Posts Tagged ‘payloads’

Internet Explorer Zero-day Vulnerability (CVE-2013-1347)

May

2013

A new vulnerability found in Microsoft Internet Explorer affects Internet Explorer version 8. The vulnerability allows attackers to execute code on a machine by just having the user visit a malicious website. This can happen, for example, when the user is tricked into clicking a link in an email or via compromised legitimate websites, such […]

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Explosions at Boston Marathon inspire cyber attackers – Email promising news turns out to be multi-faceted malware trap

Apr

2013

The email The structure of the displayed URL is always the same:http ://IP-address/news.html or http ://IP-address/boston.html The subject lines vary but are always related directly to Boston. Here are some examples in alphabetical order: 2 Explosions at Boston Marathon Aftermath to explosion at Boston Marathon Boston Explosion Caught on Video BREAKING – Boston Marathon Explosion […]

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South Korean Wipers and Spear Phishing E-mails

Mar

2013

News broke last week of a “wiper” malware that affected South Korean banks and broadcasting companies. NSHC Red Alert Team has published a detailed analysis of the malware here. There were several hashes mentioned for the same component, which suggest multiple operations under the same campaign. So how did the affected companies get infected? No […]

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