A week in security (June 4 – June 10)
A roundup of the security news from June 4 – June 10, including IoT botnets, government attacks, dodgy Wi-Fi, and more.
Internet Shortcut used in Necurs malspam campaign
The Necurs gang tries out a new trick to load malware and bypass security defenses.
Avzhan DDoS bot dropped by Chinese drive-by attack
The Avzhan DDoS bot is back in the wild again, this time being dropped by a Chinese drive-by attack. In this post, we’ll take a deep dive into its functionality and compare the sample we captured with the one described in the past.
A state of constant uncertainty or uncertain constancy? Fast flux explained
Although often seen as an illegal cybercriminal tactic, the methodology behind fast flux is actually far from evil. So how is it being abused? Read on to learn more.
More trouble in Google Play land
After our mobile security experts repeatedly discovered adware on several apps on the Google Play store, our friends at Symantec have unearthed at least eight malicious apps that are found capable of adding affected mobile devices to a botnet.