Top 5 attacks used by U.S. hackers

1. Generic File Inclusion
2. Mambo register_globals Emulation Layer Overwrite
3. File Inclusion attacks against php developed applications
4. Microsoft Windows COM Objects Handling Vulnerability
5. Nachi Worm WebDAV attack

Top 5 attacks used by foreign hackers

1. HTTP overflow attack
2. Generic File Inclusion Blocking HTTP Incoming
3. WebDAV Overflow Attempt
4. Mambo register_globals Emulation Layer Overwrite
5. phpBB Activity Module File Inclusion

Source: SecureWorks

Tags: CyberCrime, Emerging Threats

Author: Christopher

A new MSN Messenger botnet is growing by hundreds of computers per hour.   This Trojan is another IRC bot variant that is spreading through MSN Messenger by sending itself in a zip file under two file names, both masquerading as digital camera images, one ending with .exe and the other with .pif.  These attachments may come through messages from a known contact on your “buddy list”.   This is the first Trojan found to date that scans for VNC connections (remote access) likely looking to increase the botnet’s number of connections.

Tags: CyberCrime, Emerging Threats, Malware

Author: Christopher