The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Software Export Controls
ST. MAARTEN–Perhaps no regulation has caused as much turmoil in the technology industry recently as the proposed export controls for intrusion software written by the Department of Commerce. The rules have broad implications for security researchers who rely on information sharing to do defensive work, and the potential restriction of that data moving across borders […]
Inside the Total Compromise of a $25 Billion Bank
ST. MAARTEN–On a quiet Saturday afternoon in October 2016, security researchers in Latin America began noticing some odd behavior in the Brazilian banking system. Customers visiting the website of one of the country’s larger banks were being hit with automatic malware downloads, but as the researchers began investigating the incident, it quickly became clear that […]
Researchers Tie Bank Attacks to North Korea
ST. MAARTEN–New details discovered in the investigation into the string of attacks on banks around the world using the SWIFT network show have linked the intrusions to attackers based in North Korea. Separate research conducted by experts at SWIFT, Kaspersky Lab, and BAE Systems uncovered a trail of clues that, taken together, point to North […]
New Details Connect Moonlight Maze Attacks on US Government to Modern Campaigns
ST. MAARTEN–Researchers investigating modern cyber espionage operations have found a direct link between the Moonlight Maze attacks that hit a number of United States military and government agencies in the 1990s and operations that are still ongoing today. The connections, through code samples, logs, and other data, show that some of the same tools and […]