Daily brief for 2018-10-30

ASIA

1. Fallout Exploit Kit Releases the Kraken Ransomware on Its Victims
2. Kraken Cryptor Ransomware Gains Popularity Among Cybercriminals
3. Parties Seek to Settle Yahoo Data Breach Class Action for $50M
4. macOS Cryptomining Malware on the Rise
5. Ransomware Threat Continues: How Infections Take Place
6. .@FireEye security researchers claimed the Russian government was 'most likely' behind the #Triton #Malware attack on an industrial control system
7. Cell Phone Security and Heads of State
8. Disrupting the Flow: Exposed and Vulnerable Water and Energy Infrastructures

WORLD

9. Fallout Exploit Kit Releases the Kraken Ransomware on Its Victims
10. Kraken Cryptor Ransomware Gains Popularity Among Cybercriminals
11. Girl Scouts data breach exposed personal information of 2,800 members
12. SamSam ransomware group has hit 67 organizations in 2018, researchers say
13. Parties Seek to Settle Yahoo Data Breach Class Action for $50M
14. Bitcoin Dealer Who Operated Unlicensed Bitcoin Exchange Faces Five Years in Jail
15. Malware Targeting Smartphones via Three DSP Providers
16. macOS Cryptomining Malware on the Rise
17. Malware Infection at USGS Traced to Employee’s Habit of Viewing Adult Content
18. Ransomware Threat Continues: How Infections Take Place
19. New SamSam ransomware campaign aims at targets across the US
20. .@FireEye security researchers claimed the Russian government was 'most likely' behind the #Triton #Malware attack on an industrial control system
21. Employee Watched Porn at Work via 9000 Web pages Drops Malware on U.S Government Network
22. Treat or Trick? Six Dangerous Digital Threats Dressed up As Irresistible Treats
23. SamSam: Targeted Ransomware Attacks Continue
24. Is it a Phish? Halloween Edition
25. A fed visited 9,000 porn sites, infecting government networks with Russian malware
26. Threat Report: Jaff Ransomware Causes Havoc
27. Cell Phone Security and Heads of State
28. Millions of Voter Records Up for Sale Ahead of the US Midterm Elections
29. There are plenty of different types of phishing attacks, but they all rely on the same basic mechanism: exploiting human
30. 92% of External Web Apps Have Exploitable Security Flaws or Weaknesses: Report
31. Anonymous knocks out Gabon government sites with DoS attack
32. Disrupting the Flow: Exposed and Vulnerable Water and Energy Infrastructures
33. The author of the Mirai botnet gets six months of house arrest
34. The Russian built #VPNFilter #botnet was previously taken down after 500,000 routers were infected. However, recently it attempted a comeback.
35. A good insight for Europeans on the process of the US mid-term elections and whether or it they are hackable

ATTACKS

36. 4 tips to keep safe when phishing for treats this Halloween
37. How database hacks could impact elections and voters' fears
38. Girl Scouts data breach exposed personal information of 2,800 members
39. How database hacks could impact elections and voters' fears
40. Parties Seek to Settle Yahoo Data Breach Class Action for $50M
41. Center for Internet Security looks to expand threat sharing program to political campaigns
42. AI-Facilitated Product Aims to Stop Spear-Phishing Attacks
43. Internet-Exposed HMIs Put Energy, Water Facilities at Risk: Report
44. New SamSam ransomware campaign aims at targets across the US
45. An Update on the jQuery-File-Upload Vulnerability
46. INKY emerges from stealth with email spoofing, phishing protection service
47. Is it a Phish? Halloween Edition
48. Millions of Voter Records Up for Sale Ahead of the US Midterm Elections
49. There are plenty of different types of phishing attacks, but they all rely on the same basic mechanism: exploiting human
50. Prominent #malspam #Nymaim campaign with #BankBot #Anubis for Android UA. APK's dropped from hxxp://pobierz48[.]tk/ SHA256: e0d17f4ff0196c6527f8aa47b3ef220d0f4e712805f99d38a0804f3ea9506ece @ThreatFabric @virqdroid @LukasStefanko @
51. Disrupting the Flow: Exposed and Vulnerable Water and Energy Infrastructures
52. Thousands of critical energy and water systems exposed online for anyone to exploit
53. If it's only able to leak data at 15 bits per hour, is #NetSpectre a serious threat? Learn more about
54. An email hack affecting the Girl Scouts of Orange County, Calif. may have compromised the personal data of 2,800 members
55. La tua azienda è davvero preparata in caso di data breach?
56. By me @Forbes: 81.5M Voter Records For Sale On Dark Web Ahead Of Midterm Elections
57. Compression File Formats of the past Come Haunting in Spam Campaigns
58. Report on Phishing Attack Shows Microsoft, Paypal as well as Netflix as the Top Targets
59. Cofense Triggers its Increased Phishing Defense Services
60. Biggest data breach penalties for 2018
61. New McAfee Report Reveals Data in the Cloud More Exposed Than Organizations Think

