Sector brief for 2018-09-21

HEALTHCARE

Nothing to report

TRANSPORT

1. The Week in Ransomware – September 21st 2018 – Beer, Airports, & Dharma
2. The Week in Ransomware - September 21st 2018 - Beer, Airports, & Dharma

BANKING & FINANCE

3. Spam or Phish? How to Tell the Difference Between a Marketing Email and a Malicious Spam Email
4. Phishing finance apps make way back into Google Play
5. Newegg leaked credit card information for more than a month
6. Sealed with an XSS: IT pros urge Lloyds Group to avoid web cross talk
7. What's that smell? Oh, it's Newegg cracked open by card slurpers
8. Solid password practice on Capital One's site? Don't bank on it
9. Card-stealing code that pwned British Airways, Ticketmaster pops up on more sites via hacked JS
10. Law firm seeking leak victims to launch £500m suit at British Airways
11. 'Magecart' Card-Sniffing Gang Cracks Newegg
12. FDIC: Supervisory Approach to Payment Processing Relationships with Merchant Customers
13. MassMiner Malware Targeting Web Servers
14. Malware Analysis using Osquery Part 2
15. Malware Analysis using Osquery Part 1
16. Malicious Documents from Lazarus Group Targeting South Korea
17. ICO Slaps Equifax with Maximum Fine for the 2017 Data Breach
18. MageCart Hacked Customers’ In NewEgg Credit Card Data Breach
19. £500k fine for Equifax 2017 data breach

INFORMATION & TELECOMMUNICATION

20. Patch for EE's 4G Wi-Fi mini modem nails local privilege escalation flaw

FOOD

Nothing to report

WATER

Nothing to report

ENERGY

21. Off-the-shelf RATs Targeting Pakistan

PUBLIC SERVICE

Nothing to report

Daily brief for 2018-09-21

ASIA

1. Off-the-shelf RATs Targeting Pakistan
2. Malicious Documents from Lazarus Group Targeting South Korea
3. GZipDe: An Encrypted Downloader Serving Metasploit
4. More Details on an ActiveX Vulnerability Recently Used to Target Users in South Korea
5. The most dangerous mobile spyware, Pegasus that has infected 45 countries
6. Singapore to offer bug bounty, set up Asean cybersecurity centre

WORLD

7. Operator of 'VirusTotal for criminals' gets 14-year prison sentence
8. Newegg leaked credit card information for more than a month
9. Fully 61 percent of ASX100 exposed as email fraud gets personal
10. Virobot Ransomware with Botnet Capability Breaks Through
11. DMARC Fully Implemented on Two Thirds of U.S. Government Domains
12. Guilty: The Romanian ransomware mastermind who infected Trump inauguration CCTV cams
13. What's that smell? Oh, it's Newegg cracked open by card slurpers
14. Who ate all the PII? Not the blockchain, thankfully
15. Card-stealing code that pwned British Airways, Ticketmaster pops up on more sites via hacked JS
16. Law firm seeking leak victims to launch £500m suit at British Airways
17. 'Magecart' Card-Sniffing Gang Cracks Newegg
18. MassMiner Malware Targeting Web Servers
19. Malware Analysis using Osquery Part 1
20. The most dangerous mobile spyware, Pegasus that has infected 45 countries
21. #SecurityNews: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined #Equifax £500K after the 2017 #databreach. For the 2nd time the #ICO has issued a max fine after the credit agency exposed data on 15 million UK customers. Read more here:   #
22. CVE-2018-14829: Rockwell Automation Stack Overflow High Risk Vulnerability
23. ICO Slaps Equifax with Maximum Fine for the 2017 Data Breach
24. Magecart’s Next Attack Resulted In ABS-CBN Data Breach
25. The most used email subjects used in phishing attacks
26. £500k fine for Equifax 2017 data breach

