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Researchers tentatively link Greenbug cyberspy group to Saudi Shamoon attackers

Bradley Barth

January 24, 2017

Researchers may have found a tenuous link between a cyberespionage organization's credentials-stealing trojan and the Shamoon hacking group that's been targeting Saudi energy companies with Disttrack disk-wiping malware.

Malware

Shamoon malware remains destructive force since 2012 Saudi oil attacks

Bradley Barth

December 6, 2016

The Shamoon data-wiping malware that attacked government systems in Saudi Arabia last month is not dramatically different from an older version that destroyed 35,000 computers at Saudi oil company Aramco in 2012. Yet the still packs a massive punch.

Security News

Mobile threats predicted top concern for 2013

Danielle Walker

December 28, 2012

McAfee's "2013 Threats Predictions" report also said that hacktivist group Anonymous would decline in success and visibility, with more extremist groups carrying the torch.

Tom Cross, director of security research, Lancope

Opinions

Is the era of anti-virus over?

Tom Cross, director of security research, Lancope

November 20, 2012

It's true: There are certain attacks that no security technology will be able to stop. But the situation isn't entirely hopeless. How organizations respond to an active threat can make all the difference in the world.

Security News

FBI warns U.S. firms of data-wiping malware following Sony attack

Danielle Walker

December 2, 2014

The wiper threat sounds similar to attacks targeting organizations in South Korea and the Middle East.

Features

Battle lines drawn: Nation-state threats

Ryan Goldberg

February 1, 2013

The United States has established itself as a major force in a new era of combat, but what repercussions do state-sponsored actions in cyber space have on all of us?