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Linux Tsunami hits OS X

25

Oct

2011

We’ve just come across an IRC controlled backdoor that is enables the infected machine to become a bot for Distributed Denial of Service attacks. The interesting part about it is that it’s a Mach-O binary – targeting Mac OS X. ESET’s research team compared this to samples in our malware collection and discovered that this […]

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An analysis of the pay-per-install underground economy

07

Sep

2011

A few weeks ago at the USENIX Security Symposium, researchers Juan Caballero, Chris Grier, Christian Kreibich and Vern Paxson presented their paper “Understanding the Underground Economy,” a look into the inner workings of the pay-per-install underground economy. What is pay-per-install? Security researchers use the term to describe one of the most popular malware distribution methods. […]

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LulzSec hacking suspect denied access.. to his girlfriend

31

Aug

2011

As one hacking suspect is denied access to his girlfriend, another is charged with a series of internet attacks. A teenage boy from Chester has been charged by British police in connection with a series of internet attacks by the Anonymous hacktivist group. The 17-year-old, who has not been named, is scheduled to appear next […]

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