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Smart Phishing for Smartphones

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

A common security prediction for 2010 is the continued rise of malware and phishing attacks on mobile phones. The MarkMonitor SOC recently detected an interesting twist on this theme involving a popular smartphone and the latest smart technologies used by cybercriminals. In this case, instead of compromising a smartphone to ...

Avalanche Fast-flux and Blended Attacks

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Phishing attacks have become more sophisticated with the use of fast-flux botnets as resilient attack platforms. The fast-fluxing among hundreds of compromised computers which serve as proxies for phishing sites means that detection and shutdown become more difficult. One particular fast-flux botnet called Avalanche has received much attention in recent months ...