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The Shamoon Attacks

16

Aug

2012

W32.Disttrack is a new threat that is being used in specific targeted attacks against at least one organization in the energy sector. It is a destructive malware that corrupts files on a compromised computer and overwrites the MBR (Master Boot Record) in an effort to render a computer unusable. W32.Disttrack consists of several components: Dropper-the main […]

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The Madi Attacks: Series of Social Engineering Campaigns

18

Jul

2012

Symantec Security Response is aware of recent reports of Madi, a Trojan used in targeted campaigns and observed in the wild since December 2011.The following is an email example, discovered in the Madi campaign, which included a malicious PowerPoint attachment: Figure 1. Targeted email containing malicious PowerPoint In one example, opening the PowerPoint attachment displays a series […]

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Skywiper – Fanning the “flames” of cyber warfare

29

May

2012

A few weeks ago, Iran reported intensified cyber attacks on its energy sector, which they observed as a direct continuation of the Stuxnet and Duqu attacks.Over the weekend, the IR Cert (Iran’s emergency response team) published a new report, which describes this attack as “Flame” and/or “Flamer”. Some other news agencies also reported the attack […]

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