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• Microsoft releases Fix it for critical IE8 0-day

  09.05.2013

  Microsoft has released a one-click Fix it for mitigating the effect of the IE 8 zero-day vulnerability that is being used in watering hole attacks in the wild.

• Multi-stage exploit attacks for more effective malware delivery

  03.05.2013

  Most drive-by exploit kits use a minimal exploit shellcode that downloads and runs the final payload.

• Sophisticated Apache backdoor in the wild

  29.04.2013

  ESET researchers, together with web security firm Sucuri, have been analyzing a new threat affecting Apache webservers.

• Exploit for recently patched Java flaw added to CrimeBoss exploit kit

  23.04.2013

  If you are still using Java, you insist on updating in manually and you haven't gotten around to installing the latest Critical Patch Update released a week ago, you are advised to do it now, as an exploit for one of the vulnerabilities it patched has been incorporated into a popular exploit kit and is being actively used in the wild.

• Financial malware hijacking Twitter accounts

  23.04.2013

  Researchers have discovered another active spamming campaign targeting Twitter users.

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