This morning on my drive to work I listened to a story on NPR about swine flu in relation to past epidemics. Just an hour or so earlier I had sent a message over Twitter that I was trying to avoid the flurry of swine flu chatter and focus on getting caught up on the [...]
A few gems in the comment spam bin that try to get you to link to them (usually via the commenter’s website URL entry) by flattering you. The bulk of the comment spam I see is the usual drivel, links galore or obvious keywords. But sometimes … sometimes they really try and fool you. To [...]
Finjan’s report of a huge 1.9 million node botnet that’s ensnared government computers has caused quite a stir. I have to admit I was hungry for details like everyone else. One of the biggest questions that came to mind immediately, I’m sure for many, was “Are we affected? How can I tell?”
As is often the [...]
Around the time of the convictions late this week of the folks behind The Pirate Bay (also see The Pirate Bay Trial: The Official Verdict – Guilty on TorrentFreak), a well known BitTorrent tracker distribution site, we started seeing reports of DDoS attacks on other torrent tracker sites. Never one to miss an opportunity to [...]
Via our spam traps, we see a malicious URL being spammed out that was highlighted as suspicious by the MITRE honeyclient and then further analyzed by Wepawet. three exploits leadig to an EXE, a PDF, and a SWF file. This one is interesting because it’s one of a handful that are pushing the boundaries of [...]
