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Tsunami Warning Leads to Arcom RAT

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Nov

2012

Recently, the website “Hoax Slayer” pointed us to a spammed email message that warns users of a Tsunami and encourages them to click on a link to watch a video. The article, which the cybercriminals made to look like it came from “news.com.au”, claims that experts have predicted that a Tsunami will hit Australia on […]

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PlugX: New Tool For a Not So New Campaign

11

Sep

2012

Earlier this year, a new breed of Remote Access Tool (RAT) called Plugx (also known as Korplug) surfaced in the wild. PlugX, reportedly used on limited targeted attacks, is an example of custom-made RATs developed specifically for this purpose. The idea behind using this new tool is simple: less recognition and more elusiveness from security […]

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Anatomy of a Crimeware Syndicate, Part III

14

Feb

2012

Third of our three part series on the Anatomy of a Crimeware Syndicate, as delineated by Derek Manky, Senior Security Strategist at Fortinet. In part one we discussed the fundamental infrastructure and hierarchy of a crimeware syndicate. Part two talked about the threat landscape and major botnet takedowns. Now part three looks at specific threats […]

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