the lack thereof, affects Internet users around the world, and though many of the issues we face are global, there is a noticeable difference in the threats faced in various countries and regions, as well as in the ways they are dealt with. It is thus no coincidence that we strive to…
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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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Alleged author of creepy FruitFly macOS malware arrested
It is almost a year since the mysterious FruitFly malware for macOS was discovered . Malware targeting macOS is still uncommon enough to be newsworthy, but FruitFly seemed particularly interesting: its spying capabilities, combined with the fact that it had managed to stay under the radar for many years, led many to postulate that it…
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Alleged author of creepy FruitFly macOS malware arrested
It is almost a year since the mysterious FruitFly malware for macOS was discovered . Malware targeting macOS is still uncommon enough to be newsworthy, but FruitFly seemed particularly interesting: its spying capabilities, combined with the fact that it had managed to stay under the radar for many years, led many to postulate that it…