Most parents and kids I speak to regarding online safety seem to have a bad case of the ‘it-will-never-happen-to-me’s.’ Stories of hacking and social engineering seem like far away ideas, or things that happen in a Spielberg movie, but not an everyday occurrence. I get it. In fact, I used to be one of these people. Read more…
Targeted attacks are a daily occurrence and attackers are fast to employ the latest news stories in their social engineering themes. In a recent targeted attack, delivering a payload of Backdoor.Korplug and caught by our Symantec.cloud services, we obs…
Hesperus, or Hesperbot, is a newly discovered banker malware that steals user information, mainly online banking credentials. In function it is similar to other “bankers” in the wild, especially Zbot. Hesperus means evening star in Greek. It is very active in Turkey and the Czech Republic and is slowly spreading across the globe. This sophisticated Read more…
Millions of users access social networks every day in order to share, engage, and look for information as well as entertainment. The transparency of social networks come with a risk and we very often expose ourselves to hackers and scammers that can take advantage of information we share. Social platforms constantly improve security and privacy […]
It’s natural to talk with your children when you see them out in public. It’s a biological reaction to admire their talents, praise them publicly, and even wrangle their wayward behavior when it starts to stir. Just don’t do it online. Parents are wise online if they curb what comes naturally and consider exercising a Read more…
Last year saw a shift in website threats, with more targeted attacks emerging that were aimed at small and medium businesses. While website security should always be at the forefront of any online business, a new Symantec infographic emphasises the imp…
So, you’ve finally convinced your teen to accept your friend request. What an exercise! So, what now? Do you immediately like their every post and start to scan and post all their old baby photos on their wall? NO, YOU DO NOT!! Here are my top tips for remaining friends with your teen on Facebook. Read more…
迷惑行為
攻撃者は、この RAT を使って、システムエラーメッセージをカスタマイズして被害者に直接メッセージを送ることができます。このメッセージ送信機能によって、悪質ないたずらやリモートからの迷惑行為が引き起こされる恐れがあります。攻撃者はいつでも、被害者に煩わしいメッセージやポップアップを送信し、同時に Web カメラを通じて被害者の反応を観察できるからです。このツールの作成者は、対話型のオンライン詐欺を想定してこの機能を実装した可能性もあります。
Contributor: Roberto Sponchioni
Symantec Security Response has recently come across a new remote administration tool (RAT) called Alusinus, which we detect as Backdoor.Alusins. The program was intended for the Spanish speaking underground and the buil…