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Windows 8 picture passwords “can be cracked”, researchers warn

30

Aug

2013

The “picture passwords” used in Windows 8 machines are more vulnerable than Microsoft hoped, a research team claims. An analysis of more than 10,000 picture passwords found that a significant percentage could be cracked – due to the predictable “points of interest” that users chose. The “gesture” passwords allow users to pick points in an […]

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Botnet command server hidden in Tor

10

Sep

2012

The analyzed bot: Despite the novel way of C&C-communication, the other features of the analyzed bot are quite common these days. It offers several possibilities for DDoS attacks, can download and execute other malware, and can act as SOCKS proxy to anonymize the attacker. What is it about? One of the biggest challenges for botnet […]

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Compromised WordPress sites Drive Users to Blackhole Exploit Kit

22

Mar

2012

We were alerted to reports of a mass compromise of WordPress sites that lead to CRIDEX infection. To lure users to these compromised sites, the cybercriminals behind this employed spammed messages purporting to come from known legitimate sources such Better Business Bureau and LinkedIn, just to name a few. These spam use social engineering tactics […]

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