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McAfee Labs

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Name: McAfee Labs

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Bank Account Logins for Sale, Courtesy of Citadel Botnet

Financial theft is one of the most lucrative forms of cybercrime. Malware authors continue to deliver sophisticated tools and techniques to unlock online bank accounts. Attackers design and develop botnets to perform financial fraud, targeting banks ... [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - May 17 2013]

Entities: Botnet, McAfee Labs, ZeuS Botnet

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Fujitsu Ltd

McAfee Partners with Fujitsu to Deliver Multi-Device Security Globally

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - McAfee announced today a first of its kind partnership with Fujitsu Limited (hereinafter "Fujitsu" ) to deliver McAfee Multi-Access worldwide as a preinstall on new Fujitsu consumer and business computers. McAfee ... [Published NewsBlaze - May 07 2013]

Entities: Fujitsu Ltd, McAfee Labs, Security

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

McAfee Inc

McAfee Partners with Fujitsu to Deliver Multi-Device Security Globally

World's first OEM to include a multiple device security solution that protects users against device loss and theft, viruses and spyware, and enabled safe web surfingSANTA CLARA, Calif., May 07, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- McAfee announced today a first of ... [Published PredictWallStreet - May 07 2013]

Entities: McAfee Inc, Fujitsu Ltd, Security, McAfee Labs, Security Software

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Adobe Systems Inc

Adobe Confirms PDF Information Leakage Flaw, Promises Fix 5/14

Adobe is getting the word out that a flaw related to its Acrobat and Reader software can cause some data leakage from PDFs. The company’s Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) noted the issue on its blog and promised to solve the problem with ... [Published Hot Hardware - May 06 2013]

Entities: Adobe Systems Inc, PDF, Data Leakage, IP Address

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

McAfee Warns of Adobe Reader Security Flaw

The vulnerability can be exploited to determine where and when a PDF was opened.ShareResearchers at McAfee Labs recently came across some PDF samples that exploited an unpatched vulnerability affecting every version of Adobe Reader, including Adobe Reader ... [Published E-Security Planet - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Adobe Acrobat Reader, Vulnerability, PDF

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

McAfee Labs has uncovered a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader

McAfee's advanced exploit detection system (AEDS) uncovered the threat on Friday, and it relates to an unpatched security flaw contained in every version of Adobe Reader, including the latest 'sandboxed' Reader XI (11.0.2).McAfee declined to reveal the ... [Published Cyberwarzone - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: zero-day, Vulnerability, Adobe Acrobat Reader, McAfee Labs

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Tracking PDF Usage Poses a Security Problem

Looking back this year’s RSA Conference, you might have the feeling that the current threat landscape is primarily a series of advanced attacks. This concept includes well-known advanced persistent threats (APTs) and zero-day vulnerability exploits. ... [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: PDF, Vulnerability, APT Advanced Persistent Threat

First reported Feb 21 2013 - Updated Feb 22 2013 - 2 reports

Malicious URLs eclipsing botnets as malware distribution leader

"McAfee Labs revealed that sophisticated attacks originally targeting the financial services industry are now increasingly directed at other critical sectors of the economy, while an emerging set of new tactics and technologies are being implemented to ... [Published Team Cymru Internet Security News - Feb 22 2013]

Entities: Botnet, Malware, Operation High Roller, McAfee Labs, APT Advanced Persistent Threat

First reported Dec 28 2012 - Updated Dec 28 2012 - 2 reports

Trends in mobile ransomware, large-scale attacks and hacktivism

"McAfee today released its annual 2013 Threat Predictions report, highlighting the top threats McAfee Labs foresees for 2013. In the coming year, McAfee Labs expects that threats to mobile devices will become even more of a focus of cybercriminals, the ... [Published Team Cymru Internet Security News - Dec 28 2012]

Entities: Hacktivist, Ransomware, McAfee Labs

First reported Dec 28 2012 - Updated Dec 28 2012 - 2 reports

The top threats for 2013, as seen by McAfee

"Next year, we'll need to be on the lookout for increases in mobile malware, randomware kits, large-scale political hacks and "hacking as a service," according to McAfee Labs. In the coming year, the world will see increases in mobile cyberattacks, ransomware, ... [Published Team Cymru Internet Security News - Dec 28 2012]

Entities: McAfee Labs, Threat, Hacktivist, Computer Hacking

First reported Dec 28 2012 - Updated Dec 28 2012 - 2 reports

Anonymous’ attacks will decline in 2013, says McAfee Labs

In McAfee Lab’s latest annual report, it details how it views the security of the Internet throughout 2013. Perhaps surprisingly, the company says to expect a decline in attacks from Anonymous , with a possibility of a few big attacks as it peters out ... [Published SlashGear - Dec 28 2012]

Entities: Anonymous group, McAfee Labs, Malware, Anti-globalization, Hacktivist

First reported Dec 13 2012 - Updated Dec 14 2012 - 3 reports

Threat of mass cyberattacks on U.S. banks is real, McAfee warns

"The wave of distributed denial of service attacks that hit U.S. banks in October was next-to-nothing compared to what could happen if cybercriminals actually carry through with their plans for next year. According to a report (PDF) released today by ... [Published Team Cymru Internet Security News - Dec 14 2012]

Entities: Project Blitzkrieg, Cyber Attack, Threat, McAfee Labs

Quotes

"We suspect the attackers are using the initial data—computer information, IPs—to steal sensitive data from a particular group or identity" Wanve wrote

Upgrades to Travnet Botnet Gives Attackers Full Control of Infected Systems [Published Security Week - May 15 2013]

"We started this conference to create an environment where global leaders in information security could share their research in a less commercialized atmosphere allowing our attendees to more closely interact with these experts when compared to other large security conferences"

Shakacon, a Global IT Security Conference, Held in Hawaii, Now in Its Fifth Year [Published Business Wire - May 14 2013]

...been providing multi-device security software since 2011," said Steve Petracca, SVP and GM of Consumer, Mobile and Small Business Unit at McAfee. "We are delighted to partner with Fujitsu to help even more consumers around the world use the Internet more safely and on all of their devices."

