We mention the term "botnet" from time to time, but what exactly is a botnet? How does it work? Is it self-aware? Can botnets be taken down? We look into this, and discuss the week's security news.
Fire & Ice: Making and Breaking macOS Firewalls (https://www.blackhat.com/us-18/briefings.html#fire-and-ice-making-and-breaking-macos-firewalls)
'Synthetic Click' attack re-emerges in macOS High Sierra at Defcon (https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/08/13/synthetic-click-attack-re-emerges-in-macos-high-sierra-at-defcon)
Fax Machines Are Still Everywhere, and Wildly Insecure (https://www.wired.com/story/fax-machine-vulnerabilities/)
Intego exclusive: HP Leaves Mac Users Vulnerable to Fax Hacks
HP Ink Printers Remote Code Execution (https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06097712)
Denial-of-service attack (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack)
Steganography (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography)
Homeland, Episode 9 recap (contains spoilers) (https://tvline.com/2018/04/08/homeland-recap-season-7-episode-9-useful-idiot-carrie-franny-car/)
iWorm Botnet Uses Reddit and Command and Control Center
Flashback Botnet is Adrift
Why the Flashback Botnet is a Threat
Viruses, Worms and Spyware--Yikes! A Look at Malware Terminology
Intego Security Memo: Trojan Horse OSX/Koobface.A Affects Mac OS X Mac – Koobface Variant Spreads via Facebook, Twitter and More
Should You Worry About People Hacking Toilets?
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