The EquationDrug cyberespionage platform is a complicated system that is used selectively against only certain target machines, one that can be extended via a collection of 116 malware plug-ins, researchers at Kaspersky Lab said.
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Microsoft Patches Old Stuxnet Bug, FREAK Vulnerability
Categories: Microsoft, Vulnerabilities
Microsoft’s March 2015 Patch Tuesday security bulletins include patches for an old Stuxnet LNK vulnerability and the FREAK SSL vulnerability.
Patched Windows Machines Exposed to Stuxnet LNK Flaw All Along
Microsoft released a new patch for the LNK vulnerability exploited by Stuxnet after it learned original patch from 2010 failed and left Windows machines exposed.
CloudFlare Aims to Defeat Massive DDoS Attacks with Virtual DNS
Categories: Critical Infrastructure, Hacks, Malware, Web Security
DDoS attacks have been a persistent problem for the the better part of 20 years, and as ISPs and enterprises have adjusted their defenses, attackers have adapted their tactics. One of the more effective tools in the attackers’ arsenal now is the use of botnets to generate massive numbers of DNS queries for a target[…]
Apple Fixes FREAK Bug, iCloud Flaw in iOS 8.2
Categories: Apple, Cryptography, Mobile Security, Vulnerabilities
Apple has patched the FREAK SSL vulnerability, along with a nasty bug that could’ve allowed a remote attacker to restart a user’s iPhone via SMS, with the release of iOS 8.2. The new version of Apple’s mobile operating system contains a number of vulnerability fixes, with the FREAK patch being the most prominent among them.[…]
