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New spear of Black Hole exploit kit targets Java Vulnerability CVE-2012-1723

Jul

2012

In early July, an update to the Black Hole exploit kit targeted Java vulnerability CVE-2012-1723. The vulnerability could evade the JRE (Java Runtime Environment) sandbox and load additional Java classes in order to perform malicious actions. Details about the vulnerability are here. Although most of the sites used in the attack are newly registered, the Websense® ThreatSeeker® Network can detect an attack […]

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OS X Mass Exploitation – Why Now?

Apr

2012

Market share! It’s an easy answer, but not the only one. In 2011, Apple was estimated to account for over 5% of worldwide desktop/laptop market share. This barrier was a significant one to break – Linux maintains under 2% market share and Google ChromeOS even less. This 15 year peak coincided with the first exploration […]

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Mac malware evolves – time for Apple owners to wake up

Oct

2011

Mac users have once again been reminded not to be complacent about the malware threat, with the discovery that cybercriminals have enhanced an existing Trojan horse to disable the rudimentary anti-virus protection Apple has built into Mac OS X. Despite the growth of Mac malware in the last 12 months, many users are still not […]

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