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In the overwhelming sea of information, access to timely, insightful and independent open-source intelligence (OSINT) analyses is crucial for maintaining the necessary situational awareness to stay on the top of emerging security threats. This blog covers trends and fads, tactics and strategies, intersecting with third-party research, speculations and real-time CYBERINT assessments, all packed with sarcastic attitude

Thursday, October 01, 2009

Summarizing Zero Day's Posts for September

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The following is a brief summary of all of my posts at ZDNet's Zero Day for September. You can also go through previous summaries for A...
Friday, September 25, 2009

Dissecting September's Twitter Scareware Campaign

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UPDATE:  4 hours after notification, Twitter has suspended the remaining bogus accounts. Until the next time , when the reCAPTCHA recognitio...

Dissecting September's Twitter Scareware Campaign

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UPDATE:  4 hours after notification, Twitter has suspended the remaining bogus accounts. Until the next time , when the reCAPTCHA recognitio...
Friday, September 18, 2009

The Ultimate Guide to Scareware Protection

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Throughout the last two years, scareware (fake security software) , quickly emerged as the single most profitable monetization strategy for ...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Koobface Botnet's Scareware Business Model

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UPDATE1: TrendMicro just confirmed the ongoing double-layer monetization of Koobface . Meanwhile, the gang is rotating the scareware domains...

Koobface Botnet's Scareware Business Model

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UPDATE1: TrendMicro just confirmed the ongoing double-layer monetization of Koobface . Meanwhile, the gang is rotating the scareware domains...
Monday, September 14, 2009

Ukrainian "Fan Club" Features Malvertisement at NYTimes.com

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If my Ukrainian "fan club" can exploit weaknesses in the online ad publishing model for scareware serving purposes , anyone els...
Monday, September 07, 2009

News Items Themed Blackhat SEO Campaign Still Active

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According to a blog post at PandaLabs , a massive and very persistent blackhat SEO campaign exclusively hijacking " hot BBC and CNN new...
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Independent Security Consultancy, Threat Intelligence Analysis (OSINT/Cyber Counter Intelligence) and Competitive Intelligence research on demand. Insightful, unbiased, and client-tailored assessments, neatly communicated in the form of interactive reports - because anticipating the emerging threatscape is what shapes the big picture at the end of the day. Approach me at dancho.danchev@hush.com
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