Daily brief for 2018-10-20

ASIA

1. Syrian victims of the GandCrab ransomware can decrypt their files for free

WORLD

2. Syrian victims of the GandCrab ransomware can decrypt their files for free
3. Anthem to Pay Record $16M as Settlement for Privacy Violations
4. The Russian built #VPNFilter #botnet was previously taken down after 500,000 routers were infected. However, recently it attempted a comeback.

ATTACKS

5. DarkPulsar – A Shadow Brokers Group’s New Hacking Tool Leak To Open Backdoor & Provide Remote Control
6. Anthem to Pay Record $16M as Settlement for Privacy Violations
7. If it's only able to leak data at 15 bits per hour, is #NetSpectre a serious threat? Learn more about
8. Thousands of applications affected by a zero-day issue in jQuery File Upload plugin
9. #TLBleed abuses @Intel's HTT chip feature to leak data and obtain sensitive memory information. Learn more about this new side-channel

THREATS

10. Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2018 Addressed 301 Flaws Including 47 High-Rated Flaws
11. Syrian victims of the GandCrab ransomware can decrypt their files for free
12. Fake Flash Player Installer Embeds Monero Coin Miner, Wreaking Havoc in the Wild
13. DarkPulsar – A Shadow Brokers Group’s New Hacking Tool Leak To Open Backdoor & Provide Remote Control
14. Two Critical RCE Bugs Patched in Drupal 7 and 8
15. Vendors confirm products affected by libssh bug as PoC code pops up on GitHub
16. A #libSSH vulnerability that went undisclosed for almost five years could allow an attacker easy #AdminAccess to servers, @0xAmit said
17. Heads-Up: Patch 'Comically Bad' libSSH Flaw Now
18. Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Jail For Creating LuminosityLink RAT
19. Thousands of applications affected by a zero-day issue in jQuery File Upload plugin
20. OpenSSH 7.9 released: fixed bugs
21. Learn how the #NetSpectre vulnerability affects the #cloud from expert Ed Moyle of @securitycurve.
22. Critical Code Execution Vulnerability Found in Libraries Used By VLC and Other Media Players
23. Vulnerabilities in telepresence robots allow access to image and video
24. Java Usage Tracker Critical Flaw Enable Hackers to Inject Arbitrary Files on Windows Systems
25. Here's how the hack works: Temperatures used in the pulp cooking process begin to vary random intervals. The fluctuations in temperature

CRIME

26. Syrian victims of the GandCrab ransomware can decrypt their files for free
27. Anthem to Pay Record $16M as Settlement for Privacy Violations
28. Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Jail For Creating LuminosityLink RAT
29. Thousands of applications affected by a zero-day issue in jQuery File Upload plugin

POLITICS

30. Spotted: Miscreants use pilfered NSA hacking tools to pwn boxes in nuke, aerospace worlds
31. Vulnerabilities in telepresence robots allow access to image and video