The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Less than 48 hours after the killing of Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin calling out Iran’s “robust cyber program,” and cautioning everyone to be prepared for Iran to “conduct operations in the United States.” Related: Cyber warfare enters Golden Age In fact, strategic cyber operations essentially pitting Russia and Iran against the U.S. and Saudi Arabia have been steadily escalating for at least the past decade, with notable spikes

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Many modern vehicles let owners use the Internet or a mobile device to control the car’s locks, track location and performance data, and start the engine. But who exactly owns that control is not always clear when these smart cars are sold or leased anew. Here’s the story of one former electric vehicle owner who discovered he could still gain remote, online access to his old automobile years after his lease ended.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Online scammers are using the 2020 Oscars to spread malware. A recent study released by Kaspersky Labs uncovered several hacking and phishing campaigns promising their targets free and early access to Best Picture nominees for this year’s Academy Awards. The study found over twenty phishing websites hosting at least 925 malicious files using the movies as bait, requiring would-be victims to either provide personal information (including credit card numbers), or to install adware applications to

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Ten years ago, I wrote an essay : "Security in 2020." Well, it's finally 2020. I think I did pretty well. Here's what I said back then: There's really no such thing as security in the abstract. Security can only be defined in relation to something else. You're secure from something or against something. In the next 10 years, the traditional definition of IT security -- that it protects you from hackers, criminals, and other bad guys -- will undergo a radical shift.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

I've got audio! Ok, so I cheated a bit in terms of recording back in the home office, but the plugs I need to make the Zoom H6 work the way it should (and yeah, I know I said "Rode" H6 in the vid, sorry!) are on the way and hopefully they'll be all good for next week when I'm in Sydney. I'm talking about that trip in this week's update along with the Chrome 80 changes to SameSite cookies not that its hit, the Adult FriendFinder breach and then recapping on a heap of the week's news in tweets.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

A Pennsylvania man who operated one of the Internet’s longest-running online attack-for-hire or “booter” services was sentenced to five years probation today. While the young man’s punishment was heavily tempered by his current poor health, the defendant’s dietary choices may have contributed to both his capture and the lenient sentencing: Investigators say the onetime booter boss’s identity became clear after he ordered a bacon and chicken pizza delivered to

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The Norwegian Consumer Council has published an extensive report about how the adtech industry violates consumer privacy. At the same time, it is filing three legal complaints against six companies in this space. From a Twitter summary : 1. [thread] We are filing legal complaints against six companies based on our research, revealing systematic breaches to privacy, by shadowy #OutOfControl #adtech companies gathering & sharing heaps of personal data.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The operators behind the infamous RobbinHood ransomware are exploiting a vulnerable GIGABYTE driver to kill antivirus products. Cybercriminals behind the RobbinHood Ransomware are exploiting a vulnerable GIGABYTE driver to install a malicious and unsigned driver into Windows with the intent of disabling security products. Ransomware operators leverage a custom antivirus killing p ackage that is delivered to workstations to disable security solution before starting encryption.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

With his "Google Maps Hack," artist Simon Weckert draws attention to the systems we take for granted—and how we let them shape us.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Get ready for consolidation risk, microbreaches, and other cybersecurity hazards, warn experts from Mimecast, the Cyber Resilience Think Tank.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

EKANS is a new ransomware that targets industrial control systems: But EKANS also uses another trick to ratchet up the pain: It's designed to terminate 64 different software processes on victim computers, including many that are specific to industrial control systems. That allows it to then encrypt the data that those control system programs interact with.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Check Point experts discovered a high-severity flaw in Philips Hue Smart Light Bulbs that can be exploited to gain entry into a targeted WiFi network. Security experts from Check Point discovered a high-severity flaw ( CVE-2020-6007 ) in Philips Hue Smart Light Bulbs that can be exploited by hackers to gain entry into a targeted WiFi network. Lightbulbs could be remotely controlled through a mobile app or via a digital home assistant, owners could control the light in the environment and even