ATTACKS

27. What Are Honeywords? Password Protection for Database Breaches
28. Snap! Microsoft database flaw, internet to split? Plus, asteroid probed
29. Spam or Phish? How to Tell the Difference Between a Marketing Email and a Malicious Spam Email
30. Twitter Flaw Exposed Direct Messages To External Developers
31. Twitter Flaw Exposed Direct Messages To External Developers
32. Phishing finance apps make way back into Google Play
33. Twitter API bug leaked private data to other accounts
34. The @aberdeengroup analyzed the likelihood and business impact of #phishing attacks based on lost productivity of 1,000 users with a confirmed #databreach of between 100k - 1m records, for 10 different industries. Download the @cyreninc #whitepaper here
35. Independence Blue Cross Breach Exposed 17K Records
36. Independence Blue Cross Breach Exposed 17K Records  …
37. New Virobot Ransomware and Botnet Emerges
38. Newegg leaked credit card information for more than a month
39. ZDI Shares Details of Microsoft JET Database Zero-Day
40. New Virobot ransomware will also log keystrokes, add PC to a spam botnet
41. Fully 61 percent of ASX100 exposed as email fraud gets personal
42. Pegasus spyware spotted in 45 countries, many with questionable human rights records
43. ICO to Fine Equifax £500,000 for 2017 Data Breach   via @DMBisson #GDPR #databreach
44. Adams County clerk resigns over role in data breach
45. This blog post explores how #malvertising works and identifies key defense strategies for #businesses  … #malware #cyberattacks
46. SC Media September Product Reviews: Threat Intelligence Recorded Future l
47. Apache Struts and SonicWall Targeted by Mirai and Gafgyt Botnets
48. Virobot Ransomware with Botnet Capability Breaks Through
49. 0Day Windows JET Database Vulnerability disclosed by Zero Day Initiative
50. Securing industrial IoT passwords: For Pete's sake, engineers, don't all jump in at once
51. No, the Mirai botnet masters aren't going to jail. Why? 'Cos they help Feds nab cyber-crims
52. Who ate all the PII? Not the blockchain, thankfully
53. Tick-tock, tick-tock. Oh, that's just the sound of compromised logins waiting to ruin your day
54. Equifax IT staff had to rerun hackers' database queries to work out what was nicked – audit
55. Veeam holds its hands up, admits database leak was plain 'complacency'
56. Solid password practice on Capital One's site? Don't bank on it
57. Back up a minute: Veeam database config snafu exposed millions of customer records
58. When is a patch not a patch? When it's for this McAfee password bug
59. Law firm seeking leak victims to launch £500m suit at British Airways
60. ZombieBoy
61. Warning issued as Netflix subscribers hit by phishing attack
62. The makers of the Mirai IoT-hijacking botnet are sentenced   via @gcluley #DDoS #FBI
63. #SecurityNews: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined #Equifax £500K after the 2017 #databreach. For the 2nd time the #ICO has issued a max fine after the credit agency exposed data on 15 million UK customers. Read more here:   #
64. SingHealth data breach reveals several 'inadequate' security measures
65. Cisco releases fixes for remote code execution flaws in Webex Network Recording Player
66. Mirai Botnet Creators To Help Law Enforcement Agencies On Cybercrime Investigations
67. ICO Slaps Equifax with Maximum Fine for the 2017 Data Breach
68. Cisco fixes Remote Code Execution flaws in Webex Network Recording Player
69. MageCart Hacked Customers’ In NewEgg Credit Card Data Breach
70. ZDI Exposed Unpatched Microsoft RCE Zero-day Flaw in Public After it Crossed the 120 Days Deadline
71. Security data reveals worldwide malicious login attempts are on the rise
72. AD FS 2016 Password Change from non workplace joined devices
73. ICO to Fine Equifax £500,000 for 2017 Data Breach   via @DMBisson #databreach #GDPR
74. Magecart’s Next Attack Resulted In ABS-CBN Data Breach
75. The most used email subjects used in phishing attacks
76. £500k fine for Equifax 2017 data breach
77. AdGuard resets all user passwords after credential stuffing attack
78. The makers of the Mirai IoT-hijacking botnet are sentenced   via @gcluley #botnets #Mirai

