Research Saturday

Researchers with Arbor Networks ASERT team have been tracking a malware campaign targeting commercial manufacturing, and have uncovered various samples dating back to at least 2016.

Richard Hummel is Threat Intelligence Manager for Arbor Networks' ASERT Team, and he takes us through what they've discovered.

https://www.arbornetworks.com/blog/asert/innaput-actors-utilize-remote-access-trojan-since-2016-presumably-targeting-victim-files/

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Researchers at Cylance recently uncovered the malicious use of a core router in a campaign aimed at critical infrastructure around the world. 

Kevin Levelli is Director of Threat Intelligence at Cylance, and he takes us through what they've discovered. 

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In their recently published paper, "Crypto Crumple Zones: Enabling Limited Access Without Mass Surveillance," coauthors Charles Wright and Mayank Varia make their case for an alternative approach to the encryption debate, one based on economics as a limiting factor on government overreach and surveillance. 

Crypto Crumple Zones: Enabling Limited Access Without Mass Surveillance

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FlawedAMMYY is a newly discovered remote access trojan (RAT) that’s been used in malicious email campaigns, as far back as 2016.

Ryan Kalember is Senior Vice President of Cyber Security Strategy at Proofpoint, and he takes us through their research. 

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Researchers at Duo Security recently unearthed a new vulnerability class that affects SAML-based single sign-on (SSO) systems. This vulnerability can allow an attacker with authenticated access to trick SAML systems into authenticating as a different user without knowledge of the victim user’s password.

Kelby Ludwig is a Senior Application Security Engineer at Duo security, and he takes us through his discoveries. 

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There's been an epidemic of cryptojacking code injections recently, as bad actors attempt to cash in on the cryptocurrency craze through unauthorized cryptomining operations on unsuspecting users. 

Marcelle Lee is a threat researcher at LookingGlass, and she takes us through her recently published research, Cryptojacking — Coming to a Server Near You. 

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Researcher from Lookout and the EFF have discovered an APT group operating out of Lebanon they've named Dark Caracal. The group is running a global espionage campaign, targeting journalists, military personnel, activists, lawyers, medical professionals and educational institutions. 

Mike Murray is VP of Security Intelligence at Lookout, and he's our guide through their research.

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Researchers at Comodo Security Solutions have been tracking a recently discovered strain of malware named Lebal. The malware uses several clever techniques to attempt to hide itself, and once installed targets credentials and cryptocurrency wallets. 

Fatih Orhan is VP of Threat Labs at Comodo, and he takes us through their research.

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Or Katz is principal lead security researcher for Akamai's Enterprise Security Business Unit, and the research he’s sharing today is a widespread phishing campaign targeting users using an advertising tactic. The research is titled, “Gone Phishing for the Holidays."

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The research we’re discussing today is called, “Beware the Hex Men”, and it tracks multiple attack campaigns conducted by a Chinese threat actor. The GuardiCore Labs team identified three attack variants that they named Hex, Hanako and Taylor, targeting SQL servers.

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