Correction, 5/22/19: Previously, we incorrectly stated that Emotet was using an EternalBlue vulnerability in order to spread laterally within a network….
Tag: botnet
New Golang brute forcer discovered amid rise in e-commerce attacks
E-commerce websites continue to be targeted by online criminals looking to steal personal and payment information directly from unaware shoppers. Recently,…
Flaw in Twitter form may have been abused by nation states
Twitter announced in a blog post on Monday that they discovered and addressed a security flaw on one of their support forms. The…
The 25th anniversary of the webcam: What did it bring us?
How did the webcam progress from a simple convenience to a worldwide security concern in 25 years? November 2018 can be…
A week in security (August 6 – August 12)
Last week, we published a review of exploit kits, talked about everyday tech that can give you a headache, and showed…
Trojans: What’s the real deal?
The fictional Greeks hiding in their legendary Trojan horse would probably be excited to learn that the default Wiki page for…
A week in security (June 4 – June 10)
Last week on Labs, we took a look at hidden mobile ads, the perils of social media spam, and how to…
Internet Shortcut used in Necurs malspam campaign
The Necurs botnet continues to be one of the most prolific malicious spam distributors, with regular waves of carefully-crafted attachments that…
Avzhan DDoS bot dropped by Chinese drive-by attack
The Avzhan DDoS bot has been known since 2010, but recently we saw it in wild again, being dropped by a…
A state of constant uncertainty or uncertain constancy? Fast flux explained
Last August, WireX made headlines. For one thing, it was dubbed the first-known DDoS botnet that used the Android platform. For…