THREATS

62. Fallout Exploit Kit Releases the Kraken Ransomware on Its Victims
63. Kraken Cryptor Ransomware Gains Popularity Among Cybercriminals
64. SamSam ransomware group has hit 67 organizations in 2018, researchers say
65. Apple Fixes Creepy FaceTime Vulnerability, Crash Bug in macOS, and More
66. Talos Vulnerability Discovery Year in Review – 2018
67. Bitcoin Dealer Who Operated Unlicensed Bitcoin Exchange Faces Five Years in Jail
68. Kraken Resurfaces From the Deep Web
69. Malware Targeting Smartphones via Three DSP Providers
70. GPlayed Trojan's Baby Brother Is After Your Bank Account
71. macOS Cryptomining Malware on the Rise
72. CVE-2018-15688: systemd remote code execution vulnerability affects Linux machines
73. A #RemoteCodeExecution flaw in @Cisco Webex -- called WebExec -- could be an easy vector for insider attacks, and the
74. Zero-day Windows Deletebug: How to squash this ‘low-quality' pest
75. Microsoft Office Vulnerability Found, Check Point Research To The Rescue
76. Malware Infection at USGS Traced to Employee’s Habit of Viewing Adult Content
77. Ransomware Threat Continues: How Infections Take Place
78. New SamSam ransomware campaign aims at targets across the US
79. An Update on the jQuery-File-Upload Vulnerability
80. Libssh Vulnerability Leaves Servers Open to Unauthorized Access
81. Windows Zero-Day Vulnerability Disclosed
82. Malicious Apps Removed From Google Play Store
83. .@FireEye security researchers claimed the Russian government was 'most likely' behind the #Triton #Malware attack on an industrial control system
84. Employee Watched Porn at Work via 9000 Web pages Drops Malware on U.S Government Network
85. GandCrab: The Most Popular Multi-Million Dollar Ransomware of the Year
86. SamSam: Targeted Ransomware Attacks Continue
87. A fed visited 9,000 porn sites, infecting government networks with Russian malware
88. GPlayed Trojan's baby brother is after your bank account
89. .@Siemens SICLOCK central plant clocks were recently found to be affected by several vulnerabilities, some of which have been rated
90. Nastiest malware of 2018: Top attack payloads wreaking havoc
91. Threat Report: Jaff Ransomware Causes Havoc
92. Snakes in the grass! Malicious code slithers into Python PyPI repository
93. CommonRansom Ransomware Demands RDP Access to Decrypt Files
94. Talos Vulnerability Discovery Year in Review - 2018
95. The analysis of the attack which uses Excel 4.0 macro to avoid antivirus software detection
96. 92% of External Web Apps Have Exploitable Security Flaws or Weaknesses: Report
97. Prominent #malspam #Nymaim campaign with #BankBot #Anubis for Android UA. APK's dropped from hxxp://pobierz48[.]tk/ SHA256: e0d17f4ff0196c6527f8aa47b3ef220d0f4e712805f99d38a0804f3ea9506ece @ThreatFabric @virqdroid @LukasStefanko @
98. 3 Reasons Enterprises Are Moving to Decentralized Blockchain Applications
99. How to Be Protected from Malicious Message Crashing PS4 Console
100. Windows 10 Bug Let UWP Apps Access All Files Without Users' Consent
101. Another #BianLian Android banking #Trojan in #GooglePlay showing his other face by dropping #RedAlert v2.1 CC @Bank_Security @
102. Widely Used Cryptocurrency App Launching 2 Different Powerful Backdoor on Mac Users
103. Attackers getting better at quickly generating countless versions of existing #malware #antivirus @MariaKorolov -
104. Unpatched MS Word Flaw Could Allow Hackers to Infect Your Computer
105. Multiple Linux distributions affected by new vulnerability
106. Malicious hackers and their interest in bypassing CAPTCHA
107. Feature to attach video to Word files could be used to send malicious code
108. Spring Framework 5.1.2 releases: bugs fix
109. Most Important Security Tools and Resources For Security Researcher and Malware Analyst
110. A good insight for Europeans on the process of the US mid-term elections and whether or it they are hackable

CRIME

111. 4 tips to keep safe when phishing for treats this Halloween
112. Fallout Exploit Kit Releases the Kraken Ransomware on Its Victims
113. Kraken Cryptor Ransomware Gains Popularity Among Cybercriminals
114. Parties Seek to Settle Yahoo Data Breach Class Action for $50M
115. Bitcoin Dealer Who Operated Unlicensed Bitcoin Exchange Faces Five Years in Jail
116. Malware Targeting Smartphones via Three DSP Providers
117. macOS Cryptomining Malware on the Rise
118. Judge Ordered Man to Pay $8 Million for Launching a DDoS Attack Against Rutgers
119. AI-Facilitated Product Aims to Stop Spear-Phishing Attacks
120. Ransomware Threat Continues: How Infections Take Place
121. Treat or Trick? Six Dangerous Digital Threats Dressed up As Irresistible Treats
122. INKY emerges from stealth with email spoofing, phishing protection service
123. Is it a Phish? Halloween Edition
124. Bushido Botnet Offered as MaaS
125. 3 Reasons Enterprises Are Moving to Decentralized Blockchain Applications
126. The author of the Mirai botnet gets six months of house arrest
127. Malicious hackers and their interest in bypassing CAPTCHA
128. New McAfee Report Reveals Data in the Cloud More Exposed Than Organizations Think
129. Spring Framework 5.1.2 releases: bugs fix

POLITICS

130. How database hacks could impact elections and voters' fears
131. How database hacks could impact elections and voters' fears
132. SamSam ransomware group has hit 67 organizations in 2018, researchers say
133. Center for Internet Security looks to expand threat sharing program to political campaigns
134. Cell Phone Security and Heads of State
135. Anonymous knocks out Gabon government sites with DoS attack