THREATS

79. Brewery breach: Not even beer is safe from ransomware
80. Western Digital Releases Hotfix for My Cloud Auth Bypass Vulnerability
81. The Week in Ransomware – September 21st 2018 – Beer, Airports, & Dharma
82. PMP®️ Domain Information & Overview
83. Critical Vulnerability Found in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager
84. Critical Vulnerability Found in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager
85. Expert disclosed an unpatched zero-day flaw in all supported versions of Microsoft Windows
86. Gamma, Bkp, & Monro Dharma Ransomware Variants Released in One Week
87. Snap! Microsoft database flaw, internet to split? Plus, asteroid probed
88. Bug allowing unlimited spiceups in "Answer Question" section
89. Optional Cumulative Update KB4457139 for Windows 7 Released With Bug Fixes
90. Spam or Phish? How to Tell the Difference Between a Marketing Email and a Malicious Spam Email
91. Romanian Citizen Admits Guilt in Police Department Ransomware Attack   via @DMBisson #police #ransomware
92. Twitter Flaw Exposed Direct Messages To External Developers
93. Malware Disguised as Job Offers Distributed on Freelance Sites
94. Twitter Flaw Exposed Direct Messages To External Developers
95. Romanian Hacker Pleads Guilty for Role in Inauguration Surveillance Ransomware
96. Proofpoint: One month out from deadline, half of agency domains are #DMARC compliant   via CyberScoopNews #FinSec
97. Twitter API bug leaked private data to other accounts
98. Delphi Packer Looks for Human Behavior Before Deploying Payload
99. Delphi Packer Looks for Human Behavior Before Deploying Payload
100. Western Digital Releases Hotfix for My Cloud Auth Bypass Vulnerability
101. Twitter notifies users about API bug that shared DMs with wrong devs
102. The Week in Ransomware - September 21st 2018 - Beer, Airports, & Dharma
103. Operator of 'VirusTotal for criminals' gets 14-year prison sentence
104. Gamma, Bkp, & Monro Dharma Ransomware Variants Released in One Week
105. New Virobot Ransomware and Botnet Emerges
106. Optional Cumulative Update KB4457139 for Windows 7 Released With Bug Fixes
107. Staying King Krab: GandCrab Malware Keeps a Step Ahead of Network Defenses
108. Malware Disguised as Job Offers Distributed on Freelance Sites
109. ZDI Shares Details of Microsoft JET Database Zero-Day
110. New Virobot ransomware will also log keystrokes, add PC to a spam botnet
111. Security news: All-in-one malware out, GovPayNow drops the ball on security, and Newegg suffers a crack | Avast
112. Romanian Hacker Pleads Guilty for Role in Inauguration Surveillance Ransomware
113. Flaw in Western Digital My Cloud exposes the content to hackers
114. Twitter Bug May Have Sent your Direct Messages to Twitter Developers As Well
115. Unpatched Microsoft Zero-Day in JET Allows Remote Code-Execution
116. Pegasus spyware spotted in 45 countries, many with questionable human rights records
117. Discover how Tripwire Malware Detection... - Protects against zero-day exploits and other known threats. - Offers an enterprise view of suspicious malware objects across all monitored systems. - Protects from repeat #malware attacks. Learn more here:
118. Legitimate RATs Pose Serious Risk to Industrial Systems
119. Crooks turn to Delphi packers to evade malware detection
120. This blog post explores how #malvertising works and identifies key defense strategies for #businesses  … #malware #cyberattacks
121. Malware Businesses Blending the Legitimate and the Illegitimate
122. Bitcoin flaw could have allowed dreaded 51% takeover
123. Avoidable mistakes lead to iOS cryptomining attacks
124. Romanian Citizen Admits Guilt in Police Department Ransomware Attack   via @DMBisson #ransomware #police
125. Thousands of WordPress sites backdoored with malicious code
126. Virobot Ransomware with Botnet Capability Breaks Through
127. DMARC Fully Implemented on Two Thirds of U.S. Government Domains
128. 0Day Windows JET Database Vulnerability disclosed by Zero Day Initiative
129. Guilty: The Romanian ransomware mastermind who infected Trump inauguration CCTV cams
130. Microsoft's Jet crash: Zero-day flaw drops after deadline passes
131. Sealed with an XSS: IT pros urge Lloyds Group to avoid web cross talk
132. Patch for EE's 4G Wi-Fi mini modem nails local privilege escalation flaw
133. 'I am admin' bug turns WD's My Cloud boxes into Everyone's Cloud
134. Docker fave Alpine Linux suffers bug miscreants can exploit to poison containers
135. When is a patch not a patch? When it's for this McAfee password bug
136. New Hacker Exploits and How to Fight Them
137. FDIC: Supervisory Approach to Payment Processing Relationships with Merchant Customers
138. MassMiner Malware Targeting Web Servers
139. Malware Analysis using Osquery Part 2
140. Off-the-shelf RATs Targeting Pakistan
141. Malware Analysis using Osquery Part 1
142. Malicious Documents from Lazarus Group Targeting South Korea
143. GZipDe: An Encrypted Downloader Serving Metasploit
144. More Details on an ActiveX Vulnerability Recently Used to Target Users in South Korea
145. Satan Ransomware Spawns New Methods to Spread
146. Woman Pleads Guilty to DC CCTV Ransomware Blitz
147. Woman Pleads Guilty to DC CCTV Ransomware Blitz  …
148. Report: Cryptomining malware detections up more than 459 percent since 2017
149. Researcher Discloses New Zero-Day Affecting All Versions of Windows
150. The most dangerous mobile spyware, Pegasus that has infected 45 countries
151. Rockwell Automation Patches Severe Flaws in Communications Software
152. Cisco releases fixes for remote code execution flaws in Webex Network Recording Player
153. Google Cloud Service launches automatic scanning of container vulnerabilities to enhance cloud environment security
154. CVE-2018-14829: Rockwell Automation Stack Overflow High Risk Vulnerability
155. Adobe Addresses a Number of Critical Remote Execution Vulnerabilities
156. Trend Micro Zero Day team discloses unpatched Microsoft Jet RCE vulnerability
157. Singapore to offer bug bounty, set up Asean cybersecurity centre
158. Cisco fixes Remote Code Execution flaws in Webex Network Recording Player
159. ZDI Exposed Unpatched Microsoft RCE Zero-day Flaw in Public After it Crossed the 120 Days Deadline
160. Security data reveals worldwide malicious login attempts are on the rise
161. Why voice fraud rates continue to rise with no signs of slowing down
162. iOS Webkit flaw found that forces iPhone restart
163. Flaw in 4GEE WiFi Modem Could Leave Your Computer Vulnerable
164. Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Disclosed in Western Digital My Cloud NAS Devices

