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A Word of Caution on Fraudulent Routing

02

Feb

2015

If you’ve read TaoSecurity Blog for a while, you remember me being a fan of companies like Renesys (now part of Dyn Research) and BGPmon. These organizations monitor #internet-wide #routing by scrutinizing BGP announcements, plus other techniques. (I first posted on the topic almost 12 years ago.) I am well aware that an organization, from […]

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New Wave of PlugX Targets Legitimate Apps

25

Apr

2013

Noted for its stealth routine, PlugX and its developers now appear to be using several legitimate applications, in particular those used by Microsoft, Lenovo, and McAfee, in an effort to remain under the radar.PLUGX variants are known for its use of normal applications to load its malicious .DLL components. This .DLL hijacking technique is not […]

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New Skype vulnerability allows hijacking of your account

14

Nov

2012

Last night, reports have appeared on several Russian forums regarding a Skype account hijacking exploit. The information has been made available on several Russian blogs and is now actively exploited in the wild. The exploit, which has been available for two months already, takes advantage of the Skype password reset feature. This allows you to […]

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