Determining who is ultimately behind targeted attacks is difficult as it requires a combination of technical and contextual analysis and the ability to connect disparate pieces of information together over a period of time. Moreover, any one researcher typically does not necessarily have all these pieces of information and must interpret the available evidence. [...]
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Trend Micro has discovered an ongoing series of targeted attacks, known as “LURID,” that have successfully compromised 1465 computers in 61 different countries. We have been able to identify 47 victims including diplomatic missions, government ministries, space-related government agencies and other companies and research institutions. The countries most impacted by this attack are Russia, [...] Adobe released an out-of-band security update to address six critical vulnerabilities, all affecting Adobe Flash Player. One of the six, a cross-site scripting vulnerability identified as CVE-2011-2444, is reportedly being exploited in the wild. The bug is reportedly being used in targeted attacks that involve malicious links sent out to targets through email messages. [...] Online threats and malware have been plaguing Internet users for more than 20 years. While today’s cybercsecurity headlines often refer to the latest data breaches, Facebook scams, and the 1410% increase in Android malware, it is interesting to note that the tool used by today’s cybercriminals are, in a sense, the BRAIN-child (pun intended) of [...] Trend Micro has uncovered a campaign of targeted attacks that have successfully compromised defense industry companies in Japan, Israel, India and the USA. We have been able to identify eight victims of this attack and are in the process of notifying them. In total, the attackers compromised 32 computers; however, there were multiple compromises at [...] |
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