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Rick Holland jumps in to kick-off this week’s episode to recap the 2020 SANS CTI Summit with Harrison. Then Harrison, Alex, Kacey, and Charles talk through other top stories of the week including: - Snake Malware- Competitions we’re seeing on Russian-language cybercriminal forums- Citrix Vulnerability Update - New ‘CacheOut’ Attack Targets Intel CPUsRounding off the episode, the team shares their favorite infosec twitter post of the week to spice up the episode. Have a great week! ***Resources From this Week*** - SANS CTI Summit Recap: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/sans-cyber-threat-intelligence-summit-2020-a-recap/- Competitions on Russian-language cybercriminal forums blog: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/competitions-on-russian-language-cybercriminal-forums-sharing-expertise-or-threat-actor-showboating/- Cyber Threat Intel Frameworks blog: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/cyber-threat-intelligence-frameworks-5-rules-for-integrating-these-frameworks/- CVE-2019-19781: Analyzing the Exploit: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/cve-2019-19781-analyzing-the-exploit/
Following on from last week, Citrix released a first set of patches to fix a vulnerability (CVE-2019 -19781) affecting the company’s NetScaler ADC Application Delivery Controller and it’s Citrix Gateway. Viktoria and Richard Gold discuss how organizations can mitigate the risk.Adam and Phil then join Viktoria to discuss other top stories of the week including 250 million Microsoft customer service and support records exposed on the web. The team also discusses a story where a list of Telnet credentials for more than 515,000 servers, home routers, and IoT devices was published on a hacking forum last week and how this story demonstrates the risk posed when threat actors are able to compromise large collections of IoT devices. ***Resources from this week***Charles’ Blog: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/cve-2019-19781-analyzing-the-exploit/Weekly Intelligence Summary: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-24-jan-2020
Kacey, Charles, Alex, and Harrison host this week’s threat intelligence update from Dallas. We kick off with vulnerabilities from the week. This includes both the NSA CVE and Citrix CVE. The team talks through what the vulnerabilities are and why they’re important. Then the team talks through ransomware updates including Cryptonite ransomware as a service, Sodinokibi operators threatening to release Travelex data, and Nemty operators threatening to release victim data. Finally Harrison gives a quick update around Iran.To access this week’s intelligence summary, visit https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary***Resources from this Week***Rick’s Blog on NSA Vulnerability Disclosure: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/nsa-vulnerability-disclosure-pros-and-cons/CVE-2019-19781: Analyzing the Exploit: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/cve-2019-19781-analyzing-the-exploit/Cryptonite Ransomware as a Service: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/cryptonite-ransomwares-answer-to-superman/
We’re back with our weekly ShadowTalk episodes! Viktoria hosts this week and introduces the episode bringing Sammy on to provide some regional insight and context around the Iranian cyber threat and discusses whether a cyber response is likely. Then Adam and Viktoria discuss other tops stories from the week including a ransomware outage for Travelex, Xiaomi Mijia camera data exposed, and bc[.]monster updates on Exploit forum.Check out our Intelligence Summary at https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summaryExcited for what 2020 will bring - thanks for listening! ***Resources from this Week***Practical Advice around Iranian Cyber Threats: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/iranian-cyber-threats-practical-advice-for-security-professionals/Iranian APT Groups’ Tradecraft Styles: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/iranian-apt-groups-tradecraft-styles-using-mitre-attck-and-the-asd-essential-8/Iran and Soleimani: Monitoring the Situation: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/iran-and-soleimani-monitoring-the-situation/
Rick Holland (CISO at Digital Shadows) joins Harrison to share his thoughts on the Iranian cyber threat and what it means for cyber defenders. What should security practitioners be concerned with within the cyber sphere? Rick and Harrison discuss:- How threat du jour thinking isn’t an adequate defense model- Communicating up the chain of command effectively - Attack Techniques used by Iranian State Actors - What you can do proactively as a Security Practitioner- Why haven’t we seen any significant cyberattacks yet? We’re continuing to monitor the situation, so check back at https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/ for more info from our team. ***Resources This Episode***Rick’s blog on the topic: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/iranian-cyber-threats-practical-advice-for-security-professionals/ Rich Gold’s blog on Mapping the ASD Essential 8 to the Mitre ATT&CK™ framework: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/mapping-the-asd-essential-8-to-the-mitre-attck-framework/