APT report for 2018-10-29

TRANSNATIONAL / UNKNOWN

1. Here's how to defend your enterprise from Magecart
2. Breaking News: Securonix Threat Research: British Airways Breach
3. Magecart Exploits Zero Day Vulnerabilities
4. 'Narwhal Spider' group's spam campaign targets Japanese recipients with URLZone malware

CHINA

5. Understanding mass data fragmentation

INDIA

Nil

NORTH KOREA

Nil

PAKISTAN

Nil

VIETNAM

Nil

IRAN

Nil

IRAQ

Nil

LEBANON

Nil

PALESTINE

Nil

SAUDI ARABIA

Nil

SYRIA

Nil

TURKEY

Nil

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Nil

YEMEN

Nil

RUSSIA

Nil

SERBIA

Nil

UKRAINE

6. Cobalt Gang targets banks and financial service providers by sneaking PDFs past staff

Platform report for 2018-10-29

WINDOWS

1. SandboxEscaper expert is back and disclosed a new Windows Zero-Day
2. Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability Patched in Squid Proxy Cache Server
3. Downloading Google Chrome via Microsoft Edge Endangered by Malware
4. X.Org Flaw Exposes Unix-Like OSes to Attacks
5. Windows 10 UWP Bug Could Give Malicious Devs Access To All Your Files
6. If your company uses Windows 10, watch out: there are new vulnerabilities about
7. Advanced Malware Protection Affected by Bug That Can Inhibit Intrusion Detection
8. Windows 10 UWP bug could give malicious devs access to all your files
9. Windows 10 Bug Allowed UWP Apps Full Access to File System
10. sLoad and Ramnit Campaign Against UK and Italy
11. Malware That Accompanies Google Chrome Download Detected
12. Same Old yet Brand-new: New File Types Emerge in Malware Spam Attachments
13. Cisco patched a command injection vulnerability in Webex Meetings
14. Microsoft Bing Delivered Dangerous Malware When You Try to Download Google Chrome

LINUX

15. Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability Patched in Squid Proxy Cache Server
16. X.Org Flaw Allows Privilege Escalation in Linux Systems
17. X.Org Flaw Exposes Unix-Like OSes to Attacks
18. Serious Vulnerability Discovered In X.Org Server Affects Major Linux and BSD Variants
19. Systemd flaw could cause the crash or hijack of vulnerable Linux machines
20. Cisco patched a command injection vulnerability in Webex Meetings

UNIX

21. X.org Bug Bites OpenBSD And Other Big Operating Systems

ANDROID

22. Beware! Downloader Malware Disguised as Game Apps Found On Google Play with More Than 51,100 Installations

IOS

23. Leaked: iOS 12.1 will be released on October 30th

MACOS

24. Mac CryptoCurrency Price Tracker Caught Installing Backdoors
25. Mac cryptocurrency ticker app installs backdoors
26. Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability Patched in Squid Proxy Cache Server

Threat report for 2018-10-29

DATA BREACH & DATA LOSS

1. Girl Scouts Issues Data Breach Warning to 2,800 Members
2. Cathay Pacific Suffers World’s Largest Airline Data Breach
3. sLoad and Ramnit Campaign Against UK and Italy
4. Secret Service Confirms Focus on Email Compromise Cybercrimes Worth $12 Billion
5. Girl Scouts Alerted to Possible Data Breach
6. 'Narwhal Spider' group's spam campaign targets Japanese recipients with URLZone malware
7. DDoS and ransomware tools for starter and experienced cybercriminals exposed
8. Biggest Manufacturing Data Breaches of the 21st Century
9. The Worst Data Breach till Now 2018, and What It Means
10. Crooks continue to abuse exposed Docker APIs for Cryptojacking
11. IoT users uncertain if personal data is shared across multiple devices
12. Hackers Breach System of Healthcare.Gov Exposing Personal Data of 75,000 Users
13. Hackers steal personal data of up to 9.4 million Cathay Pacific passengers
14. Leaked: iOS 12.1 will be released on October 30th
15. 33,000 Accounting Inbox Credentials Exposed Online: BEC Made Easy | Read the details here:

DENIAL-OF-SERVICE

16. Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability Patched in Squid Proxy Cache Server
17. Man Ordered to Pay $8.6 Million for Launching DDoS Attacks against Rutgers University
18. Mirai Author Gets House Arrest for DDoS Attacks on University
19. DDoS and ransomware tools for starter and experienced cybercriminals exposed

MALVERTISING

Nil

PHISHING

20. Phishing spikes as private health continues to be most breached sector in Australia
21. Nation-State Phishing: A Country-Sized Catch
22. A new phishing report reveals Microsoft, Paypal, and Netflix are among the top brands impersonated by phishing attacks. Attackers tend to
23. This is getting worse and worse. And is going to normalize and lead to much more successful phishing through SMS
24. League of Legends Gamers Targeted by Phishing Scam | Avast
25. What can we do to tackle today’s phishing epidemic?
26. Das Geschäft mit gestohlenen Login-Daten von Privatnutzern und Unternehmensanwendern boomt. US-Journalist Brian Krebs beziffert die "Ausbeute" bei mehreren 100.000 US-Dollar
27. 19% still save their password on a piece of paper
28. Vulnerability In Microsoft Word Online Video Feature Allows for Phishing

