What do you think of when you hear the word “malware”? Most people think of the general term “virus”–something that a hacker puts on your computer that disrupts activity or steals information. In reality, malware (malicious software) can encompass a variety of different hacker tools, and true viruses are just one in a long list Read more…
Tags: AutoRun malware, USB drives, windows, Worms
Yesterday in Toulouse, France, I was invited by CLUSIR-MP (the information systems security group for the Midi-Pyrenees region) to speak at its annual cybercrime overview conference. I spoke about the new faces of hacktivism. During the question and response session, someone in the audience asked the speakers about the “dead drop” or dead-letter-box phenomenon. A Read more…
Tags: AutoRun malware, malware, Peer to Peer file sharing, USB drives
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