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Mac Flashback Exploiting Unpatched Java Vulnerability

02

Apr

2012

A new Flashback variant (Mac malware) has been spotted exploiting CVE-2012-0507 (a Java vulnerability). We’ve been anticipating something like this for a while now. Oracle released an update that patched this vulnerability back in February… for Windows. But — Apple hasn’t released the update for OS X (yet). It appears that the Flashback gang is […]

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Critical Java exploit used to spread malware

29

Mar

2012

If you haven’t updated the Java installation you might be exposed to the newest exploit identified as CVE-2012-0507. The exploit allows the bypassing of Java’s sandbox, a mechanism that is designed partly to prevent attacks from malicious code. Through the exploit are currently Zeus-Trojans downloaded and silently installed in the system. Avira software detects this […]

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Carberp: it’s not over yet

26

Mar

2012

On 20 March, Russian law enforcement agencies announced the arrest of a cybercriminal gang involved in stealing money using the Carberp Trojan. This is very good news, but unfortunately does not mark the end of the Carberp story. Evidently, those arrested were just one of the criminal gangs using the Trojan. At the same time, […]

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