@krustytheclown2 - people who want to exploit Linux will do so and will have industrialised systems to do it. For the well-resourced, it's not a biggie, and as we've seen, this stuff gets out there sooner or later. Attack is easy. It's just a question of which market is being attacked. If you're after individuals, as HT and Gamma are, then their targets will almost certainly have at least one of the devices they support. But if you're after some corporate or sys admin in a Telco, then yes, you'll have Linux attack tools too. The attack might be supplemented by initial exploitation of weaker devices, but nevertheless. I can certainly recommend using some Linux hardening tools for stuff like browsing, and for example as we know, that's very easy with Firejail. It's no help saying Linxux is secure if one invites a cuckoo into the nest via browsers and Flash.
Hacking Team apparently violated EU rules in sale of spyware to Russian agency http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...-surveillance-software-sold-to-kgb-successor/
DEA (HT customer) said their software sucks: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2167965-doj-dea-letter-to-sen-grassley-re-hacking-team.html
Boeing and Hacking Team want drones to deliver spyware http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/18/boeing-and-hacking-team-spyware-drones/
Hacking Team's Purchasing of Zero-Day Vulnerabilities https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/07/hacking_teams_p.html
Hacking Team and other breaches as security lessons learned http://www.welivesecurity.com/2015/08/01/security-lessons-hacking-breaches/
Former Hacking Team developer reportedly in contact with a terrorist group http://www.itworld.com/article/2955...rtedly-in-contact-with-a-terrorist-group.html
That was the MB antiexploit. I had not heard of it until recently. Maybe I'll give it a try. It just protects your browser though. And you need the Premium version to block flash and pdf exploits. https://www.malwarebytes.org/antiexploit/
Hi caspian, Just to let you know, in supported browsers you don't need the Premium version of MBAE for plug-in protection. (Including flash and pdf plug-ins.) FAQs -- https://forums.malwarebytes.org/ind...frequently-asked-questions/page-2#entry890671. (Post 23) Cheers.
Correct, it protects browsers + plugins, but if you're worried about exploits, I think the Premium version is worth it.
Been running MBAE for about a year now, happy with it. One thing to be aware of is that it (unsurprisingly) may conflict with the default application profiles loaded with Emet. If both are active for an application (e.g. Word), then it will crash sporadically or fail to start..
Hacking Team looks to hire hacker http://www.scmagazine.com/hacking-team-looks-to-expand-team-after-breach/article/438717/
Florida Cops Couldn't 'Survive' Without Hacking Team's Spy Tools http://motherboard.vice.com/en_uk/read/florida-cops-couldnt-survive-without-hacking-team-spy-tools
Saudi Arabia Almost Bought Hacking Team http://news.softpedia.com/news/saudi-arabia-almost-bought-hacking-team-492862.shtml
The surveillance firm Hacking Team is back stronger than before http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/41600/hacking/hacking-team-is-back.html
New Traces of Hacking Team Malware Show the Spy Vendor Is Still in Business https://motherboard.vice.com/read/new-hacking-team-apple-mac-malware-samples Note that the article mentions the malware as unimpressive, but after 3 weeks on Virustotal, it is still not detected by most vendors..
Italian Government revoked Hacking Team ’s global export license http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress...ions/hacking-team-export-license-revoked.html