McAfee Partners with Fujitsu to Deliver Multi-Device Security Globally [Published PredictWallStreet - May 07 2013]

..."An APT attack usually consists of several sophisticated steps," Li writes. "The first step is often collecting information from the victim; this issue opens the door. Malicious senders could exploit this vulnerability to collect sensitive information such as IP address, Internet service provider, or even the victim’s computing routine."

McAfee Warns of Adobe Reader Security Flaw [Published E-Security Planet - Apr 30 2013]

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Bank Account Logins for Sale, Courtesy of Citad... [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - May 17 2013]
Upgrades to Travnet Botnet Gives Attackers Full... [Published Security Week - May 15 2013]
Shakacon, a Global IT Security Conference, Held... [Published Business Wire - May 14 2013]
McAfee Partners with Fujitsu to Deliver Multi-D... [Published NewsBlaze - May 07 2013]
McAfee Partners with Fujitsu to Deliver Multi-D... [Published PredictWallStreet - May 07 2013]
Emerging ‘Stack Pivoting’ Exploits Bypass Commo... [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - May 06 2013]
Adobe Confirms PDF Information Leakage Flaw, Pr... [Published Hot Hardware - May 06 2013]
McAfee Warns of Adobe Reader Security Flaw [Published E-Security Planet - Apr 30 2013]
Destructive Malware on the Rise [Published Data Breach Today - Apr 30 2013]
McAfee Labs has uncovered a zero-day vulnerabil... [Published Cyberwarzone - Apr 29 2013]
PDF-tracking flaw found in Adobe Reader [Published V3.co.uk - Apr 29 2013]
Tracking PDF Usage Poses a Security Problem [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - Apr 27 2013]
Travnet Botnet Steals Huge Amount of Sensitive ... [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - Apr 24 2013]
Cybercriminals Exploit News of Boston Marathon ... [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - Apr 23 2013]
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So Who Is Winning — iOS Or Android? [Published Business Insider - Apr 18 2013]
BII MOBILE INSIGHTS: So Who Is Winning — iOS Or... [Published Business Insider - Apr 18 2013]
Blackhole Exploit Kit Spam Campaigns Disguised ... [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - Apr 17 2013]
Opening Keynote: Todd Gebhart, Co-President McA... [Published CERIAS WeBlogs - Apr 16 2013]
Beware of Clicking the Web Translator Hyperlink [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - Apr 03 2013]
Ongoing Google Play Attacks Plague Japanese wit... [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - Apr 03 2013]
VSkimmer trojan steals card data on point-of-sa... [Published Security Bloggers Network - Mar 26 2013]
Analyzing Motive Behind South Korean Attack - D... [Published Team Cymru Internet Security News - Mar 22 2013]
South Korean Banks, Media Companies Targeted by... [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - Mar 21 2013]
McAfee Application Control for Android improves... [Published SlashGear - Mar 12 2013]
Android Malware Goes Bollywood [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - Mar 07 2013]
SMS Trojan Targets South Korean Android Devices [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - Feb 26 2013]
Les logiciels malveillants s’adaptent pour cibl... [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - Feb 25 2013]
McAfee report sees malware repurposed to strike... [Published Security Park - Feb 25 2013]
What does the Poetry with Citadel trojan? [Published Security Affairs - Feb 23 2013]

Blogs

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Bank Account Logins for Sale, Courtesy of Citad... [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - May 17 2013] Financial theft is one of the most lucrative forms of cybercrime. Malware authors continue to deliver sophisticated tools and techniques to unlock online bank accounts. Attackers design and develop botnets to perform financial fraud, targeting banks ...
Emerging ‘Stack Pivoting’ Exploits Bypass Commo... [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - May 06 2013] [This blog was primarily written by Xiaoning Li of Intel Labs, with assistance from Peter Szor of McAfee Labs.] In February 2013, the Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) released security advisory APSA13-02. In that report they listed ...
Tracking PDF Usage Poses a Security Problem [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - Apr 27 2013] Looking back this year’s RSA Conference, you might have the feeling that the current threat landscape is primarily a series of advanced attacks. This concept includes well-known advanced persistent threats (APTs) and zero-day vulnerability exploits. ...
Travnet Botnet Steals Huge Amount of Sensitive ... [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - Apr 24 2013] In a McAfee Labs blog by my colleague Vikas Taneja last month, he discussed high-level functioning in the malware Travnet. Since then we have continued to analyze different samples and now classify Travnet as a botnet rather than a Trojan because of ...
Cybercriminals Exploit News of Boston Marathon ... [Published McAfee Avert Labs Blog - Apr 23 2013] McAfee Labs Messaging Security recently observed a spam campaign based on the Boston Marathon bombing and the Texas fertilizer plant explosion. The messages take advantage of our interest in these tragic events to lure victims to malware and exploits. ...

Press Releases

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Shakacon, a Global IT Security Conference, Held... [Published Business Wire - May 14 2013]
McAfee Report Sees Malware Repurposed to Strike... [Published EON Computers & Technology - Feb 21 2013]
McAfee Report Sees Malware Repurposed to Strike... [Published Business Wire Technology News - Feb 21 2013]
McAfee Predicts Rapid Evolution of Cyberthreats... [Published EON Computers & Technology - Dec 27 2012]
McAfee Predicts Rapid Evolution of Cyberthreats... [Published Business Wire Technology News - Dec 27 2012]