Region brief for 2018-10-25

ASIA

1. Experts released a free Decryption Tool for GandCrab ransomware
2. Cutwail Spam Campaign Uses Steganography to Distribute URLZone
3. Misconfigured Container Abused to Deliver Cryptocurrency-mining Malware
4. New FilesLocker Ransomware Offered as a Ransomware as a Service
5. Cathay Pacific data breach: 9.4 million passenger information at risk
6. Questions Mount Over Delay After Cathay Pacific Admits Huge Data Leak
7. North Korea blamed for two cryptocurrency scams, five trading platform hacks
8. .@FireEye researchers have attributed the #Triton #malware -- used in an attack on an industrial control system in Saudi Arabia
9. FireEye ties Russia to Triton malware attack in Saudi Arabia
10. Cathay Pacific data breach exposed 9.4m customers’ details
11. CNI Campaign TRITON Linked to Russian Institute
12. ESET releases new decryptor for Syrian victims of GandCrab ransomware
13. Cathay Pacific data breach affecting 9.4 million passengers
14. .@FireEye security researchers claimed the Russian government was 'most likely' behind the Triton #malware attack on an industrial control system
15. FreeRTOS Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities Threat Alert
16. Russian-Made Malware Used to Attack Saudi Petrol Plant, Claims FireEye
17. NETSCOUT’s Arbor Cloud Expands DDoS Protection Across Asia

OCEANIA

18. NETSCOUT’s Arbor Cloud Expands DDoS Protection Across Asia

NORTH AMERICA

19. Cutwail Spam Campaign Uses Steganography to Distribute URLZone
20. Misconfigured Container Abused to Deliver Cryptocurrency-mining Malware
21. Malware Distributors Adopt DKIM to Bypass Mail Filters
22. Data Breach Announced by CMS – Approximately 75,000 Individuals’ Files Affected
23. Abandoned Web Apps Found as a Core Cause Behind High Profile Data Breaches
24. Aftermath of the Data Breach: Cathay Pacific Customers Losing Confidence
25. Multiple Phishing Campaigns Target Universities
26. New Techniques to Uncover and Attribute Cobalt Gang Commodity Builders and Infrastructure Revealed
27. 5 Common Visibility Gaps Your Enterprise Security Plan Can’t Afford
28. Malware Distributors Adopt DKIM to Bypass Mail Filters
29. West Haven pays $2k USD because of ransomware attack
30. GandCrab Ransomware decryption tool

SOUTH AMERICA

Nil

EUROPE

31. Experts released a free Decryption Tool for GandCrab ransomware
32. Misconfigured Container Abused to Deliver Cryptocurrency-mining Malware
33. British Airways has some good news and bad news about its payment breach
34. Another 185K Customers Potentially Affected by the British Airways Data Breach
35. British Airways: Cyberattack, data theft bigger than we first thought
36. Cobalt Group tries to slip malicious PDFs past bank employees, researchers say
37. Aftermath of the Data Breach: Cathay Pacific Customers Losing Confidence
38. Multiple Phishing Campaigns Target Universities
39. 77K Additional Customers Affected by British Airways' MageCart Data Breach
40. New Techniques to Uncover and Attribute Cobalt Gang Commodity Builders and Infrastructure Revealed
41. .@FireEye researchers have attributed the #Triton #malware -- used in an attack on an industrial control system in Saudi Arabia
42. Bitdefender releases GandCrab ransomware decryption tool
43. FireEye ties Russia to Triton malware attack in Saudi Arabia
44. FireEye links Triton Malware to Russian Research Institute
45. CNI Campaign TRITON Linked to Russian Institute
46. Free GrandCrab Ransomware Decryption Tool Released by Bitdefender
47. Cathay Pacific data breach affecting 9.4 million passengers
48. .@FireEye security researchers claimed the Russian government was 'most likely' behind the Triton #malware attack on an industrial control system
49. Russian-Made Malware Used to Attack Saudi Petrol Plant, Claims FireEye

AFRICA

Nil