Rene Millman

Tor network remains unsure how feds discovered and shut down Silk Road 2.0

Threat Management

Sites infected as open source Alpaca Forms and analytics service Picreel compromised

Rene MillmanMay 13, 2019

Visitors to torrent website SubTorrents[dot]com are being redirected to the Fiesta Exploit Kit and served malware, according to Malwarebytes. Read more

Threat Management

Crooks turn to Delphi packers to evade malware detection

Rene MillmanSeptember 24, 2018

Content

MacOS malware hits cryptocurrency investors on Slack and Discord

Rene MillmanJuly 2, 2018

Security researchers have discovered new malware targeting Mac owners discussing cryptocurrencies on Slack and Discord chat websites.

Network Security

Processors should practice SafeSpec to overcome Spectre/Meltdown problems

Rene MillmanJune 18, 2018

Scientists have devised a way to defeat the Meltdown and Spectre security vulnerabilities caused by speculative execution in modern processors.

Threat Management

Hackers using Excel IQY files to dodge antivirus and download malware

Rene MillmanJune 8, 2018

Threat Management

Trickbot and IcedID team up to boost revenues from victims

Rene MillmanJune 5, 2018

The botnet operators behind IcedID and Trickbot are collaborating with each other and possibly sharing their ill-gotten gains, according to security researchers.

Threat Management

Three-quarters of Redis servers are infected with malware

Rene MillmanJune 1, 2018

Research finds that unsecured servers should not have been connected to the internet. Three-quarters of open Redis servers are infected with malware, according to new research.

Threat Management

Flaw in Git could result in remote code execution

Rene MillmanMay 30, 2018

Vulnerability patched in Git source code versioning software. Security researchers have discovered a number of flaws in Git that could have enabled hackers to run remote code on a victim's PC.

Threat Management

Email fraud still a substantial threat to business

Rene MillmanMay 24, 2018

Business email compromise still most popular and most effective attack vector. The bulk of email fraud gangs still operate out of Nigeria, according to new research.

Threat Management

Satori botnet searching internet for open Ethereum mining rigs

Rene MillmanMay 18, 2018

Increasing value of cryptocurrency sees hackers look out for mining hardware. Security researchers have discovered a large Satori botnet that is scanning the internet for exposed Ethereum cryptocurrency mining rigs.