The University of Texas and Erik Jonsson School of Computer Science and Engineering researchers have designed ‘Red Herring’ that fights ‘Heartbleed’ virus by automating the process of creating decoy servers, so as to allure the hackers leading them to believe they have gained access to confidential, secure information, when in reality they are being monitored, analysed and … [Read more...] about Red Herring to Fight Heartbleed
Malware
Zeus Malware: A Big Threat to India (Third Most Affected)
India has been a soft target for Zeus malware attacks and suffered the consequences of being third most attacked country in 2013. Malware attacks are being launched to steal classified data from finance, government, manufacturing and security sectors. Malware is mainly aimed at siphoning bank data by means of keystroke logging, form grabbing, etc. Zeus can also be used to … [Read more...] about Zeus Malware: A Big Threat to India (Third Most Affected)
‘Global Malware Industry’ Being Run by Cyber Attackers
Cyberattackers running global ‘malware industry’ Distribution of malware for online thievery is provided by Cybercriminals, according to reports of McAfee. The US internet security specialist noted that breach of data has affected many customers of the US retailer TARGET. Different type of malware is bought and sold in “Dark Web” marketplaces. Unsophisticated … [Read more...] about ‘Global Malware Industry’ Being Run by Cyber Attackers
Malware Pony Blamed For Bitcoin Heist
Malware Pony Blamed For Bitcoin Heist Cyber criminals, with the help of the infected computers have made away with at least $220,000 worth virtual currencies like the Bitcoins, LiteCoin, FeatherCoin, and 27 others. Trustwave, a security firm stated that the criminals have hacked the computers through malware, which is named as ‘Pony.’ Pony botnet has breached the … [Read more...] about Malware Pony Blamed For Bitcoin Heist