Hacker tools and techniques: Underground hacking sites
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May 22, 2018
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May'18
Recorded Future sheds light on Iranian hacking operations
Recorded Future's Levi Gundert discusses how the Iranian government uses proxies and contractors to launch cyberattacks, and how its strategy presents challenges for the country.
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May 21, 2018
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May'18
Recorded Future: Iranian cyberattacks poised to resume
Recorded Future's Levi Gundert explains why major cyberattacks against Western enterprises are expected to resume following the United States' withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.
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April 27, 2018
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Apr'18
DDoS-for-hire website taken down by law enforcement
Webstresser.org, a popular DDoS-for-hire website, was taken down by several law enforcement agencies across the globe. Details are sparse, but arrests have reportedly been made.
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April 26, 2018
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Apr'18
SecureWorks warns of business email compromise campaign
SecureWorks researchers uncovered an extensive business email compromise campaign targeting the maritime shipping industry, which may have cost organizations millions of dollars.
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social engineering
Social engineering is an attack vector that relies heavily on human interaction and often involves manipulating people into breaking normal security procedures and best practices in order to gain access to systems, networks or physical locations, or... Continue Reading
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cyberextortion
Cyberextortion is a crime involving an attack or threat of an attack coupled with a demand for money or some other response in return for stopping or remediating the attack. Continue Reading
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Cybercrime
Cybercrime is any criminal activity that involves a computer, networked device or a network. Continue Reading
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Cyber Guerilla
In this excerpt of Cyber Guerilla, authors Jelle van Haaster, Ricky Gevers and Martijn Sprengers discuss the various roles hackers play. Continue Reading
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Risk & Repeat: US accuses Russia of state-sponsored cyberattacks
In this Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors discuss cyber attribution following the U.S. government's claim that Russia is behind recent state-sponsored cyberattacks. Continue Reading
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Risk & Repeat: More Symantec vulnerabilities emerge
In this Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors discuss the latest Symantec vulnerabilities reported by Google Project Zero and the Shadow Brokers' Cisco exploit. Continue Reading
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How white hat hackers can tell you more than threat intelligence
White hat hackers can play a key role in assessing threats lurking on the dark web. Discover what traditional threat intelligence isn't telling you and how white hats can help. Continue Reading
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Cybercrime study: Growing economic ecosystem spells trouble
New research shows that cybercriminals are gaining momentum with connected infrastructure and collectively earning billions annually from a cybercrime economy. Now what? Continue Reading
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Marcus Ranum decodes hardware vulnerabilities with Joe Grand
Computer hardware designs with dangerous security flaws? That's no surprise to renowned hardware hacker Grand. Continue Reading
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How does the Ursnif Trojan variant exploit mouse movements?
A new version of the Ursnif Trojan uses mouse movements to bypass security efforts by beating sandbox detection. Expert Matthew Pascucci explains how this technique works. Continue Reading
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How does the MajikPOS malware evade detection?
A new POS malware downloads a RAM scraper to avoid detection. Expert Nick Lewis explains the tricks MajikPOS uses to target retail terminals and how to defend against it. Continue Reading
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How do attackers use Microsoft Application Verifier for hijacking?
Attackers found a way to use Microsoft Application Verifier to hijack security products, like antivirus tools. Expert Judith Myerson explains how it's done and what to do to stop it. Continue Reading