CRIME

165. Spam or Phish? How to Tell the Difference Between a Marketing Email and a Malicious Spam Email
166. Romanian Hacker Pleads Guilty for Role in Inauguration Surveillance Ransomware
167. Operator of 'VirusTotal for criminals' gets 14-year prison sentence
168. Newegg leaked credit card information for more than a month
169. Fully 61 percent of ASX100 exposed as email fraud gets personal
170. Romanian Hacker Pleads Guilty for Role in Inauguration Surveillance Ransomware
171. Bitcoin flaw could have allowed dreaded 51% takeover
172. Avoidable mistakes lead to iOS cryptomining attacks
173. Guilty: The Romanian ransomware mastermind who infected Trump inauguration CCTV cams
174. Sealed with an XSS: IT pros urge Lloyds Group to avoid web cross talk
175. What's that smell? Oh, it's Newegg cracked open by card slurpers
176. Solid password practice on Capital One's site? Don't bank on it
177. Card-stealing code that pwned British Airways, Ticketmaster pops up on more sites via hacked JS
178. Law firm seeking leak victims to launch £500m suit at British Airways
179. 'Magecart' Card-Sniffing Gang Cracks Newegg
180. FDIC: Supervisory Approach to Payment Processing Relationships with Merchant Customers
181. MassMiner Malware Targeting Web Servers
182. Malware Analysis using Osquery Part 2
183. Malware Analysis using Osquery Part 1
184. ZombieBoy
185. Malicious Documents from Lazarus Group Targeting South Korea
186. Woman Pleads Guilty to DC CCTV Ransomware Blitz
187. Woman Pleads Guilty to DC CCTV Ransomware Blitz  …
188. Report: Cryptomining malware detections up more than 459 percent since 2017
189. The makers of the Mirai IoT-hijacking botnet are sentenced   via @gcluley #DDoS #FBI
190. Mirai Botnet Creators To Help Law Enforcement Agencies On Cybercrime Investigations
191. MageCart Hacked Customers’ In NewEgg Credit Card Data Breach
192. The makers of the Mirai IoT-hijacking botnet are sentenced   via @gcluley #botnets #Mirai

POLITICS

Nothing to report

Threat report for 2018-09-20

DATA BREACH

1. 14 million customer records exposed in GovPayNow leak
2. State Department email breach leaks employee PII
3. Magecart data breach possibly avoidable -magecart-data-breach-possibly-avoidable/ …
4. Adams County clerk resigns over role in data breach
5. ICO to Fine Equifax £500,000 for 2017 Data Breach   via
6. Pegasus spyware spotted in 45 countries, many with questionable human rights records
7. State Department: Some Employee Info Possibly Exposed in Security Incident   via
8. This breach is a great example of how CT logs can be useful as an early indicator of an ongoing attack campaign. Orgs should be monitoring CT for certificates issued to look-alike domains to improve their situational awareness. -magazine.com/news/magecart-skimmed-newegg-cards/ …
9. Data commissioner fines Equifax £500,000 for US data breach affecting UK customers
10. Newegg Electronic Retailers Suffered a Data Breach and Hackers Stole Customers Credit Card Data
11. LG V40 ThinQ Alleged Specifications Sheet Leaked; Reveals 8GB RAM Model With a 6.4-Inch Display, but No Triple-Rear-Camera
12. ICO to Fine Equifax £500,000 for 2017 Data Breach   via
13. UK organisations’ email accounts used in mass phishing campaigns
14. Threat Spotlight: Barracuda study finds account takeover incidents widespread, most commonly used for phishing campaigns
15. 7GB of Medical Data Publicly Exposed Thanks to Misconfigured AWS S3 Bucket
16. The public's trust, politics and race, and dignity for the LGBT community: MP Murali Pillai goes On the Record
17. US State Department confirms data breach to unclassified email system
18. Researcher discovers buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft's JET Database Engine
19. HMRC Tax Refund Scam via Phishing Campaign
20. China Arrests Suspect for Customer Data Leak at Accor Partner
21. State Department Email Breach Exposed Personal Data Of Employees
22. Equifax fined £500,000 over customer data breach
23. Privacy advocates have failed to engage on My Health Record
24. UK Regulator Fines Equifax £500,000 Over 2017 Data Breach
25. GovPayNow Leak of 14M+ Records The All Time Low in Processing
26. State Department: Some Employee Info Possibly Exposed in Security Incident   via

DENIAL-OF-SERVICE

27. Snap! Adobe patches, sneaky Android botnets, Alexa invasion, robot skins
28. The makers of the Mirai IoT-hijacking botnet are sentenced   via
29. 3 Drivers Behind the Increasing Frequency of DDoS Attacks
30. New XBash malware combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms
31. : The 3 people suspected of the have escaped jail after agreeing to provide “substantial assistance” to the in ongoing cases. Read more about this story here:   .twitter.com/Yzb9wM7KzU
32. 3 Drivers Behind the Increasing Frequency of DDoS Attacks
33. This Russian botnet mimics your click to prevent Android device factory resets
34. FBI wants to keep “helpful” Mirai botnet authors around
35. The makers of the Mirai IoT-hijacking botnet are sentenced   via
36. Mirai botnet developers collaborate with the FBI
37. Identifying botnets before an attack: The new DARPA challenge
38. US Signal partners with Cloudflare to deliver DDoS protection service

