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Apps on third-party Android store carry unwelcome code. [Research Saturday] Jun 15, 2019

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Researchers at Zscaler have been tracking look-alike apps in third-party Android app stores that carry malicious code. Deepen Desai is VP of security research and operations and Zscaler, and he joins us to share their findings.

The original research can be found here:

https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/research/third-party-android-store-sms-trojan

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Xenotime is now interested in the power grid. Vulnerable Exim servers under attack. Mr. Assange goes to court. Credential-stuffing attacks on gamers. And that Ms Katie Jones? Not a real person. Jun 14, 2019

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Xenotime is detected snooping around the North American power grid. Hacking groups exploit the Return of the Wizard vulnerability in Exim servers. Hearings on the extradition of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange have begun. Online gamers are being chased with credential stuffing attacks: they’re after your skins, your accounts, your credit cards. And some LinkedIn catphish seem to be going to AI charm school. Justin Harvey from Accenture with advice for job-hunting grads. Guest is Dr. Matthew Dunlop, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for Under Armour, on the challenges of protecting one of the world’s most well-known brands.

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https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/June/CyberWire_2019_06_14.html

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Telegram recovers from DDoS. Fishwrap campaign breaks old news. Ransomware hits ACSO plants. Congress considers hacking back, again. That ol’ devil limbic system. Jun 13, 2019

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Telegram recovers from a distributed denial-of-service attack. No attribution yet, but all the circumstantial evidence points to the Chinese security services. Operation Fishwrap, conducted by parties unknown, is an influence campaign that substitutes olds for news. Aircraft component manufacturer ASCO’s production is hit by ransomware. Hacking back is back, in Congress. Why don’t people patch? And a tip on fact-checking. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on NYPD cellphone surveillance. Guest is Dave Aitel from Cyxtera on offense oriented security and the INFILTRATE conference.

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https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/June/CyberWire_2019_06_13.html

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Shifting techniques in cybercrime. Miscreants take note: “the aperture” will henceforth be wider for US Cyber Command and offensive ops. What Radiohead did. Jun 12, 2019

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TA505 and Fin8 are both up to their old ways, with some new tricks in their criminal bag. A reminder about social engineering and Google Calendar. A new assertiveness is promised in US cyber operations, as the Administration “widens the aperture.” Updates on the security concerns that surround Huawei and ZTE. And Radiohead takes a different approach to online extortion--just render what they’re holding for ransom valueless. Craig Williams from Cisco Talos on the Jasper Loader. Guest is Lisa Sotto from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP on the report Seeking Solutions: Aligning Data breach Notification rules across borders.

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https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/June/CyberWire_2019_06_12.html

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Russia’s sovereign Internet. Huawei updates. CBP discloses exposure of images collected at a border crossing. Gmail features used for social engineering. M&A notes. Top bugs found by bounty hunters. Jun 11, 2019

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Russia says shrapnel from America’s war on that nice company Huawei is “destroying the world.” Russia also tells Tinder to fork over user pictures and messages. A Recorded Future study outlines the case for regarding Huawei as a security risk. US Customs and Border Protection discloses a breach of images collected at a border-crossing point. Crooks are taking advantage of Gmail features. Notes on recent mergers. And the top ten bugs bug hunters are finding. Johannes Ullrich from SANS and the ISC Stormcast podcast on the GoldBrute botnet. Guest is Tim Woods from FireMon reflecting on the past year under GDPR.

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https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/June/CyberWire_2019_06_11.html

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An espionage campaign succeeds without zero-days. Spam serves up old Office exploit. Disinformation makes it into YouTube. The Huawei Affair. Raytheon to be acquired. Jun 10, 2019

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MuddyWater shows renewed activity--no zero-days and no exotic malware, just clever approaches and determined social engineering. Spam is serving up payloads that exploit an old Microsoft Office vulnerability. Russian-sponsored disinformation has been romping freely through YouTube. Some back-and-forth over Huawei: Washington isn’t relenting, but some relief for US companies may be forthcoming. And Beijing rumbles about retaliation. United Technologies has agreed to acquire Raytheon. Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI on Apple’s newly announced secure sign-in service and it’s focus on privacy.

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Xwo scans for default credentials and exposed web services. [Research Saturday] Jun 08, 2019

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Researchers at AT&T Alien Labs have been tracking a new malware family they've named "Xwo" that's scanning systems for default credentials and vulnerable web services.

Tom Hegel is security researcher with AT&T Alien Labs, and he share their findings.

The original research is here:

https://www.alienvault.com/blogs/labs-research/xwo-a-python-based-bot-scanner

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Recruiting spies at university? GoldBrute botnet and RDP vulnerabilities. MuddyWater update. RIG delivers Buran. Achilles claims to sell access. NRC’s IG reports on cyber. Antitrust for Big Tech. Jun 07, 2019

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The Australian National University hack and data loss look to many observers like the work of Chinese intelligence services. The GoldBrute botnet is scanning vulnerable RDP servers. MuddyWater is back, undeterred by leaks and learning from the best. The RIG exploit kit is delivering Buran ransomware. Achilles says he’s got the goods. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission IG looks at cyber inspections. And Big Tech prepares for big antitrust. Robert M. Lee from Dragos on natural gas infrastructure security. Guest is Frank Downs from ISACA on the challenges educators face preparing the cyber security workforce.

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BlueKeep proofs-of-concept. BeiTaAd plug-in is a serious Android pest. Cyber espionage against the EU’s Moscow embassy. Influence operations. A motive for GPS spoofing? Jun 06, 2019

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BlueKeep proof-of-concept exploits have been developed, and people are urged to patch. An annoying, disruptive advertising plug-in comes bundled with a couple of hundred Android apps in the Play Store. The EU’s Moscow embassy seems to have been the focus of Russian cyber espionage since 2017. Influence operations feature a small core of sites surrounded by many amplifying accounts. A possible motive for GPS spoofing. Johannes Ullrich from SANS and the ISC Stormcast podcast on Google throwing their weight behind MTA-STS, a protocol to make e-mail more secure. Guest is Josh Stella from Fugue on security and compliance in cloud infrastructure.

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https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/June/CyberWire_2019_06_06.html

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AMCA breach extends to LabCorp. Still no EternalBlue in Baltimore ransomware attack. Frankenstein malware. Real hacking isn’t like the movies. Huawei’s no-spy deal. US Data Strategy. Patch BlueKeep. Jun 05, 2019

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Another medical testing firm is hit by the third-party breach at AMCA. More officials say there’s no EternalBlue involved in Baltimore’s ransomware attack. (And that attack may have involved some doxing, too--investigation is underway.) Real hacking isn’t like the movies. It’s alive: Frankenstein malware, that is. Huawei offers a no-spy agreement. The draft US Data Strategy is out. Really, you should patch for BlueKeep. A university’s donor list exposed online. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on secret tracking pixels in emails to the Navy Times in a controversial legal case. Tamika Smith speaks with Ariana Mirian from UC San Diego on research on the Hacker for Hire market.

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https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/June/CyberWire_2019_06_05.html

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