CISO Rick Holland joins our ShadowTalk hosts (Viktoria, Alex, and Harrison) for our holiday special! This week the team covers:- Ring Doorbell security- New Orleans victim of Ryuk Ransomware- Predictions for 2020 in cybersecurity- A lightning round of holiday questionsThanks to all of you listeners for tuning in each week in 2019. We’ve had a great time chatting each week across the globe, and we’re looking forward to another great year of ShadowTalk in 2020!Cheers!P.S. Check out our holiday photo on Twitter @digitalshadows! ***Resources From the Week***2020 Cybersecurity Forecasts blog from Alex: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/2020-cybersecurity-forecasts-5-trends-and-predictions-for-the-new-year/Download our intelligence summaries at https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary
Alex, Harrison, Kacey, and Charles chat this week on some dark web and cybercriminal updates, data leakage stories that have hit the news, plus a GDPR story where an ISP was hit with a €9.6 Million Fine.We’ve got a new format for our weekly intelligence summary report. Check it out at https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summaryThanks for listening and look out for our special (holiday-themed) final ShadowTalk episode of the year next week! ***More Resources This Week***TMI blog on data leakage: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/2-billion-files-exposed-across-online-file-storage-technologies/ Over One Billion Email-Password Combos Leaked Online: -https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/one-billion-email-password-combos/ Data Leak Exposes 750K Birth Certificate Applications https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/data-leak-exposes-750k-birth-cert/ Microsoft: 44 Million User Passwords Have Been Breached https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-44-million-passwords/ ISP 1&1 Hit With €9.6 Million GDPR Fine: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/isp-11-hit-with-96-million-gdpr/
Viktoria invites Stewart Bertram to kick-off this week’s episode around new cybercrime research we put out on the Modern Cybercriminal Forum and how the rise of alternative technologies hasn’t spelled the end of forums, which seem to be prospering against all odds.You can check out the research findings here: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/forums-are-forever-part-1-cybercrime-never-dies/Next Adam Cook joins to discuss the weekly highlights including the Mixcloud Breach and an international crackdown on RAT spyware. Finally, our Intelligence team gives a wider analytical piece on the topic of social media exposure and security standards in this week’s intelligence summary report (INTSUM), so make sure to check out that piece in this week’s report. Weekly Intelligence Summary (INTSUM): https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary***More Resources From this Week***Modern Cybercriminal Forum Research Report: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/whitepapers-and-reports/the-modern-cybercriminal-forumMixcloud Breach: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/mixcloud-breach-hits-millions-of/International Crackdown on RAT Spyware: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/international-crackdown-rat-spyware-which-takes-total-control-of-victims%E2%80%99-pcs
Adam Cook and Viktoria Austin talk through the security and threat intelligence stories of this week including an update around Phineas Fisher, where the hacker offered up to $100k in what they called the “Hacktivist Bug Hunting Program”. The team also chats through a recent ransomware attack on Veterinary hospitals in the U.S., and some other ransomware updates. Then Viktoria and Adam touch upon some research from our own threat intelligence team (Photon Research), specifically around the dark web, including research into Black Friday deals on the dark web, and a look at DarkMarket. To see more threat intelligence updates from the week, make sure to check out this week’s intelligence summary report at https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary.Heads-up! We’re taking a break next week with the U.S. Holiday, so we’ll be back in 2 weeks. Have a great Thanksgiving! ***Resources From this Week***Phineas Fisher Manifesto - https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb5agy/phineas-fisher-offers-dollar100000-bounty-for-hacks-against-banks-and-oil-companiesVeterinary Hospitals Ransomware Attacks: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/11/ransomware-bites-400-veterinary-hospitals/DarkMarket: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/darkmarkets-feminist-flight-towards-equality-and-the-curious-case-of-canaries/Black Friday Deals on the Dark Web: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/black-friday-deals-on-the-dark-web-a-cybercriminal-shopper-paradise/
Dallas is sound effects and all this week with Kacey, Charles, Alex, and Harrison. The team discusses their recent OSINT workshop at BSidesDFW and how you can access the training materials, plus Harrison reviews his latest research into dynamic CVVs within the security realm. Finally the team looks at the recent news around the Facebook camera bug and how the public is reacting. Download the full intelligence summary at https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summaryHave a great week, everyone, and check out our resources below for more details. ***Resources from this week****BSidesDFW 2019 Recap: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/bsidesdfw-2019-osint-workshop-recap/* BSidesDFW OSINT GitHub: https://github.com/digitalshadows/virtualwhale-osint-ctf * Orca: https://github.com/digitalshadows/orca Dynamic CVV Blog* https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/dynamic-cvvs-2fa-2furiousFacebook Camera Bug* https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/vulnerabilities/system-bug-gives-facebook-access-to-iphone-cameras/
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