MALVERTISING

Nothing to report

DATA LEAK

39. Hackers Uploaded Fake Apps into Google Play Store to Steal Credit card details and Login Credentials

PHISHING

40. Account Takeover Attacks Become a Phishing Fave
41. Account Takeover Attacks Result in Phishing Scams  pic.twitter.com/hR2kSqlpCN
42. Malicious Login Attempts Spike in Finance, Retail  pic.twitter.com/OQPWqymDRB
43. Account Takeover Attacks Result in Phishing Scams -magazine.com/news/account-takeover-attacks-result-in?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter …
44. Malicious Login Attempts Spike in Finance, Retail -magazine.com/news/malicious-login-attempts-spike-in?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter …
45. Account Takeover Attacks Become a Phishing Fave
46. : malware detections have soared 273% since 2017 according to new stats from . The most popular way to spread is brute-forcing of passwords, used in 93% of detected attacks. Read more here:   .twitter.com/Ct8Z7qckRC
47. UK organisations’ email accounts used in mass phishing campaigns
48. Threat Spotlight: Barracuda study finds account takeover incidents widespread, most commonly used for phishing campaigns
49. Hackers Uploaded Fake Apps into Google Play Store to Steal Credit card details and Login Credentials
50. HMRC Tax Refund Scam via Phishing Campaign
51. Phishing finance apps make way back into Google Play
52. Manipulation tactics that you fall for in phishing attacks

WEB DEFACEMENT

Nothing to report

MALWARE

53. US authorities Have Pardoned Authors of Mirai Ransomware in Return For Government “Cooperation”
54. Domain Joined Outlook 2016 Issues - 0x8004011D
55. Report: Cryptomining malware detections up more than 459 percent since 2017
56. Bad actors are sizing up systems via lightweight recon before attack, researchers at Proofpoint said:
57. The rate at which new threats appear now requires a much greater reliance on threat intelligence. Learn more about its opportunities and challenges in our .  pic.twitter.com/bEh9MKP6nS
58. Malicious Login Attempts Spike in Finance, Retail  pic.twitter.com/OQPWqymDRB
59. Malicious Login Attempts Spike in Finance, Retail -magazine.com/news/malicious-login-attempts-spike-in?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter …
60. New XBash malware combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms
61. Pegasus spyware spotted in 45 countries, many with questionable human rights records
62. Book Review: Malware Data Science
63. Increased Use of a Delphi Packer to Evade Malware Classification
64. Hundreds of Indian Government Websites Hit with Cryptojacking Malware
65. This breach is a great example of how CT logs can be useful as an early indicator of an ongoing attack campaign. Orgs should be monitoring CT for certificates issued to look-alike domains to improve their situational awareness. -magazine.com/news/magecart-skimmed-newegg-cards/ …
66. Mitigate Risk From Malicious and Accidental Insiders
67. : malware detections have soared 273% since 2017 according to new stats from . The most popular way to spread is brute-forcing of passwords, used in 93% of detected attacks. Read more here:   .twitter.com/Ct8Z7qckRC
68. Sustes Malware: CPU for Monero
69. Report: Cryptomining malware detections up more than 459 percent since 2017
70. Threats posed by using RATs in ICS
71. Report Reveals Widespread Use of Pegasus Spyware
72. GovPayNow Leak of 14M+ Records The All Time Low in Processing
73. Evil Clone Attack – Hackers Injecting Crypto-mining Malware into Legitimate PDF Software
74. Newegg hacked: The new victim of Magecart malware
75. How to detect and remove a virus from your Android phone | Avast

EXPLOIT

76. : Hackers say and have been the easiest attack vectors to exploit this year. 56% of said that social engineering is the fastest account seizing technique to use on them. Read more here:   .twitter.com/e5ogD8VYWT
77. Researcher discovers buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft's JET Database Engine

VULNERABILITY

78. Android bug bounty tops $3m in third year, but pay flattens out
79. Facebook Bug Bounty opens to reward access token exposure
80. Bug hunters fail third year in a row to get top prize in Android hacking program
81. Cisco Issues New Warning for 6-Month-Old Critical Bug in IOS XE
82. Guarding the Gate: Cybersecurity De-Mystified
83. Researcher discovers buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft's JET Database Engine
84. Interview with Daniel Stenberg: His thoughts on the Curl Bug Bounty Program
85. Western Digital goes quiet on unpatched MyCloud flaw
86. CVE-2018-0150: Cisco IOS XE Software Static Credential Vulnerability
87. Adobe releases patch out of schedule to squash critical code execution bug
88. Cisco IOS XE Software Static Credential Vulnerability
89. Adobe issued a critical out-of-band patch to address CVE-2018-12848 Acrobat flaw
90. Ubuntu Released Security Updates & Fixed Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities
91. Vulnerability in My cloud devices exposes sensitive information
92. Western Digital My Cloud vulnerability, let’s hacker gives full access
93. Guarding the Gate: Cybersecurity De-Mystified

Region brief for 2018-09-20

ASIA

1. Hundreds of Indian Government Websites Hit with Cryptojacking Malware
2. The public's trust, politics and race, and dignity for the LGBT community: MP Murali Pillai goes On the Record
3. China Arrests Suspect for Customer Data Leak at Accor Partner