WEB DEFACEMENT

29. Future Investment Initiative Conference Website, Defaced, Now Restored

BOTNET

30. Mirai Botnet Operator Ordered to Pay $8.6 Million
31. ‘DemonBot' Botnet Targets Hadoop Servers
32. Rise of the Bots

RANSOMWARE

33. The Ransomware Attack on a North Carolina Water Utility May Not Have Been What it Seemed
34. Ransomware and the enterprise: A new white paper
35. DDoS and ransomware tools for starter and experienced cybercriminals exposed
36. #Antivirus SW alone can't stop new #malware or #ransomware. by @MariaKorolov -
37. Have you ever wondered why #ransomware attacks happen on the Friday before a long weekend? We've teamed up with @SentinelOne

CRYPTOMINING & CRYPTOCURRENCIES

38. Mac CryptoCurrency Price Tracker Caught Installing Backdoors
39. Mac cryptocurrency ticker app installs backdoors
40. Call of Duty players caught up in cryptocurrency theft racket
41. Cyber-criminals exploit misconfigured container to deliver cryptominer
42. Crooks continue to abuse exposed Docker APIs for Cryptojacking
43. Revolutionary Blockchain 3.0 Under CSE Platform

MALWARE

44. Videos and MS Office documents - ingredients for a malware attack
45. Word documents seemingly carrying videos can deliver malicious code instead
46. Downloading Google Chrome via Microsoft Edge Endangered by Malware
47. Windows 10 UWP Bug Could Give Malicious Devs Access To All Your Files
48. Advanced Malware Protection Affected by Bug That Can Inhibit Intrusion Detection
49. Windows 10 UWP bug could give malicious devs access to all your files
50. Malware That Accompanies Google Chrome Download Detected
51. 'Narwhal Spider' group's spam campaign targets Japanese recipients with URLZone malware
52. Vulnerability found in Sophos anti-malware product
53. Privacy concerns cooling #InternetOfThings adoption in US & Europe, with consumers concerned about #DataLeaks, malware and product security (via @FSecure)
54. Same Old yet Brand-new: New File Types Emerge in Malware Spam Attachments
55. #Antivirus SW alone can't stop new #malware or #ransomware. by @MariaKorolov -
56. Beware! Downloader Malware Disguised as Game Apps Found On Google Play with More Than 51,100 Installations
57. Microsoft Bing Delivered Dangerous Malware When You Try to Download Google Chrome

EXPLOIT

58. Researchers exploit Microsoft Word through embedded video
59. Cyber-criminals exploit misconfigured container to deliver cryptominer
60. Our adventures at @thezdi Pwn2Own Desktop 2018 for Apple Safari exploit whitepaper (https://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/assets/BlogFiles/apple-safari-pwn2own-vuln-write-up-2018-10-29-final.pdf …) and @t2.fi slides release (https://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/assets/BlogFiles/mwri-t2-big-game-fuzzing-pwn2own-safari-final.pdf …)

VULNERABILITY

61. SandboxEscaper expert is back and disclosed a new Windows Zero-Day
62. IoT Flaw Allows Hijacking of Connected Construction Cranes
63. Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability Patched in Squid Proxy Cache Server
64. X.Org Flaw Allows Privilege Escalation in Linux Systems
65. X.Org Flaw Exposes Unix-Like OSes to Attacks
66. Windows 10 UWP Bug Could Give Malicious Devs Access To All Your Files
67. X.org Bug Bites OpenBSD And Other Big Operating Systems
68. If your company uses Windows 10, watch out: there are new vulnerabilities about
69. Advanced Malware Protection Affected by Bug That Can Inhibit Intrusion Detection
70. Logical Bug in Microsoft Word's 'Online Video' Allows Code Execution
71. Windows 10 UWP bug could give malicious devs access to all your files
72. Windows 10 Bug Allowed UWP Apps Full Access to File System
73. Magecart Exploits Zero Day Vulnerabilities
74. Serious Vulnerability Discovered In X.Org Server Affects Major Linux and BSD Variants
75. Security Vulnerability in Internet-Connected Construction Cranes
76. Systemd flaw could cause the crash or hijack of vulnerable Linux machines
77. Pentagon’s big audit will inspect for cybersecurity flaws, comptroller says
78. Vulnerability found in Sophos anti-malware product
79. Flaws in brain stimulation tech could let hackers erase or hold memories for ransom
80. Cisco patched a command injection vulnerability in Webex Meetings
81. Vulnerability In Microsoft Word Online Video Feature Allows for Phishing

Region brief for 2018-10-29

ASIA

1. Future Investment Initiative Conference Website, Defaced, Now Restored
2. Cathay Pacific Suffers World’s Largest Airline Data Breach
3. Serious Vulnerability Discovered In X.Org Server Affects Major Linux and BSD Variants
4. 'Narwhal Spider' group's spam campaign targets Japanese recipients with URLZone malware
5. Same Old yet Brand-new: New File Types Emerge in Malware Spam Attachments
6. Revolutionary Blockchain 3.0 Under CSE Platform
7. Leaked: iOS 12.1 will be released on October 30th

