Tag Archive for: infections

Critical Infrastructure Malware Infections: From ICS-CERT report to SCADA Strangelove

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The Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Emergency Response Team for Industrial Control Systems (ICS-CERT) reported that during the fiscal year 2012, it “responded to 198 cyber incidents.” 41% of the attacks were against the energy sector followed by 15% of incidents targeting the water sector. This does not include the Springfield Illinois water utility that was reportedly hacked via an IP located…
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GFI Software Reports Continued Malware Infections, Highlights Recent Phishing Attacks for June 2011 – Business Wire

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CLEARWATER, Fla.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–GFI ® Software today announced the top 10 most prevalent malware threats for June 2011. Highlights for the month included continued phishing attacks, notably one affecting microblogging site Tumblr , which compromised …
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Computer pranks that simulate Trojan infections are invading the Web – Help Net Security

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a Trojan or fake anti-virus is downloaded onto their computer. These attacks not only exploit terror movies, but any other Halloween-related items like party invitations, etc. Desktop Security 2010 is a fake anti-virus downloaded by one of Halloween’s …
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