OCEANIA

4. Privacy advocates have failed to engage on My Health Record

NORTH AMERICA

5. A worrying future for the next generation?
6. US authorities Have Pardoned Authors of Mirai Ransomware in Return For Government “Cooperation”
7. Book Review: Malware Data Science
8. Wyden: Tech company has told multiple senators of foreign hacking attempts
9. Data commissioner fines Equifax £500,000 for US data breach affecting UK customers
10. LG V40 ThinQ Alleged Specifications Sheet Leaked; Reveals 8GB RAM Model With a 6.4-Inch Display, but No Triple-Rear-Camera
11. 7GB of Medical Data Publicly Exposed Thanks to Misconfigured AWS S3 Bucket
12. US State Department confirms data breach to unclassified email system
13. Threats posed by using RATs in ICS
14. GovPayNow Leak of 14M+ Records The All Time Low in Processing
15. Card Data-Scraping Magecart Code Found on Newegg
16. Mirai botnet developers collaborate with the FBI
17. US Signal partners with Cloudflare to deliver DDoS protection service

SOUTH AMERICA

Nothing to report

EUROPE

18. New Magecart victims ABS-CBN and Newegg are just the tip of the iceberg
19. Magecart Strikes Again, Siphoning Payment Info from Newegg
20. Wyden: Tech company has told multiple senators of foreign hacking attempts
21. Data commissioner fines Equifax £500,000 for US data breach affecting UK customers
22. UK organisations’ email accounts used in mass phishing campaigns
23. Newegg Inc. Suffers Hack, Credit Card Data Stolen
24. This Russian botnet mimics your click to prevent Android device factory resets
25. HMRC Tax Refund Scam via Phishing Campaign
26. NewEgg Network is attacked by hackers
27. UK Regulator Fines Equifax £500,000 Over 2017 Data Breach
28. Magecart cybercrime group stole customers’ credit cards from Newegg electronics retailer
29. Latest Hacking News Podcast
30. Newegg hacked: The new victim of Magecart malware
31. Western Digital My Cloud vulnerability, let’s hacker gives full access

AFRICA

Nothing to report

Sector brief for 2018-09-20

HEALTHCARE

1. 7GB of Medical Data Publicly Exposed Thanks to Misconfigured AWS S3 Bucket

TRANSPORT

2. US Signal partners with Cloudflare to deliver DDoS protection service

BANKING & FINANCE

3. Malicious Login Attempts Spike in Finance, Retail  pic.twitter.com/OQPWqymDRB
4. Malicious Login Attempts Spike in Finance, Retail -magazine.com/news/malicious-login-attempts-spike-in?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter …
5. New Magecart victims ABS-CBN and Newegg are just the tip of the iceberg
6. Magecart Strikes Again, Siphoning Payment Info from Newegg
7. Newegg Electronic Retailers Suffered a Data Breach and Hackers Stole Customers Credit Card Data
8. Newegg Inc. Suffers Hack, Credit Card Data Stolen
9. Hackers Uploaded Fake Apps into Google Play Store to Steal Credit card details and Login Credentials
10. HMRC Tax Refund Scam via Phishing Campaign
11. Phishing finance apps make way back into Google Play
12. NewEgg Network is attacked by hackers
13. UK Regulator Fines Equifax £500,000 Over 2017 Data Breach
14. Magecart cybercrime group stole customers’ credit cards from Newegg electronics retailer
15. Manipulation tactics that you fall for in phishing attacks
16. GovPayNow Leak of 14M+ Records The All Time Low in Processing
17. Card Data-Scraping Magecart Code Found on Newegg

INFORMATION & TELECOMMUNICATION

Nothing to report

FOOD

Nothing to report

WATER

Nothing to report

ENERGY

Nothing to report

PUBLIC SERVICE

18. Wyden: Tech company has told multiple senators of foreign hacking attempts

Daily brief for 2018-09-20

ASIA

1. Hundreds of Indian Government Websites Hit with Cryptojacking Malware
2. The public's trust, politics and race, and dignity for the LGBT community: MP Murali Pillai goes On the Record
3. China Arrests Suspect for Customer Data Leak at Accor Partner

WORLD

4. A worrying future for the next generation?
5. US authorities Have Pardoned Authors of Mirai Ransomware in Return For Government “Cooperation”
6. Book Review: Malware Data Science
7. New Magecart victims ABS-CBN and Newegg are just the tip of the iceberg
8. Magecart Strikes Again, Siphoning Payment Info from Newegg
9. Wyden: Tech company has told multiple senators of foreign hacking attempts
10. Data commissioner fines Equifax £500,000 for US data breach affecting UK customers
11. LG V40 ThinQ Alleged Specifications Sheet Leaked; Reveals 8GB RAM Model With a 6.4-Inch Display, but No Triple-Rear-Camera
12. UK organisations’ email accounts used in mass phishing campaigns
13. Newegg Inc. Suffers Hack, Credit Card Data Stolen
14. This Russian botnet mimics your click to prevent Android device factory resets
15. 7GB of Medical Data Publicly Exposed Thanks to Misconfigured AWS S3 Bucket
16. US State Department confirms data breach to unclassified email system
17. HMRC Tax Refund Scam via Phishing Campaign
18. Threats posed by using RATs in ICS
19. NewEgg Network is attacked by hackers
20. Privacy advocates have failed to engage on My Health Record
21. UK Regulator Fines Equifax £500,000 Over 2017 Data Breach
22. Magecart cybercrime group stole customers’ credit cards from Newegg electronics retailer
23. GovPayNow Leak of 14M+ Records The All Time Low in Processing
24. Latest Hacking News Podcast
25. Card Data-Scraping Magecart Code Found on Newegg
26. Newegg hacked: The new victim of Magecart malware
27. Mirai botnet developers collaborate with the FBI
28. Western Digital My Cloud vulnerability, let’s hacker gives full access
29. US Signal partners with Cloudflare to deliver DDoS protection service

