200,000 webpages compromised to lead visitors to fake AV sites: DHS Infrastructure Highlights March 7th
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012In the past several months, mass infections were not uncommon, and now security experts believe they found another one. Websense found 30,000 unique Web sites are currently compromised to redirect visitors to sites that promote fake antivirus software. A total of 200,000 Web pages, part of the 30,000 sites, are compromised, with the campaign apparently [...]
Busted! Secret app on millions of phones logs key taps: DHS Infrastructure Open Source Report December 1st
Thursday, December 1st, 2011Malware targeting Android devices continues to surge, according to a new report from McAfee, pushing 2011 to become the busiest year in history for mobile and general malware. The amount of malware infecting Android devices during the third quarter grew almost 37 percent from the second quarter, according to McAfee’s Third-Quarter Threats Report. Android’s growing [...]
Skype can be used to tie users to illegal download activity: DHS Open Source Report Oct. 24th
Monday, October 24th, 2011Help Net Security reported October 21 a team of researchers proved it is possible to determine the IP address of a user and tie it with his Internet use, and even correlate this information to his file-sharing activity with high accuracy, by taking advantage of a privacy hole in Skype. The user is completely unaware [...]
ASP.NET attacks infect more than a million: DHS Open Source Report Oct. 19th
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011As of October 18, more than 1 million people have been infected in less than a week after a malware campaign targeted visitors to outdated Web sites, SC Magazine reported October 18. The attacks exploited vulnerabilities in older versions of Java and Adobe Flash to hijack visitors’ computers; as of October 12, the campaign had [...]
Sesame Street hacked, porn posted: DHS Open Source Report Oct. 18th
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011The Sesame Street channel on YouTube, a popular stop on the Internet for preschool children, was attacked by a hacker October 16 who deleted all videos from the channel, modified its design, and posted graphic porn to it. It took Google about 22 minutes to take down the offensive content, according to The Next Web. [...]
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