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Security: Iran, Google, GrammaTech, FireEye and Latest FUD From WhiteSource

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  • Someone is Leaking an Iranian Hacking Group's Arsenal

    For the last few weeks, someone has been publishing the source code of the hacking tools used by a high-level attack team that’s been linked to the Iranian government. The tools belong to a group known variously as APT34 and OilRig, and whoever is dumping them appears to have some interest in not just exposing the tools but also the group’s operations.

    The leaks began in late March on a Telegram channel and have continued through this week. Researchers at Chronicle, a security company owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet, have examined the leaked tools and confirmed that they are indeed the same ones used by the OilRig attackers. OilRig has been connected to a number of intrusions at companies and government agencies across the Middle East and Asia, including technology firms, telecom companies, and even gaming companies. Whoever is leaking the toolset also has been dumping information about the victims OilRig has targeted, as well as data identifying some of the servers the group uses in its attacks.

  • Google will examine new Android developer accounts more closely

    For the better part of two years, Google has made a concerted effort to improve control over data in Android apps, chiefly by introducing system-level changes in Android, refining its Google Play developer policies, requiring developers to disclose the collection and use of sensitive data, and restricting access to certain permissions (like those involving SMS and call logs). But it hasn’t always been fully transparent with about these changes, and toward that end, the Mountain View company today announced that it’s “clarifying” several of its rules and reviewing the way it handles noncompliant apps.

  • GrammaTech Releasing Binary Analysis and Rewriting Interface into Open Source
  • Adobe Flash security tool Flashmingo debuts in open source community [Ed: Just kill Adobe Trash. The sooner, the better. This one helps openwashing of that malicious proprietary software blob, courtesy of CBS.]
  • Open Source Tool From FireEye Automates Analysis of Flash Files

    Security company FireEye this week announced the release of an open source tool designed to automate the analysis of Adobe Flash files in order to identify malware and prevent infections.

  • Counting Vulnerabilities In Open Source Projects and Programming Languages [Ed: Microsoft partner and anti-FOSS front group WhiteSource is once again using FUD in order to promote its brand and its non-FOSS 'services'; they advertise by bashing FOSS. Microsoft proud.]

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