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Category Archives: Malware

Interview with the Author of the 2000 Love Bug Virus

September 22 2020 By Bruce Schneier in Malware, Security

No real surprises, but we finally have the story.

The story he went on to tell is strikingly straightforward. De Guzman was poor, and internet access was expensive. He...
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North Korea ATM Hack

September 1 2020 By Bruce Schneier in Cybercrime, cybersecurity, Malware, Security

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a long and technical alert describing a North Korea hacking scheme against ATMs in a bunch of countries worldwide: This...

North Korea ATM Hack

September 1 2020 By Bruce Schneier in Cybercrime, cybersecurity, Malware, Security

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a long and technical alert describing a North Korea hacking scheme against ATMs in a bunch of countries worldwide:

This...
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Vaccine for Emotet Malware

August 18 2020 By Bruce Schneier in cybersecurity, Malware, Security

Interesting story of a vaccine for the Emotet malware: Through trial and error and thanks to subsequent Emotet updates that refined how the new persistence mechanism worked, Quinn was...

Drovorub Malware

August 14 2020 By Bruce Schneier in cybersecurity, espionage, FBI, Malware, nsa, Russia, Security

The NSA and FBI have jointly disclosed Drovorub, a Russian malware suite that targets Linux. Detailed advisory. Fact sheet. News articles. Reddit thread....

COOKIEJAR: Tracking Adversaries With FireEye Endpoint Security’s Logon Tracker Module

August 11 2020 By Syndicator in Alex Pennino, Homepage Carousel, Incident Response, Latest Blog Posts, Malware, Managed Defense, Nick Schroeder, Security, Threat Research

During a recent investigation at a telecommunications company led by Mandiant Managed Defense, our team was tasked with rapidly identifying systems that...

COOKIEJAR: Tracking Adversaries With FireEye Endpoint Security’s Logon Tracker Module

August 11 2020 By Syndicator in Alex Pennino, Homepage Carousel, Incident Response, Latest Blog Posts, Malware, Managed Defense, Nick Schroeder, Security, Threat Research

During a recent investigation at a telecommunications company led by Mandiant Managed Defense, our team was tasked with rapidly identifying systems that...

Announcing the Seventh Annual Flare-On Challenge

August 4 2020 By Daniel Pany in FLARE, Homepage Carousel, Latest Blog Posts, Malware, Nick Harbour, Reverse Engineering, Security, Threat Research

The Front Line Applied Research & Expertise (FLARE) team is honored to announce that the popular Flare-On challenge will return for a triumphant seventh year. Ongoing ...

Announcing the Seventh Annual Flare-On Challenge

August 4 2020 By Daniel Pany in FLARE, Homepage Carousel, Latest Blog Posts, Malware, Nick Harbour, Reverse Engineering, Security, Threat Research

The Front Line Applied Research & Expertise (FLARE) team is honored to announce that the popular Flare-On challenge will return for a triumphant seventh year. Ongoing ...