OCEANIA

8. Phishing spikes as private health continues to be most breached sector in Australia

NORTH AMERICA

9. Future Investment Initiative Conference Website, Defaced, Now Restored
10. Cathay Pacific Suffers World’s Largest Airline Data Breach
11. Understanding mass data fragmentation
12. Secret Service Confirms Focus on Email Compromise Cybercrimes Worth $12 Billion
13. Man Ordered to Pay $8.6 Million for Launching DDoS Attacks against Rutgers University
14. Security Vulnerability in Internet-Connected Construction Cranes
15. Girl Scouts Alerted to Possible Data Breach
16. What can we do to tackle today’s phishing epidemic?
17. Privacy concerns cooling #InternetOfThings adoption in US & Europe, with consumers concerned about #DataLeaks, malware and product security (via @FSecure)
18. Das Geschäft mit gestohlenen Login-Daten von Privatnutzern und Unternehmensanwendern boomt. US-Journalist Brian Krebs beziffert die "Ausbeute" bei mehreren 100.000 US-Dollar
19. The Worst Data Breach till Now 2018, and What It Means
20. Same Old yet Brand-new: New File Types Emerge in Malware Spam Attachments
21. Cisco patched a command injection vulnerability in Webex Meetings
22. Leaked: iOS 12.1 will be released on October 30th

SOUTH AMERICA

Nil

EUROPE

23. Here's how to defend your enterprise from Magecart
24. Breaking News: Securonix Threat Research: British Airways Breach
25. Cathay Pacific Suffers World’s Largest Airline Data Breach
26. sLoad and Ramnit Campaign Against UK and Italy
27. Magecart Exploits Zero Day Vulnerabilities
28. What can we do to tackle today’s phishing epidemic?
29. The Worst Data Breach till Now 2018, and What It Means
30. Same Old yet Brand-new: New File Types Emerge in Malware Spam Attachments

AFRICA

Nil

Sector brief for 2018-10-29

HEALTHCARE

1. Hackers Breach System of Healthcare.Gov Exposing Personal Data of 75,000 Users
2. Beware! Downloader Malware Disguised as Game Apps Found On Google Play with More Than 51,100 Installations

TRANSPORT

3. What can we do to tackle today’s phishing epidemic?

BANKING & FINANCE

4. Future Investment Initiative Conference Website, Defaced, Now Restored
5. Here's how to defend your enterprise from Magecart
6. Breaking News: Securonix Threat Research: British Airways Breach
7. Cathay Pacific Suffers World’s Largest Airline Data Breach
8. sLoad and Ramnit Campaign Against UK and Italy
9. Cobalt Gang targets banks and financial service providers by sneaking PDFs past staff
10. Girl Scouts Alerted to Possible Data Breach
11. 'Narwhal Spider' group's spam campaign targets Japanese recipients with URLZone malware
12. What can we do to tackle today’s phishing epidemic?
13. The Worst Data Breach till Now 2018, and What It Means
14. Same Old yet Brand-new: New File Types Emerge in Malware Spam Attachments
15. Revolutionary Blockchain 3.0 Under CSE Platform

INFORMATION & TELECOMMUNICATION

16. SandboxEscaper expert is back and disclosed a new Windows Zero-Day
17. Word documents seemingly carrying videos can deliver malicious code instead
18. Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability Patched in Squid Proxy Cache Server
19. This is getting worse and worse. And is going to normalize and lead to much more successful phishing through SMS
20. Malware That Accompanies Google Chrome Download Detected
21. Systemd flaw could cause the crash or hijack of vulnerable Linux machines
22. What can we do to tackle today’s phishing epidemic?
23. Rise of the Bots
24. The Worst Data Breach till Now 2018, and What It Means
25. Same Old yet Brand-new: New File Types Emerge in Malware Spam Attachments
26. Crooks continue to abuse exposed Docker APIs for Cryptojacking
27. Have you ever wondered why #ransomware attacks happen on the Friday before a long weekend? We've teamed up with @SentinelOne
28. 33,000 Accounting Inbox Credentials Exposed Online: BEC Made Easy | Read the details here:

FOOD

Nil

WATER

29. Same Old yet Brand-new: New File Types Emerge in Malware Spam Attachments

ENERGY

30. Revolutionary Blockchain 3.0 Under CSE Platform

GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC SERVICE

31. Pentagon’s big audit will inspect for cybersecurity flaws, comptroller says
32. Hackers Breach System of Healthcare.Gov Exposing Personal Data of 75,000 Users

Daily brief for 2018-10-29

ASIA

1. Future Investment Initiative Conference Website, Defaced, Now Restored
2. Cathay Pacific Suffers World’s Largest Airline Data Breach
3. Serious Vulnerability Discovered In X.Org Server Affects Major Linux and BSD Variants
4. 'Narwhal Spider' group's spam campaign targets Japanese recipients with URLZone malware
5. Same Old yet Brand-new: New File Types Emerge in Malware Spam Attachments
6. Revolutionary Blockchain 3.0 Under CSE Platform
7. Leaked: iOS 12.1 will be released on October 30th

WORLD

8. Phishing spikes as private health continues to be most breached sector in Australia
9. Future Investment Initiative Conference Website, Defaced, Now Restored
10. Here's how to defend your enterprise from Magecart
11. Breaking News: Securonix Threat Research: British Airways Breach
12. Cathay Pacific Suffers World’s Largest Airline Data Breach
13. sLoad and Ramnit Campaign Against UK and Italy
14. Magecart Exploits Zero Day Vulnerabilities
15. Understanding mass data fragmentation
16. Secret Service Confirms Focus on Email Compromise Cybercrimes Worth $12 Billion
17. Man Ordered to Pay $8.6 Million for Launching DDoS Attacks against Rutgers University
18. Security Vulnerability in Internet-Connected Construction Cranes
19. Girl Scouts Alerted to Possible Data Breach
20. What can we do to tackle today’s phishing epidemic?
21. Privacy concerns cooling #InternetOfThings adoption in US & Europe, with consumers concerned about #DataLeaks, malware and product security (via @FSecure)
22. Das Geschäft mit gestohlenen Login-Daten von Privatnutzern und Unternehmensanwendern boomt. US-Journalist Brian Krebs beziffert die "Ausbeute" bei mehreren 100.000 US-Dollar
23. The Worst Data Breach till Now 2018, and What It Means
24. Same Old yet Brand-new: New File Types Emerge in Malware Spam Attachments
25. Cisco patched a command injection vulnerability in Webex Meetings
26. Leaked: iOS 12.1 will be released on October 30th

