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Storm worm tempts with Christmas strip show

2007-12-24 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
The criminals behind the Storm botnet waited until the last minute, but they've finally started delivering unwanted Christmas presents
 
 
 
 
 
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Virus Center: Banker trojans threaten Christmas shoppers

2007-12-13 18:35:24 by Editor in Help Net Security - News
 
Banker Trojans are one of the main threats online shoppers will face this Christmas. These malicious codes are designed to steal passwords for accessing online banking services, payment platforms like
 
 
 
 
 
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Storm Worm delivering coal this Christmas

2007-12-26 16:30:06 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
Less than a day until Christmas, the Storm worm has appeared with a little holiday joy for all. The Storm botnet is on the prowl for new users to infect, and has a new set of holiday-themed messages
 
 
 
 
 
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Storm-Bot stripshow analysis

2007-12-23 22:06:00 by Russ McRee in HolisticInfoSec.org
 
...Christmas from the RBN. Now on a PC near you, a stripshow from Santa's helpers. Or not The ISC reported the expected Storm surge Christmas eve at 0000 GMT hxxp://merrychristmas.com/stripshow.exe (modified to protect the innocent) yields a hash of 2BBA62FBC3B9AF85C3C7D64A82E1237C. Once executed it immediately copies itself as disnisa.exe to...
 
 
 
 
 
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New Years Storm deja vu

2007-12-25 10:36:00 by Russ McRee in HolisticInfoSec.org
 
...Christmas, the RBN would like to wish you a Happy New Year as well with hxxp://uhavepostcard.com/happy2008.exe New hash, 5bb3606d36019142507043f30401c5d2, same malware as that we received when we fell for the Christmas strip show they offered us Again, it copies itself to C:WINDOWS as disnisa.exe, writes the same registry keys and config...
 
 
 
 
 
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Risky by association

2007-12-26 16:14:25 by Chris McClean in Security & Risk Management
 
...Christmas The revelation: If it's got your company's name on it, it's your problem At least, thats according to the expert interviewed about taking responsibility when things go poorly. In reality however, Mattel has received praise in the past for its responsible supply chain management this is not an epiphany Still, the company is taking...
 
 
 
 
 
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Santa and the TSA

2007-12-25 09:39:49 by Editor in Schneier on Security
 
Merry Christmas, everyone
 
 
 
 
 
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Stolen laptops affect 337,000 Davidson County voters

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2007-12-29 11:30:26 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Christmas break Reference URL WTVF News Channel 5 Story WKRN Channel 2 News Story Nashville Business Journal Report Credit News Channel 5 Response From the online sources cited above A break-in at the Davidson County Election Office at 800 Second Ave. has jeopardized a large number of voters' personal data, according to Ray Barrett,...
 
 
 
 
 
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Storm Worm adopts counterfeit Christmas cheer

2007-12-27 08:00:00 by Editor in IT Compliance
 
Year-old malware continues to spread botnet infections
 
 
 
 
 
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Diminutive XSS Worm Contest Drama and Status Update

2008-01-06 17:34:38 by RSnake in ha.ckers.org web application security lab
 
...Christmas is already over though, and I already got my wishes granted so I wont be surprised if it doesnt happen So thats the drama! Gotta love it, huh? Where would I be without the under-educated rants and conspiracy theories? The good news is that there is a lot of really interesting research coming out of the contest, and numbers are...