SAS 2019: 4 Stuxnet-Related APTs Form Gossip Girl, an ‘Apex Threat Actor’
Flowershop, Equation, Flame and Duqu appear to have a hand in the different phases of Stuxnet development, all working as part of an operation active as early as 2006.
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Tara Seals has nearly 25 years of experience as a journalist, analyst and editor in the communications and technology space. Prior to Threatpost, Tara was the North American news lead for Infosecurity Magazine, and spent 13 years working for Informa (formerly Virgo Publishing), as executive editor and editor-in-chief at publications focused on both the service provider and the enterprise arenas. A Texas native, she holds a B.A. from Columbia University, lives in Western Massachusetts with her family and is on a never-ending quest for good Mexican food in the Northeast.
SAS 2019: Exodus Spyware Found Targeting Apple iOS Users
The surveillance tool was signed with legitimate Apple developer certificates.
ThreatList: Half of All Attacks Aim at Supply Chain
Attackers these days want to ‘own’ your entire system, including partners and suppliers.
The kit’s authors demonstrate a knowledge of Verizon’s infrastructure.
As Game of Thrones’ eighth season gets ready to kick off, a new report says the popular TV show accounted for 17 percent of all infected pirated content in the last year.
As to how the breach happened, the company is so far keeping details tightly rolled up.
Users of the conferencing platform should update immediately.
An exploit would allow an attacker to establish a persistent backdoor for ongoing remote access.
MacOS users, as well as Windows, are in the cross-hairs, especially those based in South Korea.
According to a report, Grindr’s Chinese owners are selling the platform after concerns were raised about user data handling.