ATTACKS

27. Phishing spikes as private health continues to be most breached sector in Australia
28. Girl Scouts Issues Data Breach Warning to 2,800 Members
29. Nation-State Phishing: A Country-Sized Catch
30. A new phishing report reveals Microsoft, Paypal, and Netflix are among the top brands impersonated by phishing attacks. Attackers tend to
31. This is getting worse and worse. And is going to normalize and lead to much more successful phishing through SMS
32. Cathay Pacific Suffers World’s Largest Airline Data Breach
33. League of Legends Gamers Targeted by Phishing Scam | Avast
34. sLoad and Ramnit Campaign Against UK and Italy
35. Secret Service Confirms Focus on Email Compromise Cybercrimes Worth $12 Billion
36. Girl Scouts Alerted to Possible Data Breach
37. 'Narwhal Spider' group's spam campaign targets Japanese recipients with URLZone malware
38. DDoS and ransomware tools for starter and experienced cybercriminals exposed
39. Biggest Manufacturing Data Breaches of the 21st Century
40. What can we do to tackle today’s phishing epidemic?
41. Das Geschäft mit gestohlenen Login-Daten von Privatnutzern und Unternehmensanwendern boomt. US-Journalist Brian Krebs beziffert die "Ausbeute" bei mehreren 100.000 US-Dollar
42. The Worst Data Breach till Now 2018, and What It Means
43. Crooks continue to abuse exposed Docker APIs for Cryptojacking
44. IoT users uncertain if personal data is shared across multiple devices
45. 19% still save their password on a piece of paper
46. Hackers Breach System of Healthcare.Gov Exposing Personal Data of 75,000 Users
47. Hackers steal personal data of up to 9.4 million Cathay Pacific passengers
48. Leaked: iOS 12.1 will be released on October 30th
49. Vulnerability In Microsoft Word Online Video Feature Allows for Phishing
50. 33,000 Accounting Inbox Credentials Exposed Online: BEC Made Easy | Read the details here:

THREATS

51. Videos and MS Office documents - ingredients for a malware attack
52. SandboxEscaper expert is back and disclosed a new Windows Zero-Day
53. IoT Flaw Allows Hijacking of Connected Construction Cranes
54. Mac CryptoCurrency Price Tracker Caught Installing Backdoors
55. Mac cryptocurrency ticker app installs backdoors
56. Word documents seemingly carrying videos can deliver malicious code instead
57. Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability Patched in Squid Proxy Cache Server
58. X.Org Flaw Allows Privilege Escalation in Linux Systems
59. Downloading Google Chrome via Microsoft Edge Endangered by Malware
60. The Ransomware Attack on a North Carolina Water Utility May Not Have Been What it Seemed
61. X.Org Flaw Exposes Unix-Like OSes to Attacks
62. Windows 10 UWP Bug Could Give Malicious Devs Access To All Your Files
63. X.org Bug Bites OpenBSD And Other Big Operating Systems
64. If your company uses Windows 10, watch out: there are new vulnerabilities about
65. Advanced Malware Protection Affected by Bug That Can Inhibit Intrusion Detection
66. Logical Bug in Microsoft Word's 'Online Video' Allows Code Execution
67. Call of Duty players caught up in cryptocurrency theft racket
68. Ransomware and the enterprise: A new white paper
69. Windows 10 UWP bug could give malicious devs access to all your files
70. Windows 10 Bug Allowed UWP Apps Full Access to File System
71. Magecart Exploits Zero Day Vulnerabilities
72. Serious Vulnerability Discovered In X.Org Server Affects Major Linux and BSD Variants
73. Malware That Accompanies Google Chrome Download Detected
74. Security Vulnerability in Internet-Connected Construction Cranes
75. 'Narwhal Spider' group's spam campaign targets Japanese recipients with URLZone malware
76. Cyber-criminals exploit misconfigured container to deliver cryptominer
77. DDoS and ransomware tools for starter and experienced cybercriminals exposed
78. Systemd flaw could cause the crash or hijack of vulnerable Linux machines
79. Pentagon’s big audit will inspect for cybersecurity flaws, comptroller says
80. Vulnerability found in Sophos anti-malware product
81. Flaws in brain stimulation tech could let hackers erase or hold memories for ransom
82. Privacy concerns cooling #InternetOfThings adoption in US & Europe, with consumers concerned about #DataLeaks, malware and product security (via @FSecure)
83. Same Old yet Brand-new: New File Types Emerge in Malware Spam Attachments
84. Crooks continue to abuse exposed Docker APIs for Cryptojacking
85. Revolutionary Blockchain 3.0 Under CSE Platform
86. #Antivirus SW alone can't stop new #malware or #ransomware. by @MariaKorolov -
87. Beware! Downloader Malware Disguised as Game Apps Found On Google Play with More Than 51,100 Installations
88. Cisco patched a command injection vulnerability in Webex Meetings
89. Have you ever wondered why #ransomware attacks happen on the Friday before a long weekend? We've teamed up with @SentinelOne
90. Microsoft Bing Delivered Dangerous Malware When You Try to Download Google Chrome
91. Vulnerability In Microsoft Word Online Video Feature Allows for Phishing

