Steal first, encrypt later. Cobots at risk? Gangnam Industrial Style looks for industrial info. Rancor update. FISC takes FBI to the woodshed. Vlad the Updater.
More ransomware steals first, encrypts later. Are cobots vulnerable to novel forms of ransomware? Gangnam Industrial Style--the espionage campaign, not the K-pop dance number. Rancor is a persistent, ...
18 Dec 201922min
Ransomware updates. Lazarus Group’s new Trojan. IoT insecurity. Exploiting older versions of WhatsApp. Mr. Assange’s extradition. Door kick in IP beef. Someone naughty’s still running XP.
Updates on the ransomware attacks in Florida and Louisiana. North Korea’s Lazarus Group adopts a new Trojan as it shows signs of pivoting into the Linux ecosystem. Insufficient entropy in IoT key gene...
17 Dec 201923min
Iran says it stopped a cyber espionage campaign by China’s APT27. India closes the Internet in two states. Ransomware in Louisiana and New Jersey. National Security Letters.
Iran says it’s foiled a cyber espionage campaign mounted by APT27, a Chinese threat group. The Indian government responds to protests over a citizenship law in two states by sending in troops and cutt...
16 Dec 201918min
Capturing the flag at NXTWORK 2019 [Special Editions]
Capture the Flag competitions are an increasingly popular and valuable way for both cyber security students and seasoned professionals to test their skills, stay sharp and maybe even put a bit swagger...
15 Dec 201933min
WAV files carry malicious data payloads. [Research Saturday]
Researchers at BlackBerry Cylance have been tracking ordinary WAV audio files being used to carry hidden malicious data used by threat actors. Eric Milam is VP of threat research and intelligence at ...
14 Dec 201919min
Phishing for credentials. Compromised Telegram accounts. Lateral movement. Crypto Wars updates. Data retention compliance. Iago did it for the lulz.
Parties unknown are phishing for government credentials in at least eight countries. Some other parties unknown are compromising Telegram accounts in Russia. Lateral movement is in the news, but not t...
13 Dec 201923min
False flags and attack kit hijacking. Maze ransomware in Pensacola. China’s own OS. Crypto Wars update. TrickBot phishing. And Krampus spoils Christmas.
Flying false flags, and borrowing someone else’s attack tools as the mast you use to run them up. The Pensacola cyber attack has been identified as involving Maze ransomware. China moves toward buildi...
12 Dec 201921min
Hacking in Iran? The Lazarus Group hires Trickbot. Election influence ops. Cryptowars updata. Ransomware in municipal and tribal governments. Patch Tuesday notes. Do it for State.
Iran says it’s stopped a cyber attack, and that an insider was responsible for a major paycard exposure. Trickbot is now working for the Lazarus Group. Influence operations both foreign and domestic c...
11 Dec 201922min
