Fake SSL Certificates Seen Again

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Online banks use cryptographic protocols to secure the exchange of information on the Web, and hackers do not hesitate to adapt to this technology too. A new case of fake SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates appeared again, following phishing threats we’ve seen last April and May. This time, the website of ...

‘Long-Term’ Phishing Attack Underway

Monday, April 28th, 2008

The notorious Rock Phish gang has added a new twist to its phishing exploits that doesn’t require its victim to visit a malicious Website -- instead, it just loads a malicious keylogging Trojan onto the victim’s machine that steals information or credentials. Both Trend Microand F-Secure over the past few days ...

Rock Phishers Up the Ante with More ‘Digital Certificates’

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Our friends from RSA have recently reported about the latest one-two punch employed by the infamous Rock Phish gang (also reported here and here ). Best known for their easy-to-use kits that yield professional looking phishing pages, Rock Phish now adds information-stealing malware — dubbed as the Zeus Trojan — ...