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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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Herald Media News Portal Compromised, Used to Serve Exploits

18

Jun

2012

Barracuda Labs – Beginning in early May 2012 and persisting over a period of ten days, Herald Media’s primary news portal (heraldm.com) was compromised and used to serve drive-by download exploits. Based in Seoul, South Korea, Herald Media’s publications include The Korea Herald and The Business Herald.Starting on May 9, a javascript resource used throughout […]

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Epson Korea hack impacts 350,000 customers

22

Aug

2011

Epson Korea has been hit by a massive data breach, involving the personal information of 350,000 registered customers. Hackers broke into Epson Korea’s computer systems, and stole information including passwords, phone numbers, names, and email addresses of customers who had registered with the company. A warning message was posted to the Epson Korea website, and […]

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