CRIME

92. Future Investment Initiative Conference Website, Defaced, Now Restored
93. Here's how to defend your enterprise from Magecart
94. Breaking News: Securonix Threat Research: British Airways Breach
95. Mirai Botnet Operator Ordered to Pay $8.6 Million
96. Cathay Pacific Suffers World’s Largest Airline Data Breach
97. Call of Duty players caught up in cryptocurrency theft racket
98. League of Legends Gamers Targeted by Phishing Scam | Avast
99. Malware That Accompanies Google Chrome Download Detected
100. Secret Service Confirms Focus on Email Compromise Cybercrimes Worth $12 Billion
101. Man Ordered to Pay $8.6 Million for Launching DDoS Attacks against Rutgers University
102. Girl Scouts Alerted to Possible Data Breach
103. Mirai Author Gets House Arrest for DDoS Attacks on University
104. DDoS and ransomware tools for starter and experienced cybercriminals exposed
105. What can we do to tackle today’s phishing epidemic?
106. Revolutionary Blockchain 3.0 Under CSE Platform
107. 33,000 Accounting Inbox Credentials Exposed Online: BEC Made Easy | Read the details here:

POLITICS

108. Future Investment Initiative Conference Website, Defaced, Now Restored
109. Secret Service Confirms Focus on Email Compromise Cybercrimes Worth $12 Billion
110. What can we do to tackle today’s phishing epidemic?

APT report for 2018-10-28

TRANSNATIONAL / UNKNOWN

1. Security Affairs newsletter Round 186 – News of the week

CHINA

Nil

INDIA

Nil

NORTH KOREA

Nil

PAKISTAN

Nil

VIETNAM

Nil

IRAN

Nil

IRAQ

Nil

LEBANON

Nil

PALESTINE

Nil

SAUDI ARABIA

Nil

SYRIA

Nil

TURKEY

Nil

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Nil

YEMEN

Nil

RUSSIA

2. Russian Research Lab Involved in the Development of TRITON Malware, Says FireEye

SERBIA

Nil

UKRAINE

Nil

Platform report for 2018-10-28

WINDOWS

1. Security Affairs newsletter Round 186 – News of the week
2. How to deliver malware using weaponized Microsoft Office docs embedding YouTube video
3. Critical Code Execution Vulnerability Found in MKVToolNix Tools that Parses MKV Files

LINUX

4. Security Affairs newsletter Round 186 – News of the week
5. Critical Code Execution Vulnerability Found in MKVToolNix Tools that Parses MKV Files

UNIX

Nil

ANDROID

6. Security Affairs newsletter Round 186 – News of the week

IOS

7. Apple Made Apology Due to Apple ID Phishing Attacks

MACOS

8. Apple Made Apology Due to Apple ID Phishing Attacks

Threat report for 2018-10-28

DATA BREACH & DATA LOSS

1. Consulting Firm Leaked Data Of Democratic Party Fundraisers In Unsecured NAS Device
2. Yahoo To Pay $50M, Other Costs For Massive Data Breach
3. A recent @HealthCareGov #breach exposed unknown types of data on 75,000 people, but a lack of information in the disclosure
4. "If an organization created #DMARC records for the first time, it would encounter syntax and content issues -- one of
5. The #NetSpectre vulnerability could enable a slow leak of data remotely via side channels. Expert Michael Cobb of @thehairyITdog explains

DENIAL-OF-SERVICE

Nil

MALVERTISING

Nil

PHISHING

6. Apple Made Apology Due to Apple ID Phishing Attacks
7. On Phishing Attacks and the Companies That are Targeted the Most

WEB DEFACEMENT

Nil

BOTNET

8. Satori botnet author in jail again after breaking pretrial release conditions
9. After an attempted comeback by the Russian built #VPNFilter #botnet, home #networkdevices are at risk. Learn how this #malware targets

RANSOMWARE

10. New ShadowTalk is out! @TheHVanRiper and Rafael Amado join @mazzazone to discuss #ransomware surges in October, Cathay Pacific Breach, and

CRYPTOMINING & CRYPTOCURRENCIES

11. Is blockchain a solution to IoT security problems?

MALWARE

12. 12 Malicious Python Libraries Found And Removed From PyPi
13. Russian Research Lab Involved in the Development of TRITON Malware, Says FireEye
14. How to deliver malware using weaponized Microsoft Office docs embedding YouTube video
15. After an attempted comeback by the Russian built #VPNFilter #botnet, home #networkdevices are at risk. Learn how this #malware targets
16. Bingo. Investigators find the same remote access trojan deployed to several other machines. Now the responders know what to look for.
17. "My name is Mikko and I've been working with viruses and malware all my freaking life."

