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Zachary Shames pleaded guilty today to charges of developing and selling malware that was later used to infect thousands of victims. Before he was arrested this summer, the 21-year-old Shames worked as a technical intern at Northrop Grumman, a defense and security government contractor. Zachary Shames LinkedIn profile Unknown to his employer is that while […]
Short Bytes: A student hacker from Virginia, named Zachary Shames, has pleaded guilty to the charges to writing a keylogger and selling it. His keylogger helped different buyers infect about 16,000 computers. The 21-year-old wrote the spyware in his school and continued to improve it in his college. Shames will be sentenced on June 16 with a […]
Python keylogger with multiple features. Requirements: Install PyHook Install PyWin32 Install Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python Install PyInstaller Install and Use: Step 1: Download the libraries if you are missing any.Step 2: Set the Gmail username and password and remember to check allow connection from less secure apps in gmail settings.Step 3: Set the […]
Popular ecommerce sites have been infected with web-based keyloggers that are being used to steal credit card data as it’s entered into online checkout forms. More than 100 compromised sites have been identified, but the number could be in the thousands, researchers said. RiskIQ, in collaboration with ClearSky, published their findings (PDF) Thursday, and said some […]
Keyloggers have always been present in attackers’ toolkits. They give attackers the power to record every keystroke from a victim’s machine and steal sensitive information. Zscaler ThreatLabZ recently came across a signed keylogger campaign in our cloud sandbox. In this blog, we will provide an analysis of this malicious commercial keylogger, known as iSpy. Written […]
RAT is still in its early stages of development. An Arabic-speaking malware coder using the name Napoleon has released a new RAT (Remote Access Trojan/Tool) called Revenge, which he’s distributing for free via underground hacking forums. The coder published the first version of the Revenge RAT on June 28, when he provided a download link via […]
Short Bytes: The FBI has issued a warning for the private industry to keep an eye on a stealthy Arduino-based keylogger hidden inside a fake USB charger. Called KeySweeper, this tiny device acts as a remote keylogger that sends back the decrypted data to the attacker, exposing your sensitive information and passwords. 15 months ago, […]
Private industry players have been warned by the FBI through its Private Industry Notification to keep an eye on those keystroke loggers that have been disguised as USB device chargers. This notification is dated April 29. FBI officials wrote (Pdf) in their notification that: “If placed strategically in an office or other location where individuals might use […]
Security Researchers Discover a Potentially Dangerous Cross-Platform PWOBot Malware Family- PWOBot Now this can be termed as devastating news for computer users around the world. Palo Alto Networks has discovered a family of malware that is capable of attacking a variety of platforms including Windows, Linux, and OS X. The malware is written in Python, […]
Facebook has over 1 billion daily active users, with people in the US spending a staggering 27 hours on the social networking site every month. The company thinks that that kind of sky-high usage and engagement gives it certain responsibilities. “Because people interact with Facebook so often, we’re spending a lot of time thinking about how we can play a […]
Economist’s anti-ad blocking analytics service got hacked on 31st October (company’s officials didn’t disclose until 5th November) and the exposed site made users download a malware into their systems. The Economist runs a service for publishers that provides statistics on the percentage of users reading their content with ad blocking services on their site. The […]
“Microsoft is recording what you type and say,” says one random website vaguely reporting on Windows 10, written by an author who has likely never participated in the Windows Insider program simply to saturate the search engines for traffic purposes. “Microsoft is recording EVERYTHING you type,” another site you’ve probably never heard of emphatically proclaims. These so-called […]
Here is a basic keylogger script for beginners to understand the basics of how keylogging works in notepad. This script should be used for research purposes only. ——————————————————————————————— @echo off color a title Login cls echo “Please Enter Email Adress And Password” echo. echo. cd “C:Logs” set /p user=Username: set /p pass=Password: echo Username=”%user%” Password=”%pass%” […]
It is somewhat a proven fact that Computer & Internet have brought a new era of productivity into the human life in a number of aspects. That being said, the same computers and internet connectivity options seem to become one of the notable reasons for distraction – especially when it comes to companies that provide […]
A human right organization has challenged the setting up of the FinFisher surveillance technology in Pakistan, according to media reports. Bytes For All (B4A), a human rights organization with a focus on Information and Communication technologies, has alleged that FinFisher software endangers privacy rights of Pakistanis. FinFisher, produced by the UK-based Gamma International, is a […]