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IE watering hole hack added to notorious exploit kit 
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IE watering hole hack added to notorious exploit kit Powered by SC Magazine
By Darren Pauli | Jan 20, 2014 | Comment Now 
Criminal hacking kits jostle for top spot.
 
Russia prosecutes suspected BlackHole author and 12 cohorts 
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Russia prosecutes suspected BlackHole author and 12 cohorts Powered by SC Magazine
By Danielle Walker | Dec 10, 2013 | Comment Now 
Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has revealed that the author of the infamous BlackHole exploit kit is being prosecuted in the country.
 
BlackHole gang prosecuted 
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BlackHole gang prosecuted Powered by SC Magazine
By Danielle Walker | Dec 9, 2013 | Comment Now 
Ruskies pounce on Paunch.
 
Exploit kit shifts: Neutrino a favourite as Blackhole dissipates 
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Exploit kit shifts: Neutrino a favourite as Blackhole dissipates Powered by SC Magazine
By Danielle Walker | Nov 27, 2013 | Comment Now 
BlackShades RAT booming.
 
World's biggest spam bot ditches world's biggest exploit kit 
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World's biggest spam bot ditches world's biggest exploit kit Powered by SC Magazine
By Danielle Walker | Oct 23, 2013 | Comment Now 
Gameover, Blackhole.
 
Reveton ransomware switches exploit kits from BlackHole to WhiteHole 
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Reveton ransomware switches exploit kits from BlackHole to WhiteHole Powered by SC Magazine
By Danielle Walker | Oct 10, 2013 | Comment Now 
But author's arrest to have a 'negligible impact' on the black market.
 
Thousands of sites foist Blackhole exploit after DNS compromise 
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Thousands of sites foist Blackhole exploit after DNS compromise Powered by SC Magazine
By Darren Pauli | Aug 6, 2013 | Comment Now 
Leverages Java, pdf.
 
$10k-a-month exploit kit trumps BlackHole 
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$10k-a-month exploit kit trumps BlackHole Powered by SC Magazine
By Danielle Walker | Jan 11, 2013 | Comment Now 
Two hundred new servers found hosting the Cool exploit kit.
 
New Java zero-day exploit could spread 'mayhem' 
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New Java zero-day exploit could spread 'mayhem' Powered by SC Magazine
By Dan Kaplan | Jan 11, 2013 | Comment Now 
Attack toolkits updated.
 
Ransomware and phish cons target Skype users 
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Ransomware and phish cons target Skype users Powered by SC Magazine
By Danielle Walker | Oct 11, 2012 | Comment Now 
Lol is this your new profile pic?
 
Hackers exploit outdated Wagamama site 
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Hackers exploit outdated Wagamama site Powered by SC Magazine
By Darren Pauli | Oct 4, 2012 | Comment Now 
Restaurant chain serves up malware.
 
Wagamama serves up malware from outdated site 
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Wagamama serves up malware from outdated site Powered by SC Magazine
By Darren Pauli | Oct 3, 2012 | Comment Now 
Hackers exploit Plesk, visitors sucked into BlackHole.
 
Redkit crimeware gets Java exploit, joins Blackhole 
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Redkit crimeware gets Java exploit, joins Blackhole Powered by SC Magazine
By Darren Pauli | Aug 31, 2012 | Comment Now 
Oracle issues emergency fix.
 
#BlackHat: How exploit kits fuel online crime 
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#BlackHat: How exploit kits fuel online crime Powered by SC Magazine
By Dan Kaplan | Jul 27, 2012 | Comment Now 
Researcher examines how exploit kits function and who profits off them.
 
XML zero day fix arrives next week 
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XML zero day fix arrives next week Powered by SC Magazine
By Dan Kaplan | Jul 6, 2012 | Comment Now 
Microsoft pushes nine patches.
 
BlackHole toolkit targets Microsoft XML flaw 
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BlackHole toolkit targets Microsoft XML flaw Powered by SC Magazine
By Fahmida Y. Rashid | Jul 4, 2012 | Comment Now 
Popular toolkit targets unpatched Windows hole.
 
BlackHole more persistent after upgrade 
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BlackHole more persistent after upgrade Powered by SC Magazine
By Dan Kaplan | Jun 29, 2012 | Comment Now 
The authors of the crimeware application are toying with a "pseudo-random domain" generation capability so that victims make it to the malware.
 
Blackhole dominates rival toolkits 
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Blackhole dominates rival toolkits Powered by SC Magazine
By Dan Raywood | May 1, 2012 | Comment Now 
Blackhole booms.
 
Bungled update sees Microsoft block Google 
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Bungled update sees Microsoft block Google Powered by SC Magazine
By Dan Raywood | Feb 17, 2012 | Comment Now 
Microsoft anti-virus detected phantom Blackhole exploit kit.
 
BlackHole revamped with Java exploit 
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BlackHole revamped with Java exploit Powered by SC Magazine
By Dan Raywood | Nov 30, 2011 | Comment Now 
Update free to existing customers.
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Who do you trust most to protect your private data?
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Your bank
  35%
 
Your insurance company
  5%
 
A technology company (Google, Facebook et al)
  9%
 
Your telco, ISP or utility
  8%
 
A retailer (Coles, Woolworths et al)
  4%
 
A Federal Government agency (ATO, Centrelink etc)
  18%
 
An Australian law enforcement agency (AFP, ASIO et al)
  15%
 
A State Government agency (Health dept, etc)
  7%
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