Model Predicts Optimal Timing for Targeted Attacks
A mathematical model developed by University of Michigan researchers helps attackers and defenders understand optimal conditions when a targeted malware attack should be launched.
Malware
Google Blocks Malicious File Downloads Automatically in Chrome
Google has fixed five vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser and also has activated a feature that will block malicious file downloads automatically. The change is a major security upgrade for Chrome and will help prevent users from unwittingly downloading harmful files, an attack vector that attackers count on for the success of drive-by downloads and other attacks.
Java Version of Icefog Espionage Campaign Hit 3 US Oil, Gas Companies
The Icefog cyberespionage campaign also included a Java component that targeted three U.S.-based oil and gas companies.
Experts believe that it will be years before another exploit kit with the same reliability and currency as Blackhole emerges onto the criminal underground.
Popular video-sharing site DailyMotion is serving malicious ads that redirect site visitors to domains hosting Fake AV malware, security firm Invincea reports.
A Cambridge University study examined the effectiveness of malware warnings, and urged those alerts be overhauled and written in concrete, specific language.
Security researchers from Malware Must Die uncovered a new piece of ransomware called Prison Locker.
Yahoo says it has removed the malicious ads redirecting users in Europe to domains hosting the Magnitude Exploit Kit.
Dennis Fisher and Mike Mimoso talk about the year that was in the security industry, including the last six months of NSA drama, the Microsoft bug bounty program, exploit sales and attacks against major banks.
The Feedburner RSS management platform is hosting a Trojan that redirects users to a series of malicious sites.
