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Corporate Abuse of Our Data

December 8, 2014 infossl

cyberwar, cyberweapons, disclosure, essays, fsecure, kaspersky, malware, secrecy, Security technology, symantec

Last week, we learned about a striking piece of malware called Regin that has been infecting computer networks worldwide since 2008. It’s more sophisticated than any known criminal malware, and everyone believes a government is behind it. No country has taken credit for Regin, but there’s substantial evidence that it was built and operated by … Read More “Corporate Abuse of Our Data” »

Regin: Another Military-Grade Malware

November 25, 2014 infossl

espionage, kaspersky, malware, microsoft, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, symantec

Regin is another military–grade surveillance malware (tech details from Symantec and Kaspersky). It seems to have been in operation between 2008 and 2011. The Intercept has linked it to NSA/GCHQ operations, although I am still skeptical of the NSA/GCHQ hacking Belgian cryptographer Jean-Jacques Quisquater. Powered by WPeMatico

Citadel Malware Steals Password Manager Master Passwords

November 22, 2014 infossl

malware, passwords, passwordsafe, Security technology

Citadel is the first piece of malware I know of that specifically steals master passwords from password managers. Note that my own Password Safe is a target. Powered by WPeMatico

Sophisticated Targeted Attack Via Hotel Networks

November 10, 2014 infossl

adobe, hacking, hotels, kaspersky, malware, Security technology

Kaspersky Labs is reporting (detailed report here, technical details here) on a sophisticated hacker group that is targeting specific individuals around the world. “Darkhotel” is the name the group and its techniques has been given. This APT precisely drives its campaigns by spear-phishing targets with highly advanced Flash zero-day exploits that effectively evade the latest … Read More “Sophisticated Targeted Attack Via Hotel Networks” »