======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Mittwoch 12-12-2012 18:00 − Donnerstag 13-12-2012 18:00 Handler: Matthias Fraidl Co-Handler: Stephan Richter
*** Researchers uncover Tor-powered Skynet botnet *** --------------------------------------------- "Rapid7 researchers have recently unearthed an unusual piece of malware that turned out to be crucial to the formation of an elusive botnet - dubbed Skynet by the researchers - whose existence has been documented in a very popular Reddit "I Am A" thread. The Trojan in question has DDoS and Bitcoin-mining capabilities, but its main function is to steal banking credentials. The botnet operator spreads the malware via the Usenet discussion forum, which is also a popular platform for... --------------------------------------------- http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2357
*** "Dexter" malware steals credit card data from point-of-sale terminals *** --------------------------------------------- "A researcher has uncovered new malware that steals payment card data from point-of-sale terminals used by stores, hotels, and other businesses. Dexter, as the malware is called, has infected hundreds of point-of-sale computers at big-name retailers, hotels, restaurants, and other businesses, according to a report issued by Aviv Raff, chief technology officer of Israel-based security firm Seculert. Businesses infected in the past three months are located in 40 different countries, with 30... --------------------------------------------- http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/12/dexter-malware-steals-credit-card-da...
*** New Findings Lend Credence to Project Blitzkrieg *** --------------------------------------------- "Project Blitzkrieg," a brazen Underweb plan for hiring 100 botmasters to fuel a blaze of ebanking heists against 30 U.S. financial institutions in the Spring of 2013, was met with skepticism from some in the security community after news of the scheme came to light in October. Many assumed it was a law enforcement sting, or merely the ramblings of a wannabe criminal mastermind. But new research suggests the crooks who hatched the plan were serious and have painstakingly built up a... --------------------------------------------- http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KrebsOnSecurity/~3/RgJgMJ51mKo/
*** Cybersecurity company using hackers own devices against them *** --------------------------------------------- "A California cybersecurity start-up, marketing itself as a private cyber intelligence agency, works to identify foreign attackers who are attempting to steal corporate secrets; it does so by using the attackers own techniques and vulnerabilities against them; the company also collects data on hackers and tricks intruders into stealing false information Shawn Henry, the head of the FBI cyber crimes division, this year left agency after twenty-four years to become the president CrowdStrike,... --------------------------------------------- http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20121213-cybersecurity-company-usi...
*** Facebook Security, FBI Take Down Butterfly Botnet, Arrest 10 *** --------------------------------------------- "Facebooks security team is being lauded by the FBI for its role the arrest of 10 individuals accused of spreading banking malware on the social networking site and collecting more than $850 million from fraudulent transactions. The arrests were carried out yesterday in the U.S., U.K., the Balkans, South America and New Zealand in connection with spreading the Yahos malware on Facebook from 2010 to this October. Yahos compromised more than 11 million computers, the FBI said...." --------------------------------------------- http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/facebook-security-fbi-take-down-butterfly-...