MalCon
{{Short description|International IT security conference}}
{{Infobox recurring event
| name = International Malware Conference
| image = File:MalCon logo.png
}}
{{Computer hacking}}
The International Malware Conference, abbreviated as MalCon and stylized as MALCON is a computer security conference targeted on the development of malware.{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Ms|date=2011-11-21|title=MalCon: Malware Hacking Conference for Twisted Pen Testers|url=https://www.csoonline.com/article/2221151/malcon--malware-hacking-conference-for-twisted-pen-testers.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=CSO Online|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Samson|first=Ted|date=2010-08-27|title=No good can come of a malware convention|url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/2626414/no-good-can-come-of-a-malware-convention.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=InfoWorld|language=en}}
Announcements
Some new announcements made at MalCon include malware that can share USB smart card reader data,{{Cite web|last=Constantin|first=Lucian|date=2012-11-15|title=Proof-of-concept malware can share USB smart card readers with attackers over Internet|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2493077/proof-of-concept-malware-can-share-usb-smart-card-readers-with-attackers-ove.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=Computerworld|language=en}} Windows Phone 8 malware,{{Cite web|title=MalCon 2012 : un jeune chercheur prépare un malware pour Windows Phone 8 - Le Monde Informatique|url=https://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-malcon-2012-un-jeune-chercheur-prepare-un-malware-pour-windows-phone-8-51265.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=LeMondeInformatique|date=14 November 2012 |language=fr}} security problems with counterfeit phones{{Cite web|title=Counterfeit Phones are Full of Surprising Dangers|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/counterfeit-phones-are-full-of-surprising-dangers|access-date=2021-09-07|website=PCMAG|language=en}} and the AirHopper attack.{{Cite web|title=Offline-PC schickt Passwort per UKW an Offline-Handy|url=https://www.golem.de/news/airhopper-offline-pc-schickt-passwort-per-ukw-an-offline-handy-1410-110187.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=Golem.de}}{{Cite web|date=2014-11-03|title=Cómo 'hackear' un ordenador con la radio del móvil|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/tecnologia/2014-11-03/como-hackear-un-ordenador-con-la-radio-del-movil_434775/|access-date=2021-09-07|website=El Confidencial|language=es}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https:malcon.org}}