A recently reported flaw that allowed an attacker to drastically reduce the number of attempts needed to guess the WPS PIN of a wireless router isn’t necessary for some Arcadyan based routers anymore.<!– adsense –> Last … View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
More than 100000 Wireless Routers have Default Backdoor
A recently reported flaw that allowed an attacker to drastically reduce the number of attempts needed to guess the WPS PIN of a wireless router isn’t necessary for some Arcadyan based routers anymore.<!– adsense –> Last … View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
Permanent Reverse TCP Backdoor for IPhone and IPad
Security Expert from Coresec explains the use of a Permanent Reverse TCP Backdoor “sbd-1.36″ for IPhone and IPad developed by Michel Blomgren. <!– adsense –> sbd is a Netcat-clone, designed to be portable and offer strong encryption. It … View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
Mac OSX users hit with ‘Tsunami’ backdoor trojan
Users of computers running Apple Inc.’s Mac OS X were warned Wednesday against a new malware that can embed itself in a system and await further instructions. Sophos said the malware, which it dubbed OSX/Tsunami-A, appears to have its roots in Troj/Kaiten, a malware targeting the Linux operating system. “Typically…
Sophos warns Mac users as OS X hit by backdoor Trojan malware Tsunami-A
Apple’s Mac OS X operating system is being targeted by backdoor Trojan malware dubbed OSX/Tsunami-A. The malware has been identified as a Linus backdoor Trojan that embeds itself on a computer system and monitors an IRC channel for further instructions. The Tsunami part of the name given to the malware…
Hackers say German officials used backdoor
A screenshot from the Chaos Computer Club’s blog post on the Trojan it claims was used by German government law enforcement for suspect surveillance. (Credit: Chaos Computer Club) A German hacker group says it has found a Trojan program designed for spying on Skype communications that it alleges was used…
Hackers say German officials used backdoor Trojan
A screenshot from the Chaos Computer Club’s blog post on the Trojan it claims was used by German government law enforcement for suspect surveillance. (Credit: Chaos Computer Club) A German hacker group says it has found a Trojan backdoor program designed for spying on Skype communications that it alleges was…
‘Government’ backdoor R2D2 Trojan discovered by Chaos Computer Club
A Trojan horse allegedly created by the German government to spy on citizens’ online activity and Skype conversations has been discovered. Sit back, eat your popcorn, and get ready for the political storm if this proves to be true. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post…
Mac trojan poses as PDF to open botnet backdoor
Malware continues to be a minimal threat to most Mac users, but that doesn’t mean attackers aren’t constantly trying to come up with new ways to steal information or turn users’ machines into botnet drones. The latter appears to be the case with a new Mac trojan posing as a…
