A new version of the malware is designed to steal smart card credentials from users at the U.S. Department of Defense and other organizations. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Chinese Cybercriminals Said to Attack US DoD Smart Cards With Sykipot Malware
A new strain of the Sykipot malware is being used by Chinese cyber criminals to compromise US Department of Defense (DoD) smart cards, a new report has revealed. The malware has been designed to take advantage of smart card readers running ActivClient — the client application of ActivIdentity — according…
Chinese Cyber Criminals Said to Attack US DoD Smart Cards With Sykipot Malware
A new strain of the Sykipot malware is being used by Chinese cyber criminals to compromise US Department of Defense (DoD) smart cards, a new report has revealed. The malware has been designed to take advantage of smart card readers running ActivClient – the client application of ActivIdentity – according…
Malware Attack Targets U.S. Government Agencies [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Mashable – [brightcove video=”1389085133001″ /] Sykipot, malware believed to originate in China, has been used to target smart cards in the Pentagon and other government agencies. According to security researcher AlienVault, a new variant of Sykipot is targeting the cards government employees use to access secure networks and servers. View…
New Flashback malware variant follows XProtect update
When the MacDefender fake antivirus malware was making its rounds early last year, there was a daily cat-and-mouse game between the criminals developing the software and various malware detection companies, plus Apple with its XProtect routine that establishes its “Safe Downloads” list. While MacDefender has been properly addressed and is…
Chinese ‘attack US DoD smart cards’ with Sykipot malware
A new strain of the Sykipot malware is being used by Chinese cyber criminals to compromise US Department of Defense (DoD) smart cards, a new report has revealed. The malware has been designed to take advantage of smart card readers running ActivClient – the client application of ActivIdentity – according…
Chinese ‘attack US DoD smart cards’ with Sykipot malware
A new strain of the Sykipot malware is being used by Chinese cyber criminals to compromise US Department of Defense (DoD) smart cards, a new report has revealed. The malware has been designed to take advantage of smart card readers running ActivClient – the client application of ActivIdentity – according…
Android app malware exploits Carrier IQ controversy
Phony Android application checks for running Carrier IQ software, but then sends SMS messages to a premium rate number. <img alt="Android app malware exploits Carrier IQ controversy, Blog, malware, Android, exploits, controversy, Carrier"height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechBiz &partnerID=167&key=segment”/> View full post on SearchSecurity: Security Wire Daily News View full post…
Malware Destroyed My Data
Malware infected Jazzy007′s PC, and his data disappeared–even after he removed the culprit. He asked the Answer Line forum for help. Chances are your data files are still on your hard drive; they’re just hidden. The criminal who created that malware wanted to scare you into thinking that your precious…
Researcher’s Tool Maps Malware In Beautiful 3D Models
Quist’s VERA visualization software showing a key section of the Koobface worm. Security researchers face a tough problem: Computer viruses, unlike their biological counterparts, can’t be seen under a microscope. Even common reverse engineering tools merely render malware as thousands of lines of garbled text more legible to machine than…