In perhaps a bit of irony, the humor website cracked.com was flagged by Google’s Safe Browsing Technology. Cracked.com is a website…
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Looking for a last minute Halloween costume? Beware of spooks in your browser!
It’s that time of year when people dress up and kids over-indulge in candy. Yes, Halloween is upon us! Speaking of…
PHP Hack Redirects To Magnitude Exploit Kit
Google’s Safe Browsing System determines php.net is malicious”> Google’s Safe Browsing system deemed the official PHP website, PHP.net, malicious last week. Though, the initial…
It’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month! So be aware of an IE 0-Day!
This month marks the 10th Anniversary of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, or NCSAM, here in the United States and hopefully…
Java Click2Play Bypass is no problem for Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit
Security company VUPEN revealed a vulnerability in Java’s Preloader in early July that’s quite likely the same one being integrated into cyber criminals’ exploit kits….
Microsoft releases fix for IE Zero-Day
Microsoft disclosed information on a new Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability yesterday in a security advisory. Dubbed CVE-2013-3893, the vulnerability exists in…
Firefox Android zero-day allows execution of malicious code
A few days ago, an advertisement for a zero-day vulnerability in Firefox for Android appeared on Inj3ct0r, an exploit database. The…
The Murky Waters Of The Zero-Day Business
Finding software vulnerabilities is a full-time job for some people, but for another group, discovering a flaw in popular software can…
Bad Guys Gone Greedy: Multi-Pronged Attacks Found in the Wild
The success of a malicious attack is determined by several factors including how well it is crafted and what its distribution…
DEFCON 21: An Odyssey
If you read my post last week about some of the Malwarebytes team heading out to Las Vegas for DEFCON 21…