The Gozi infostealer is running around, this time using new domains and a new lure: a “video invitation from your classmates”. This has been going on all week, too. In an email purporting to be from Classmates.com, you’re told to go look at a web page and join up. To view the video you need [...]
In light of the recent tensions between India and Pakistan following the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, I went looking for signs of DDoS attacks in either India or Pakistan, possibly attributable to the other country. I had read reports that some cyberattacks had occurred but they only mentioned site defacements, not DDoS. Looking at [...]
Yesterday was “Cyber Monday”, so named for the kickoff of the online sales binge that so many Americans go through. The thinking is that Friday is for brick and mortar sales, and Monday is when folks get to work and use their high speed links to browse, shop, and spend. A few folks measure this [...]