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Java-based malware driving DDoS botnet infects Windows, Mac, Linux devices

Java-based malware driving DDoS botnet infects Windows, Mac, Linux devices | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
From arstechnica.com - January 30, 2014 12:20 PM
Multi-platform threat exploits old Java flaw, gains persistence.

 

Researchers have uncovered a piece of botnet malware that is capable of infecting computers running Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux that have Oracle's Java software framework installed.

 

The cross-platform HEUR:Backdoor.Java.Agent.a, as reported in a blog post published Tuesday by Kaspersky Lab, takes hold of computers by exploiting CVE-2013-2465, a critical Java vulnerability that Oracle patched in June. The security bug is present on Java 7 u21 and earlier. Once the bot has infected a computer, it copies itself to the autostart directory of its respective platform to ensure it runs whenever the machine is turned on.

 

Compromised computers then report to an Internet relay chat channel that acts as a command and control server.

 


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How to Protect Your WordPress From Attack

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From mashable.com - April 19, 2013 3:48 AM
An ongoing brute-force attack on WordPress-based websites has compromised more than 90,000 blogs, but there are simple ways to make sure your blog won't be next to fall.

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For The First Time, Hackers Have Used A Refrigerator To Attack Businesses

For The First Time, Hackers Have Used A Refrigerator To Attack Businesses | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
From www.businessinsider.com - January 19, 2014 8:36 AM
Security researchers at Proofpoint have uncovered the very first wide-scale hack attack that involved television sets and at least one refrigerator.

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WordPress - Brute Force Attacks and Their Consequences

WordPress - Brute Force Attacks and Their Consequences | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
From blog.sucuri.net - April 14, 2013 7:16 AM
There is a lot of interesting discussion going on at the moment across the interwebs on the intention of the latest string of Brute Force attacks, much of which

 

That finding comes from Arbor Networks, which said that attackers had compromised numerous PHP Web applications, such as Joomla, as well as many WordPress sites, many of which were using an outdated version of the TimThumb plug-in. After compromising the sites, attackers then loaded toolkits onto the sites that turned them into DDoS attack launch pads. – Information Week Security

 


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That finding comes from Arbor Networks, which said that attackers had compromised numerous PHP Web applications, such as Joomla, as well as many WordPress sites, many of which were using an outdated version of the TimThumb plug-in. After compromising the sites, attackers then loaded toolkits onto the sites that turned them into DDoS attack launch pads. – Information Week Security


A MUST read to understand the WHY and HOW!!!
Gust MEES's curator insight, April 13, 2013 9:56 AM

 

That finding comes from Arbor Networks, which said that attackers had compromised numerous PHP Web applications, such as Joomla, as well as many WordPress sites, many of which were using an outdated version of the TimThumb plug-in. After compromising the sites, attackers then loaded toolkits onto the sites that turned them into DDoS attack launch pads. – Information Week Security

 

A MUST read to understand the WHY and HOW!!!

 
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