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The “Red October” Campaign – An Advanced Cyber Espionage Network Targeting Diplomatic and Government Agencies

Jan

2013

Here’s a link to the full paper (part 1) about our Red October research. During the next days, we’ll be publishing Part 2, which contains a detailed technical analysis of all the known modules. Please stay tuned. During the past five years, a high-level cyber-espionage campaign has successfully infiltrated computer networks at diplomatic, governmental and […]

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Java 0day Mass Exploit Distribution

Jan

2013

Just a quick note, it’s only the second week of January, but early 2013 brings with it the first Java 0day mass exploit distribution of the year. There appears to be multiple ad networks redirecting to Blackhole sites, amplifying the mass exploitation problem. We have seen ads from legitimate sites, especially in the UK, Brazil, […]

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Browser Add-ons Add Fraudulent Data

Nov

2012

Contributor: Wahengbam RobinSinghPhishers continue to devise diverse strategies to improve their chances of harvesting users’ confidential information. Symantec constantly monitors and keeps track of these phishing trends. In November 2012, Symantec observed a phishing site that loaded a malicious browser add-on. The malicious add-on, if installed, would lead users to phishing sites even when a […]

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