An analysis of a rogue security tool that tries to steal passwords and scam people out of their paypal money and accounts.
Posts Tagged ‘eCrime’
Identity crisis
Here’s a common question I get asked a lot: “What technology should I use to secure my server/network/[some technology]?” The question is usually presented by someone who’s in charge of “Security” in an organization. Now, I wouldn’t have had a problem with this if this was a technician, or a pen-tester of sorts, but I [...]
Cyber[Crime|War] – connecting the dots – BlackHat EU 2010
Hola from Barcelona! It’s been a very productive couple of days here. Quite a lineup for this version of the BlackHat briefings out here. I had the great fortune of speaking right after a fantastic opening by Jeff Moss (BlackHat founder and director) and Max Kelly (Facebook’s CSO) that just set me up perfectly – [...]
It’s all about the money
Coverage of the latest developments in the ZeuS botnet software licensing, and fighting the botnet internet connectivity.
CyberCrime, CyberWarfare, and 2010
I’ll spare you the “2009 security in review” which you can read just about anywhere else you go now. I’ll also avoid the “what to expect in security in 2010″ because everyone would just reiterate the same stuff they saw coming to life in 2009… What I would do is give a quick preview on [...]
Mapping and Security Research
From the “We should have trademarked this” department: McAfee came out with their “Mapping the Mal Web“[PDF] report and are proving that innovation is best left for the smaller players to meddle with, only to be used later by the big guys. Not that there is anything revolutionary about the report – it’s the same [...]
DefCon 17 talk video available!
DefCon 17 talk video of my talk
Malicious ads circa 2007
Malicious ads are plaguing the web? Not unless it’s news from 2007…
Down the rabbit hole all the way to Miami
So the talk at Hacker Halted was really good – I was impressed with the quality of the audience and the presentations. As promised, I’m posting my slide deck here for your reference. Enjoy! Down_the_rabbit_Hole-Ian_Amit
Two steps forward, one step back – controling botnets…
Botnet communication using newsgroups is old news as web2.0 twitter and blog channels have been used for a long time.