ATTACKS

30. 14 million customer records exposed in GovPayNow leak
31. State Department email breach leaks employee PII
32. Magecart data breach possibly avoidable -magecart-data-breach-possibly-avoidable/ …
33. Adams County clerk resigns over role in data breach
34. Snap! Adobe patches, sneaky Android botnets, Alexa invasion, robot skins
35. Account Takeover Attacks Become a Phishing Fave
36. ICO to Fine Equifax £500,000 for 2017 Data Breach   via
37. Account Takeover Attacks Result in Phishing Scams  pic.twitter.com/hR2kSqlpCN
38. Malicious Login Attempts Spike in Finance, Retail  pic.twitter.com/OQPWqymDRB
39. Account Takeover Attacks Result in Phishing Scams -magazine.com/news/account-takeover-attacks-result-in?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter …
40. Malicious Login Attempts Spike in Finance, Retail -magazine.com/news/malicious-login-attempts-spike-in?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter …
41. The makers of the Mirai IoT-hijacking botnet are sentenced   via
42. 3 Drivers Behind the Increasing Frequency of DDoS Attacks
43. New XBash malware combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms
44. Pegasus spyware spotted in 45 countries, many with questionable human rights records
45. Account Takeover Attacks Become a Phishing Fave
46. : The 3 people suspected of the have escaped jail after agreeing to provide “substantial assistance” to the in ongoing cases. Read more about this story here:   .twitter.com/Yzb9wM7KzU
47. State Department: Some Employee Info Possibly Exposed in Security Incident   via
48. This breach is a great example of how CT logs can be useful as an early indicator of an ongoing attack campaign. Orgs should be monitoring CT for certificates issued to look-alike domains to improve their situational awareness. -magazine.com/news/magecart-skimmed-newegg-cards/ …
49. 3 Drivers Behind the Increasing Frequency of DDoS Attacks
50. Data commissioner fines Equifax £500,000 for US data breach affecting UK customers
51. Newegg Electronic Retailers Suffered a Data Breach and Hackers Stole Customers Credit Card Data
52. LG V40 ThinQ Alleged Specifications Sheet Leaked; Reveals 8GB RAM Model With a 6.4-Inch Display, but No Triple-Rear-Camera
53. : malware detections have soared 273% since 2017 according to new stats from . The most popular way to spread is brute-forcing of passwords, used in 93% of detected attacks. Read more here:   .twitter.com/Ct8Z7qckRC
54. ICO to Fine Equifax £500,000 for 2017 Data Breach   via
55. UK organisations’ email accounts used in mass phishing campaigns
56. Threat Spotlight: Barracuda study finds account takeover incidents widespread, most commonly used for phishing campaigns
57. Hackers Uploaded Fake Apps into Google Play Store to Steal Credit card details and Login Credentials
58. This Russian botnet mimics your click to prevent Android device factory resets
59. 7GB of Medical Data Publicly Exposed Thanks to Misconfigured AWS S3 Bucket
60. The public's trust, politics and race, and dignity for the LGBT community: MP Murali Pillai goes On the Record
61. FBI wants to keep “helpful” Mirai botnet authors around
62. US State Department confirms data breach to unclassified email system
63. Researcher discovers buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft's JET Database Engine
64. HMRC Tax Refund Scam via Phishing Campaign
65. China Arrests Suspect for Customer Data Leak at Accor Partner
66. Phishing finance apps make way back into Google Play
67. State Department Email Breach Exposed Personal Data Of Employees
68. Equifax fined £500,000 over customer data breach
69. The makers of the Mirai IoT-hijacking botnet are sentenced   via
70. Privacy advocates have failed to engage on My Health Record
71. UK Regulator Fines Equifax £500,000 Over 2017 Data Breach
72. Manipulation tactics that you fall for in phishing attacks
73. GovPayNow Leak of 14M+ Records The All Time Low in Processing
74. Mirai botnet developers collaborate with the FBI
75. State Department: Some Employee Info Possibly Exposed in Security Incident   via
76. Identifying botnets before an attack: The new DARPA challenge
77. US Signal partners with Cloudflare to deliver DDoS protection service

