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Q1 Threats Go Mobile

17

Apr

2012

Following the so-called “Year of Data Breaches,” the first quarter of 2012 veered away from attacks that led to data loss and, instead, focused on mobility. The mobile threat incidents we’ve seen in the first quarter remained true to one of 2012 predictions-Android-based smartphones will continue to be a likely target for cybercrime. Trend Micro, […]

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FAQ: Disabling the new Hlux/Kelihos Botnet

28

Mar

2012

Q: What is the Hlux/Kelihos botnet? A: Kelihos is Microsoft’s name for what Kaspersky calls Hlux. Hlux is a peer-to-peer botnet with an architecture similar to the one used for the Waledac botnet. It consists of layers of different kinds of nodes: controllers, routers and workers. Q: What is a peer-to-peer botnet? A: Unlike a […]

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Interview with SCADA hacker pr0f about the state of infrastructure security

22

Nov

2011

Last week I wrote a story on the compromise of an industrial control system in Illinois that destroyed a pump at a water processing facility. The same day a hacker came forward and posted internal information on pastebin.com from another compromised utility in South Houston, Texas. Within hours of publication I was contacted by the […]

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