Another major exploit kit (EK) looks like it's heading for the EK graveyard as activity from the RIG EK has fallen to less than 25% of what the exploit kit used to handle three months ago, in March ...

Law enforcement actions and a relative dearth of zero-day bugs appear to have contributed to a sharp decline in exploit kit activity in recent months. It's too soon, however, to say whether the ...

Two exploits for Microsoft vulnerabilities have been added to the Purple Fox EK, showing ongoing development. The Purple Fox exploit kit (EK) has added two new exploits targeting critical- and ...

Security company Proofpoint has identified two new exploits coded into Purple Fox, an exploit kit that has evolved dramatically in the last year. The updates show that cyber-criminals are continuing ...

When we talk to people whose computers have been infected, they often ask how it happened. In a growing number of cases, they have been doing nothing more than reading a news website or browsing for ...

The malware landscape is in a constant flux, with new trends and techniques appearing and/or going out of fashion on a monthly basis. Keeping an eye on what's what involves analyzing tens of thousands ...

A well known vulnerability exploit that can be used to compromise Internet Explorer versions 6, 7 and 8 has been added to the Eleonore attack kit, heightening the chances that more exploits will occur ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Exploit kits comprised of ...

Antivirus solutions have traditionally focused on stopping the malware that uses the exploits rather than the exploits themselves. While there are millions of different pieces of malware in existence, ...

Eight out of the top ten vulnerabilities exploited by cybercriminals as part of phishing, exploit kits, or RAT attacks during 2018 targeted Microsoft's software products, continuing a trend started in ...