EXPLOIT

Nil

VULNERABILITY

18. Cisco Patched Privilege Escalation Vulnerability In Webex Meetings Desktop App
19. A flaw in @Cisco Webex -- called WebExec -- can allow #RemoteCodeExecution. And while experts don't agree on how dangerous
20. .@Siemens central plant clocks were affected by six SICLOCK flaws, three have been rated "critical." Learn what these SICLOCK flaws
21. The #NetSpectre vulnerability could enable a slow leak of data remotely via side channels. Expert Michael Cobb of @thehairyITdog explains
22. Critical Code Execution Vulnerability Found in MKVToolNix Tools that Parses MKV Files

Region brief for 2018-10-28

ASIA

1. Apple Made Apology Due to Apple ID Phishing Attacks
2. Security Affairs newsletter Round 186 – News of the week
3. Russian Research Lab Involved in the Development of TRITON Malware, Says FireEye

OCEANIA

Nil

NORTH AMERICA

4. Consulting Firm Leaked Data Of Democratic Party Fundraisers In Unsecured NAS Device
5. On Phishing Attacks and the Companies That are Targeted the Most
6. New ShadowTalk is out! @TheHVanRiper and Rafael Amado join @mazzazone to discuss #ransomware surges in October, Cathay Pacific Breach, and

SOUTH AMERICA

Nil

EUROPE

7. Security Affairs newsletter Round 186 – News of the week
8. Russian Research Lab Involved in the Development of TRITON Malware, Says FireEye
9. New ShadowTalk is out! @TheHVanRiper and Rafael Amado join @mazzazone to discuss #ransomware surges in October, Cathay Pacific Breach, and
10. After an attempted comeback by the Russian built #VPNFilter #botnet, home #networkdevices are at risk. Learn how this #malware targets

AFRICA

Nil

Sector brief for 2018-10-28

HEALTHCARE

1. Security Affairs newsletter Round 186 – News of the week

TRANSPORT

Nil

BANKING & FINANCE

2. Apple Made Apology Due to Apple ID Phishing Attacks
3. On Phishing Attacks and the Companies That are Targeted the Most

INFORMATION & TELECOMMUNICATION

4. Apple Made Apology Due to Apple ID Phishing Attacks
5. On Phishing Attacks and the Companies That are Targeted the Most
6. Security Affairs newsletter Round 186 – News of the week
7. How to deliver malware using weaponized Microsoft Office docs embedding YouTube video
8. "My name is Mikko and I've been working with viruses and malware all my freaking life."

FOOD

Nil

WATER

Nil

ENERGY

Nil

GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC SERVICE

9. Consulting Firm Leaked Data Of Democratic Party Fundraisers In Unsecured NAS Device
10. Security Affairs newsletter Round 186 – News of the week
11. Russian Research Lab Involved in the Development of TRITON Malware, Says FireEye

Daily brief for 2018-10-28

ASIA

1. Apple Made Apology Due to Apple ID Phishing Attacks
2. Security Affairs newsletter Round 186 – News of the week
3. Russian Research Lab Involved in the Development of TRITON Malware, Says FireEye

WORLD

4. Consulting Firm Leaked Data Of Democratic Party Fundraisers In Unsecured NAS Device
5. On Phishing Attacks and the Companies That are Targeted the Most
6. Security Affairs newsletter Round 186 – News of the week
7. Russian Research Lab Involved in the Development of TRITON Malware, Says FireEye
8. New ShadowTalk is out! @TheHVanRiper and Rafael Amado join @mazzazone to discuss #ransomware surges in October, Cathay Pacific Breach, and
9. After an attempted comeback by the Russian built #VPNFilter #botnet, home #networkdevices are at risk. Learn how this #malware targets

ATTACKS

10. Consulting Firm Leaked Data Of Democratic Party Fundraisers In Unsecured NAS Device
11. Apple Made Apology Due to Apple ID Phishing Attacks
12. On Phishing Attacks and the Companies That are Targeted the Most
13. Yahoo To Pay $50M, Other Costs For Massive Data Breach
14. A recent @HealthCareGov #breach exposed unknown types of data on 75,000 people, but a lack of information in the disclosure
15. "If an organization created #DMARC records for the first time, it would encounter syntax and content issues -- one of
16. The #NetSpectre vulnerability could enable a slow leak of data remotely via side channels. Expert Michael Cobb of @thehairyITdog explains

THREATS

17. Is blockchain a solution to IoT security problems?
18. Cisco Patched Privilege Escalation Vulnerability In Webex Meetings Desktop App
19. A flaw in @Cisco Webex -- called WebExec -- can allow #RemoteCodeExecution. And while experts don't agree on how dangerous
20. 12 Malicious Python Libraries Found And Removed From PyPi
21. Russian Research Lab Involved in the Development of TRITON Malware, Says FireEye
22. .@Siemens central plant clocks were affected by six SICLOCK flaws, three have been rated "critical." Learn what these SICLOCK flaws
23. How to deliver malware using weaponized Microsoft Office docs embedding YouTube video
24. New ShadowTalk is out! @TheHVanRiper and Rafael Amado join @mazzazone to discuss #ransomware surges in October, Cathay Pacific Breach, and
25. The #NetSpectre vulnerability could enable a slow leak of data remotely via side channels. Expert Michael Cobb of @thehairyITdog explains
26. Critical Code Execution Vulnerability Found in MKVToolNix Tools that Parses MKV Files
27. After an attempted comeback by the Russian built #VPNFilter #botnet, home #networkdevices are at risk. Learn how this #malware targets
28. Bingo. Investigators find the same remote access trojan deployed to several other machines. Now the responders know what to look for.
29. "My name is Mikko and I've been working with viruses and malware all my freaking life."

CRIME

30. Apple Made Apology Due to Apple ID Phishing Attacks
31. On Phishing Attacks and the Companies That are Targeted the Most
32. Security Affairs newsletter Round 186 – News of the week

POLITICS

33. Security Affairs newsletter Round 186 – News of the week