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Christian and Jamie sit down with Harrison to talk about the compromised Asus server used to distribute backdoor malware to at least 500,000 users’ devices, more LockerGoga ransomware attacks, a new Magecart skimming attack, and FIN7 back in the news. Busy week! Also, Jamie gives hair product tips and the guys discuss what Twitter handle they would choose in an ideal world.Read this week’s intelligence summary here: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-21-mar-28-mar-2019
With new research this week warning that state-sponsored cyber attacks against financial systems are on the rise, the ShadowTalk team focus on one area of the financial services sector in particular: high-frequency trading (HFT). Richard Gold and Rafael Amado are joined by a guest HFT expert to discuss mergers and acquisition information, sharing insider secrets, and manipulating stock prices. The team look at what attacks are possible, what the consequences would be for the financial services industry at large, and why attacks against trading platforms and the industry itself have been so few and far between.
Harrison chats with Jamie and Alex this week on an attack on Norwegian aluminum and renewable-energy company Norsk Hydro ASA. The team also looks at threat group “APT-C-27” exploiting a flaw in WinRAR software, a fourth batch of breached data offered for sale on the dark web by “Gnosticplayers”, and a spam campaign exploiting the recent events surrounding the grounding of multiple Boeing 737 aircraft. Download the full intelligence summary here: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-14-mar-21-mar-2019
Harrison sits down with Rose and Christian for a quick chat about APT40 targeting educational maritime research, as well as other highlights from this week. Rose also gives us the breakdown of an inspiring trip to NASA; also space vampires make a brief appearance. Download the entire intelligence summary at https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-07-mar-14-mar-2019.
Senior security engineer, Simon Hall joins Rafael Amado to explain how IT teams and defenders can combat email spoofing, one of the most popular techniques used by phishers. Simon discusses why spoofing is so prevalent and relatively simple for attackers to carry out, as well as how measures such as SPF, DMARC, and DKIM can be used to reduce spoofing risks. For more on this topic, read our Security Practitioner’s Guide to Email Spoofing and Risk Reduction, available at https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/security-practitioners-guide-to-email-spoofing-and-risk-reduction/
In this week’s episode, the team looks at Fin6, who has begun regularly targeting card-not-present data on e-commerce websites. Other highlights from this week include Topps disclosing a data breach incident linked to Magecart, the Farseer malware, and more. Read the full intelligence summary here: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-28-feb-07-mar-2019
This week Rose and Phil join Harrison to discuss a three-stage cryptocurrency mining attack using Mimikatz and Radmin in tandem. The team also discusses the Cr1ptTor ransomware, an unknown North Korean threat actor targeting US universities, and MarioNet. Some of the team is heading to RSA Conference next week so make sure to stop by Booth 4421 in the North Hall to say hello. Get the Intellgence Summary at https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-22-feb-01-mar-2019.
This week, Phil and Alex join Harrison to discuss a new malware delivery technique using the Outlook preview panel. Also, threat actor Gnosticplayers was offering large data sets for sale on Dream Market, the Blind Eagle APT group swooped into the news, and Gandcrab is back trying to pinch its victims in new ways. Finally, the guys try to find a new nickname for Alex. Full Intelligence Summary here: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-14-feb-21-feb-2019
The Photon Research Team’s Rafael Amado, Richard Gold and Harrison Van Riper get together to discuss Digital Shadows’ latest research report, A Tale of Epic Extortions: How Cybercriminals Monetize Our Online Exposure. Whereas many of the cyber security issues covered by researchers may seem obscure and irrelevant to the majority of businesses and individuals out there, extortion is a topic with a real human impact, and one that can have physical, psychological and financial consequences. The team look at how extortionists are diversifying their methods, emboldened by the credentials, sensitive documents and technical vulnerabilities that we leave exposed online. Download the latest report at https://info.digitalshadows.com/ExtortionResearchReport-Podcast.html, and listen to the podcast to learn how to properly manage your online exposure and reduce extortion risks.
Alex and Jamie matched with Harrison in this Valentine’s week episode of ShadowTalk. We discuss why four different APT groups were observed using the same tooling, vulnerabilities in Apple’s iOS, and what everyone did for Valentine’s Day. Also, we have launched the Photon Research Team at Digital Shadows! Visit our announcement blog to learn more (https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/photon-research-team-shines-light-on-digital-risks/) and follow the team on Twitter @photon_research!Full intelligence summary: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-07-feb-14-feb-2019
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