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Mac Flashback Exploiting Unpatched Java Vulnerability

02

Apr

2012

A new Flashback variant (Mac malware) has been spotted exploiting CVE-2012-0507 (a Java vulnerability). We’ve been anticipating something like this for a while now. Oracle released an update that patched this vulnerability back in February… for Windows. But — Apple hasn’t released the update for OS X (yet). It appears that the Flashback gang is […]

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New Duqu Sample Found in the Wild

21

Mar

2012

We recently received a file that looked very familiar. A quick investigation showed it to be a new version of W32.Duqu. The file we received is only one component of the Duqu threat however—it is the loader file used to load the rest of the threat when the computer restarts (the rest of the threat […]

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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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