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‘Reporters without Borders’ website misused in wateringhole attack

22

Jan

2013

As mentioned by me on Twitter, it seems that the entity or entities behind the watering hole attacks don’t care to be caught or detected, and it also seems that they don’t care if the Internet Explorer and Java vulnerabilities are patched. They act as opportunists and try to take advantage from the time frame […]

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More Mac Malware (Word Exploit) Targeting NGOs

28

Mar

2012

Alienvault Labs has discovered more malware that targets human rights focused Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). This is in addition to last week’s discovery. This time, it’s an exploit taking advantage of a 2009 vulnerability in Microsoft Word (MS09-027). Here’s an example of the decoy document which is embedded within the exploit doc. Read the details at […]

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China Targets Macs Used by NGOs #Tibet

20

Mar

2012

A new Mac backdoor exploiting CVE-2011-3544 (a Java vulnerability) is being reported. The backdoor appears to be connected to GhostNet. The malware is being used in targeted attacks against non-governmental organizations (NGO).Greg Walton published details of targeted mails sent to NGOs related to Tibet. The message contains a link to: dns.assyra.com. Read more from Walton […]

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