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Symantec Protections for Red October

17

Jan

2013

An advanced cyber-espionage network targeting high-profile organizations and governments has recently been unveiled. The main attack method being used in this campaign is spear phishing.The spear phishing emails contain Word document or Excel spreadsheet attachments that exploit three known vulnerabilities in order to compromise computers. The vulnerabilities used are: Microsoft Excel ‘FEATHEADER’ Record Remote Code […]

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Fake delivery notification gets confused, has nice lie down

05

Dec

2012

Looks like some scammers had a bit of a mix-up while counting out their cash on a gold plated yacht. Click to Enlarge Here’s the contents of the mail. The text in bold is a not-very-subtle clue: “The UPS Office“: Order: SD-5468-482485468 Order Date: Monday, 2 December 2012, 11:23 AM Dear Customer, Your parcel has […]

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CVE-2012-1535: Adobe Flash Player Vulnerability Exploited with Multiple Emails

22

Aug

2012

As we are all aware, Adobe released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.270 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. These security updates address the Adobe Flash Player CVE-2012-1535 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability that could cause the application to crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the compromised computer. Adobe […]

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