Trusteer, AVG identify new botnets with different features, both built on Zeus technology

Aug 04, 2010 | 05:43 PM

By Tim Wilson
DarkReading

If there’s a "fashion trend" among botnet builders, Zeus is the new black — but its popularity is making many users and security professionals see red.

Zeus, a Trojan horse that spreads bots quickly, can be adapted for multiple purposes, is available in botnet-building kits, and serves as the platform for a growing number of botnets and sub-botnets that are being exploited across the globe, according to experts. In the past two days, researchers at Trusteer and AVG revealed details about two new instances of Zeus-based botnets, suggesting the Trojan is becoming more popular than ever.

Holy Zeus! Popular Botnet Rules As New Exploits Come Online – botnets/Vulnerabilities – DarkReading

Posted: August 6th, 2010 under Computers, Internet, Operating Systems, Security.
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One-third of companies say their intellectual property has been stolen

Jul 07, 2010 | 01:34 PM

By Kelly Jackson Higgins
DarkReading

More than 40 percent of IT professionals in the U.S. and U.K. admit to using administrative passwords to snoop around sensitive or confidential company information, according to a new report.

More IT Pros Snooping Around Sensitive, Confidential Company Info – DarkReading

Posted: July 18th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Posted: June 29th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Apple has suffered another embarrassment. A security breach has exposed iPad owners including dozens of CEOs, military officials, and top politicians. They—and every other buyer of the cellular-enabled tablet—could be vulnerable to spam marketing and malicious hacking.
http://gawker.com/5559346/apples-worst-security-breach-114000-ipad-owners-exposed

Posted: June 10th, 2010 under Apple, Security, iPad.
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NSS Labs says its new test shows emphasis on antivirus exploit detection flawed, but others disagree

By Kelly Jackson Higgins
DarkReading
Mar 11, 2010 | 04:20 PM

Most antivirus products don’t detect new variants of the exploit used in the so-called “Operation Aurora” attacks on Google, Adobe, and other U.S. companies, according to a new test conducted by NSS Labs.

www.darkreading.com/vulnerability_management/security/antivirus/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=223600014

Posted: March 17th, 2010 under In The News, Internet, Security.
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Microsoft issues special Internet Explorer 6 and 7 security advisory along with Patch Tuesday patches
Mar 09, 2010 | 02:13 PM

By Kelly Jackson Higgins
DarkReading

 Microsoft is warning today about a newly discovered and unpatched flaw in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 that’s being exploited in the wild.

www.darkreading.com/vulnerability_management/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=223300129&cid=nl_DR_DAILY_2010-03-11_h

Posted: March 11th, 2010 under Internet, Internet Explorer, Security.
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02 March 2010
Credant Technologies, the endpoint data security specialist, has warned laptop users to turn off their WiFi signals when not in use to prevent the use of low-cost scanners tracking down the machines.
www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7750/laptop-theft-can-be-reduced-by-turning-off-wifi/

Posted: March 3rd, 2010 under Computers, In The News, Internet, Security.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010 under BTS News.
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Botnet bearing the Zeus Trojan infected 75,000 systems worldwide in 2,500 enterprises, government agencies
Feb 18, 2010 | 04:52 PM
By Kelly Jackson Higgins
DarkReading

Yet another sign that the Zeus Trojan isn’t just for stealing consumer online banking credentials anymore: Some 2,500 enterprises and government agencies worldwide have been infiltrated by a botnet spreading the pervasive piece of malware, a security firm revealed today.

http://darkreading.com/insiderthreat/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=223000193

Posted: February 20th, 2010 under Security.
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Posted: January 25th, 2010 under Computers, Security.
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