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Blackhole Spam Runs Return From Holiday Break

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Jan

2013

Blackhole exploit kit (BHEK) spam attacks remain to be a prevalent threat up to this day. In fact, it is one of the top five consumer threats for 2012 due to its use of software vulnerabilities and social engineering tactic of leveraging companies like Verizon, Citibank AT&T, and Western Union among others. Furthermore, there are […]

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Java Zero-Day Exploit In The Wild, Spreading Ransomware

11

Jan

2013

A new zero-day exploit in Java has been found in the wild. Currently, this exploit is being used by toolkits like the Blackhole Exploit Kit (BHEK) and the Cool Exploit Kit (CEK).CEK is the creation of the same author responsible for Blackhole Exploit Kit. It appears to be a high-end version of the more accessible BHEK. Zero-day […]

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New Java Zero Day Used In Exploit Kits

11

Jan

2013

Websense Security Labs™ is following reports that a new Java zero day vulnerability is being exploited in the wild by exploit kits. Early this morning, a researcher who goes by the handle Kafeine disclosed that he has started seeing exploits of a new Java vulnerability appearing in multiple exploit kits in the wild. Following up on his post, we […]

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