October is the Cyber Security Month: stats, events and advice
Since October 2012, the European Cyber Security Month is going live as a pilot plan across Europe. Inspired by the…
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4Chan: destructive hoaxes and the Internet of Not Things
The media have associated a number of destructive hoaxes with 4chan: people need some historical perspective on how the site…
Botnets: remote controls for cybercriminals
As promised in our post about the European Cyber Security Month during October, we are publishing about Botnets and Exploits…
Myths about malware: an exploit is the same as malware
In this post we want to share with you a question that arose from the first post in this series:…
Back in BlackEnergy *: 2014 Targeted Attacks in Ukraine and Poland
State organizations and private businesses from various sectors in Ukraine and Poland have been targeted with new versions of BlackEnergy,…
CVE-2014-4114: Details on August BlackEnergy PowerPoint Campaigns
In this post we provide additional information on how a specially crafted PowerPoint slideshow file (.PPSX) led to the execution…
Facebook welcomes private browsers with dedicated Tor link
Facebook has opened its doors to privacy concerned users, but opening up a dedicated Tor link, guaranteeing that people who…
Top 5 Scariest Zombie Botnets
An army of the undead, wreaking havoc on the Internet – it’s a nightmare scenario that has played out many…
The Evolution of Webinject
Last month, we presented “The Evolution of Webinject” in Seattle at the 24th Virus Bulletin conference. This blog post will…
Privacy online – what you can do (and what you can’t)
Many of us have moments when we need, or want, to be more private online – when searching for a…