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

EKANS appears to be the work of cybercriminals, rather than nation-state hackers—a worrying development, if so.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

If you need strong command line encryption on Linux, look no further than 7zip.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Interesting research -- " Phantom Attacks Against Advanced Driving Assistance Systems ": Abstract : The absence of deployed vehicular communication systems, which prevents the advanced driving assistance systems (ADASs) and autopilots of semi/fully autonomous cars to validate their virtual perception regarding the physical environment surrounding the car with a third party, has been exploited in various attacks suggested by researchers.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Google addressed a critical vulnerability in its Android OS that affects the Bluetooth subsystem and could be exploited without user interaction. Google has addressed a critical flaw in Android OS that affects the Bluetooth subsystem and could be exploited without user interaction. The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-0022 is a remote code execution flaw that could allow attackers to execute code on the device with the elevated privileges of the Bluetooth daemon when the wireless module is acti

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

A new extortion scam is targeting users of marital infidelity site Ashley Madison whose accounts were compromised in a 2015 data breach. Site members are receiving emails with personalized information from the breach including names, bank account information, mailing addresses, and answers to security questions with the threat of exposing the recipient if a ransom in bitcoin isn’t paid. .

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Data exposure is one of the biggest threats from attacks on IoT devices. A new report recommends a shift to perimeter-less security strategies.

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How many people would you trust with your house keys? Chances are, you have a handful of trusted friends and family members who have an emergency copy, but you definitely wouldn’t hand those out too freely. You have stuff that’s worth protecting—and the more people that have access to your belongings, the higher the odds that something will go missing.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Jim Sanborn, who designed the Kryptos sculpture in a CIA courtyard, has released another clue to the still-unsolved part 4. I think he's getting tired of waiting. Did we mention Mr. Sanborn is 74? Holding on to one of the world's most enticing secrets can be stressful. Some would-be codebreakers have appeared at his home. Many felt they had solved the puzzle, and wanted to check with Mr.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Japanese defense contractors Pasco and Kobe Steel have disclosed security breaches that they have suffered back in 2016 and 2018. Pasco is Japan’s largest geospatial provider and Kobe Steel is one of the major steel manufacturers. Just last week, Japan’s Ministry of Defense announced in addition to Mitsubishi Electric and the NEC defense business division other two unnamed contractors suffered a data breach.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The traditional focus on security has been on breach prevention and threat detection but these can only go so far. For organisations going through digital transformation there needs to be a layered approach to security – complimenting these traditional strategies with data protection.In the evolving digital world of cloud, social and apps, data is now the perimeter.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Many Philips Hue smart light bulbs have a firmware flaw that leads hackers into an entire network, Check Point Research found.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Artist Katie Holten has developed a tree code (basically, a font in trees), and New York City is using it to plant secret messages in parks.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Five vulnerabilities in Cisco Discovery Protocol make it possible for a hacker to take over desk phones, routers, and more. .

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Daniel Miessler

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Cybercriminals are using global fears about the virus to spread the Emotet trojan.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Google has accidentally shared private videos of some users that were stored on its servers with other, the tech giant notified impacted users. Google admitted a new privacy incident, it has accidentally shared private videos saved on its servers with other users. At the time it is not clear the number of impacted users, anyway, the company sent them a security notification.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Your digital self is fragmented and owned by third parties. Kaliya Young has a plan to change that—and make tech fairer for all.

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Adam Shostack

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

For reasons I can’t quite talk about yet, this has been a super busy time, and I look forward to sharing the exciting developments that have kept me occupied. In the meantime, my friends at Agile Stationery have transcribed a talk that Mark Vinkovits and I gave at AppSec Cali last year. Their posts are at: Why card gaming helps teams model security and privacy threats (part 1) , and part 2.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Employees who create external accounts but use them internally pose a risk to your security, says password manager company 1Password.

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