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Symantec says they have discovered a new variant of the TDL (Tidserv) family of malware that downloads the full legitimate Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) as part of its normal operation.

Researchers at Symantec have discovered a third “wiper” malware linked to the recent attacks in South Korea. The malware used during the attacks have been widely discussed by the research community and media over the last few days, and Symantec’s discovery adds more curiosity to the plot.

NASA has taken down a database of technical reports while it reviews determines the risk of sensitive documents being leaked following the arrest of a Chinese national earlier this month.

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RIYADH - Internet messenger applications such as Skype, Viber and WhatsApp face being banned in Saudi Arabia if operators fail to allow authorities in the kingdom to censor them, industry sources said on Monday.

Study Showed Over 30% of Unknown Malware Connected to New or Unknown Internet Destinations. FTP Exceptionally High-risk, Rarely Detected.

BEIJING - Researchers at one of China's top universities collaborated with a Chinese army unit accused of carrying out hacking attacks on the United States, academic papers published online show.The elite Shanghai Jiaotong University conducted network security research with People's Liberation Army (PLA) Unit 61398, the co-authored papers accessed by AFP Sunday reveal.

In the weeks since the Mandiant APT1 Report was released, the conclusions presented by Mandiant have been extensively repeated and commented on by pretty much everyone. Worryingly, the narrative was accepted almost unequivocally, brushing aside many inconsistencies and disregarding any opposing interpretations.

In an effort to increase security for user accounts, Apple on Thursday introduced a two-step verification option for Apple IDs.

Network security vendor Fortinet, on Friday said that it would acquire Coyote Point Systems, a privately-held maker of load balancers and application delivery controllers for medium and small enterprises.

Trusteer, a maker of cybercrime protection products for endpoints, has teamed with Russia-based Group-IB, a security incident response and research firm, to help financial institutions combat cybercrime, mainly in Eastern Europe where Group-IB expertise falls.

SEOUL - South Korea said Friday that an IP address identified as a source of a major cyber attack this week was not based in China as originally believed.

Researchers at AlienVault shed some light on the evolution of the Sykipot malware attacks.The Sykipot attacks have exploited a number of zero-days during the past few years, including vulnerabilities affecting Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash Player and Microsoft Internet Explorer. 

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