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Russian Hacking Tools Codenamed WhiteBear Released

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Sep

2017

Kaspersky Labs released a highly sophisticated set of hacking tools from Russia called WhiteBear From February to September 2016, WhiteBear activity was narrowly focused on embassies and consular operations around the world. All of these early WhiteBear targets were related to embassies and diplomatic/foreign affair organizations. Continued WhiteBear activity later shifted to include defense-related organizations […]

Category Malware Phishing Written by Schneier 0 Comments

How my face got stolen

11

Apr

2017

Some time ago we tested FindFace, a service that compares photos with the database of avatars from the VK.com social network and looks for matches. Back then, my colleagues had some fascinating findings. I, to my dismay, made an unpleasant discovery.
I did not take part in the testing myself: I was quite busy with other stuff, and besides, I don’t have a VK.com profile.

Category Identity theft Privacy protection Written by Blog 0 Comments

New Cross-Platform Backdoors Target Linux, Windows

02

Feb

2016

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered a Linux backdoor that has been migrated to Windows and added a series of new capabilities. The malware was initially spotted on Linux systems, where it had a full set of features that allowed the attackers to monitor all a victim’s activities, including the ability to capture audio and […]

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