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Malware uses Google Docs as proxy to command and control server | Computerworld New Zealand

Malware uses Google Docs as proxy to command and control server | Computerworld New Zealand | business analyst | Scoop.it
Security researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec have uncovered a piece of malware that uses Google Docs, which is now part of Google Drive, as a bridge when communicating with attackers in order to hide the malicious traffic...

 

Read more, a MUST:

http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/malware-uses-google-docs-as-proxy-to-command-and-control-server?opendocument=&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=topnews

 


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Symantec: Stop using pcAnywhere, right now | Naked Security

Symantec: Stop using pcAnywhere, right now | Naked Security | business analyst | Scoop.it
Symantec has admitted that blueprints for current versions of its pcAnywhere software were stolen in 2006 and that all users are at risk of attack and should pull the plug.

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the_luckycat_hackers.pdf

CASE STUDY:

A series of attacks, targeting both Indian military research and south
Asian shipping organizations, demonstrate the minimum level of effort required to successfully compromise a target and steal sensitive
information.

 

The attackers use very simple malware, which required
little development time or skills, in conjunction with freely available
Web hosting, to implement a highly effective attack. It is a case of the
attackers obtaining a maximum return on their investment.

 

===> The attack shows how an intelligent attacker does not need to be particularly technically skilled in order to steal the information they are after. <===


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