THREATS

78. Android bug bounty tops $3m in third year, but pay flattens out
79. Facebook Bug Bounty opens to reward access token exposure
80. US authorities Have Pardoned Authors of Mirai Ransomware in Return For Government “Cooperation”
81. Bug hunters fail third year in a row to get top prize in Android hacking program
82. Domain Joined Outlook 2016 Issues - 0x8004011D
83. Report: Cryptomining malware detections up more than 459 percent since 2017
84. Bad actors are sizing up systems via lightweight recon before attack, researchers at Proofpoint said:
85. The rate at which new threats appear now requires a much greater reliance on threat intelligence. Learn more about its opportunities and challenges in our .  pic.twitter.com/bEh9MKP6nS
86. Malicious Login Attempts Spike in Finance, Retail  pic.twitter.com/OQPWqymDRB
87. Malicious Login Attempts Spike in Finance, Retail -magazine.com/news/malicious-login-attempts-spike-in?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter …
88. New XBash malware combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms
89. Pegasus spyware spotted in 45 countries, many with questionable human rights records
90. Book Review: Malware Data Science
91. Increased Use of a Delphi Packer to Evade Malware Classification
92. Cisco Issues New Warning for 6-Month-Old Critical Bug in IOS XE
93. Hundreds of Indian Government Websites Hit with Cryptojacking Malware
94. This breach is a great example of how CT logs can be useful as an early indicator of an ongoing attack campaign. Orgs should be monitoring CT for certificates issued to look-alike domains to improve their situational awareness. -magazine.com/news/magecart-skimmed-newegg-cards/ …
95. Mitigate Risk From Malicious and Accidental Insiders
96. : malware detections have soared 273% since 2017 according to new stats from . The most popular way to spread is brute-forcing of passwords, used in 93% of detected attacks. Read more here:   .twitter.com/Ct8Z7qckRC
97. Sustes Malware: CPU for Monero
98. : Hackers say and have been the easiest attack vectors to exploit this year. 56% of said that social engineering is the fastest account seizing technique to use on them. Read more here:   .twitter.com/e5ogD8VYWT
99. Guarding the Gate: Cybersecurity De-Mystified
100. Researcher discovers buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft's JET Database Engine
101. Interview with Daniel Stenberg: His thoughts on the Curl Bug Bounty Program
102. Report: Cryptomining malware detections up more than 459 percent since 2017
103. Threats posed by using RATs in ICS
104. Western Digital goes quiet on unpatched MyCloud flaw
105. CVE-2018-0150: Cisco IOS XE Software Static Credential Vulnerability
106. Adobe releases patch out of schedule to squash critical code execution bug
107. Cisco IOS XE Software Static Credential Vulnerability
108. Report Reveals Widespread Use of Pegasus Spyware
109. GovPayNow Leak of 14M+ Records The All Time Low in Processing
110. Adobe issued a critical out-of-band patch to address CVE-2018-12848 Acrobat flaw
111. Ubuntu Released Security Updates & Fixed Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities
112. Evil Clone Attack – Hackers Injecting Crypto-mining Malware into Legitimate PDF Software
113. Newegg hacked: The new victim of Magecart malware
114. Vulnerability in My cloud devices exposes sensitive information
115. Western Digital My Cloud vulnerability, let’s hacker gives full access
116. Guarding the Gate: Cybersecurity De-Mystified
117. How to detect and remove a virus from your Android phone | Avast

CRIME

118. Report: Cryptomining malware detections up more than 459 percent since 2017
119. The makers of the Mirai IoT-hijacking botnet are sentenced   via
120. : The 3 people suspected of the have escaped jail after agreeing to provide “substantial assistance” to the in ongoing cases. Read more about this story here:   .twitter.com/Yzb9wM7KzU
121. New Magecart victims ABS-CBN and Newegg are just the tip of the iceberg
122. Magecart Strikes Again, Siphoning Payment Info from Newegg
123. Newegg Electronic Retailers Suffered a Data Breach and Hackers Stole Customers Credit Card Data
124. Newegg Inc. Suffers Hack, Credit Card Data Stolen
125. Hackers Uploaded Fake Apps into Google Play Store to Steal Credit card details and Login Credentials
126. 7GB of Medical Data Publicly Exposed Thanks to Misconfigured AWS S3 Bucket
127. HMRC Tax Refund Scam via Phishing Campaign
128. Report: Cryptomining malware detections up more than 459 percent since 2017
129. NewEgg Network is attacked by hackers
130. The makers of the Mirai IoT-hijacking botnet are sentenced   via
131. Magecart cybercrime group stole customers’ credit cards from Newegg electronics retailer
132. Manipulation tactics that you fall for in phishing attacks
133. GovPayNow Leak of 14M+ Records The All Time Low in Processing
134. Card Data-Scraping Magecart Code Found on Newegg
135. Newegg hacked: The new victim of Magecart malware
136. Mirai botnet developers collaborate with the FBI

POLITICS

137. Wyden: Tech company has told multiple senators of foreign hacking attempts
138. 7GB of Medical Data Publicly Exposed Thanks to Misconfigured AWS S3 Bucket