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According to Advanced Threat Report on Cyber Attacks Routinely Bypass Traditional Defences
Dec 21, 2012Advanced malware that evades signature-based detection has increased nearly 400% in the past year, research by security firm FireEye has revealed. Companies are being hit by an average of 643 successful infections a week, according to the ...
Tags: FireEye, cyber attack, firewalls, intrusion prevention systems
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Criminals Are Sending Malicious Emails That Purport to Come From Payroll Services Firms
Dec 20, 2012Criminals are sending malicious emails that purport to come from payroll services firms in order to infect with malware the computers of payroll administrators from various companies, according to researchers from the SANS Internet Storm ...
Tags: criminals, malicious emails, payroll services firms, ISC
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The Recent Cyberattack Was Likely Part of a Year-Long Cyberespionage Operation with Target
Nov 20, 2012The recent cyberattack that infected Israeli police computers with malware was likely part of a year-long cyberespionage operation with targets in Israel and the Palestinian territories,according to security researchers from antivirus ...
Tags: Israeli, cyberattack, malware, RAT
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Email-Based Attacks Distribute New Variants of Sykipot Information Stealing Malware
Jul 4, 2012New email-based attacks, some of which target the aerospace industry, are distributing new variants of the Sykipot information stealing malware, according to researchers from security firm AlienVault. "We have detected a new wave of ...