Author: ESET Ireland

Targeted information stealing attacks in South Asia use email, signed binaries

May 20, 2013

In the past few months, we have analyzed a targeted campaign that tries to steal sensitive information from different organizations throughout the world, but particularly in Pakistan. During the course of our investigations we uncovered several leads that indicate this threat has its origin in India and has been going on for at least two … More Targeted information stealing attacks in South Asia use email, signed binaries

The Irish becoming serious about protecting laptops, less about other devices, but have no idea what data leakage is

May 15, 2013

The latest research ESET Ireland did was about how covered Irish computers and devices are with antivirus and data leakage protection. The research by ESET Ireland, was carried out on a thousand people. First we determined what sort of devices the Irish use to connect to the internet: Then we found out 90% of Windows-based … More The Irish becoming serious about protecting laptops, less about other devices, but have no idea what data leakage is

Cybersecurity is “as important” as nuclear deterrent, says top U.S. admiral

May 14, 2013

Cybersecurity is among the top defense priorities of the United States, the U.S. Navy’s top admiral said this week – on the same level as strategic nuclear defense. Admiral Jonathan Greenert, the Navy’s chief of operations, said that spending on cyber defense had continued even against a broader background of spending cuts. Speaking to Reuters … More Cybersecurity is “as important” as nuclear deterrent, says top U.S. admiral

Linux/Cdorked.A: New Apache backdoor being used in the wild to serve Blackhole

April 29, 2013

Last week, our friends at Sucuri sent us a modified version of an Apache webserver redirecting some of its requests to the infamous Blackhole exploit packs. Sucuri has published a blog post on this attack. Our analysis of this malware, dubbed Linux/Cdorked.A, reveals that it is a sophisticated and stealthy backdoor meant to drive traffic … More Linux/Cdorked.A: New Apache backdoor being used in the wild to serve Blackhole