Application security, Incident Response, Malware, Network Security, Phishing, TDR, Threat Management

LinkedIn users being targeted by fake photo email

October 29, 2012

Researchers at security firm Sophos are warning LinkedIn users about a click-the-pic phishing scam delivering the BlackHole exploit kit. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, said in a blog post Friday that users were redirected to a Russian website hosting the BlackHole exploit kit if they clicked “photos” that were attached in spurious emails. Victims are being targeted by emails that appear to come from a LinkedIn account for member services. The BlackHole toolkit infects computers by exploiting existing vulnerabilities.

Danielle Walker

Application security

Vulnerable API, bot attack losses on the rise

SC StaffSeptember 19, 2024

Automated API exploitation, which comprised 30% of all API attacks, was two to three times higher among organizations with revenues exceeding $1 billion, with the elevated likelihood of abuse attributed to the presence of more exposed or insecure APIs within their ecosystems.