In this episode of the SANS Internet Storm Center's Stormcast, we cover the latest cybersecurity threats and defenses, including Python-delivered malware, goodware hash sets, SSL/TLS protocol updates, and critical vulnerabilities in ASUS routers and Paessler PRTG. Stay informed and secure your systems!
Full details and links to all stories:
SwaetRAT via Python: https://isc.sans.edu/diary/SwaetRAT%20Delivery%20Through%20Python/31554
Goodware Hash Sets: https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Goodware%20Hash%20Sets/31556
SSL/TLS Updates: https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Changes%20in%20SSL%20and%20TLS%20support%20in%202024/31550
Cyberhaven Extension Compromise: https://secureannex.com/blog/cyberhaven-extension-compromise/
PRTG Vulnerability: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1736/
ASUS Router Vulnerabilities: https://cybersecuritynews.com/asus-router-vulnerabilities/

PHPUnit and Androxgh0st
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Command%20Injection%20Exploit%20For%20PHPUnit%20before%204.8.28%20and%205.x%20before%205.6.3%20%5BGuest%20Diary%5D/31528
Mirai Attacks Session Smart Routers
https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2024-12-Reference-Advisory-Session-Smart-Router-Mirai-malware-found-on-systems-when-the-default-password-remains-unchanged?language=en_US
FortiWLM Unauthenticated limited file read vulnerability
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-144
https://securityonline.info/kaspersky-uncovers-active-exploitation-of-fortinet-vulnerability-cve-2023-48788/
Beyond Trust Security Advisory
https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-10
BadBox Update
https://www.bitsight.com/blog/badbox-botnet-back

A Deep Dive into TeamTNT and Spinning YARN
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/%5BGuest%20Diary%5D%20A%20Deep%20Dive%20into%20TeamTNT%20and%20Spinning%20YARN/31530
Earth Koshchei Coopts Red Team Tools in Complex RDP Attacks
https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/24/l/earth-koshchei.html
Okta Social Engineering Impersonation Report
https://sec.okta.com/articles/2024/okta-social-engineering-report-response-and-recommendation
US considers banning TP-Link routers over cybersecurity risks
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-considers-banning-tp-link-routers-over-cybersecurity-risks/
CISA Releases Best Practice Guidance for Mobile Communications
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/12/18/cisa-releases-best-practice-guidance-mobile-communications

Python Delivering AnyDesk Client as RAT
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Python+Delivering+AnyDesk+Client+as+RAT/31524/
Vishing via Microsoft Teams Facilitates DarkGate Malware Intrusion
https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/24/l/darkgate-malware.html
SS7 Attacks
https://www.404media.co/email/ac709882-1e4b-42fc-bcca-cf7ce4793716/
CrushFTP Vulnerability
https://crushftp.com/crush11wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Update

MUT-1244 Targeting Offensive Actors
https://securitylabs.datadoghq.com/articles/mut-1244-targeting-offensive-actors/
Golang Crypto Vulnerability
https://github.com/golang/crypto/commit/b4f1988a35dee11ec3e05d6bf3e90b695fbd8909
Meeten Malware: A Cross-Platform Threat to Crypto Wallets on macOS and Windows
https://www.cadosecurity.com/blog/meeten-malware-threat

Exploit Attempts Inspired by Recent Struts 2 File Upload Vulnerability
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Exploit%20attempts%20inspired%20by%20recent%20Struts2%20File%20Upload%20Vulnerability%20%28CVE-2024-53677%2C%20CVE-2023-50164%29/31520
Citrix Netscaler Password Spraying Mitigation
https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2024/12/13/password-spraying-attacks-netscaler-december-2024/
Let's Encrypt Six Day Certifiates
https://letsencrypt.org/2024/12/11/eoy-letter-2024/
Devices in Germany Arrived Pre-Pw0n3d
https://cybersecuritynews.com/30000-devices-in-germany-discovered-with-pre-installed-malware-badbox/

Windows 11 and TPM
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/tpm-2-0-%E2%80%93-a-necessity-for-a-secure-and-future-proof-windows-11/4339066
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/12/12/microsoft-warns-400-million-windows-users-do-not-update-your-pc/
Microsoft Azure MFA Bypass
https://www.oasis.security/resources/blog/oasis-security-research-team-discovers-microsoft-azure-mfa-bypass
Struts 2 Arbitrary File Upload CVE-2024-53677
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-067
Russian actor Secret Blizzard using tools of other groups to attack Ukraine
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/12/11/frequent-freeloader-part-ii-russian-actor-secret-blizzard-using-tools-of-other-groups-to-attack-ukraine/

Vulnerability Symbiosis: vSphere's CVE-2024-38812 and CVE-2024-38813
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Vulnerability%20Symbiosis%3A%20vSphere%3Fs%20CVE-2024-38812%20and%20CVE-2024-38813%20%5BGuest%20Diary%5D/31510
Apple Updates Everything (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS)
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Apple+Updates+Everything+iOS+iPadOS+macOS+watchOS+tvOS+visionOS/31514/
Widespread exploitation of Cleo file transfer software (CVE-2024-50623)
https://www.huntress.com/blog/threat-advisory-oh-no-cleo-cleo-software-actively-being-exploited-in-the-wild
https://labs.watchtowr.com/cleo-cve-2024-50623/

Microsoft Patch Tuesday December 2024
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Microsoft%20Patch%20Tuesday%3A%20December%202024/31508
Ivanty Security Advisory
https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Cloud-Services-Application-CSA-CVE-2024-11639-CVE-2024-11772-CVE-2024-11773?language=en_US
Visual Studio Code Tunnels
https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/operation-digital-eye-chinese-apt-compromises-critical-digital-infrastructure-via-visual-studio-code-tunnels/
Mitigating NTLM Relay Attacks
https://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2024/12/mitigating-ntlm-relay-attacks-by-default/

CURLing for Crypto on Honeypots
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/CURLing%20for%20Crypto%20on%20Honeypots/31502
Compromising OpenWrt Supply Chain via Truncated SHA-256 Collision and Command Injection
https://flatt.tech/research/posts/compromising-openwrt-supply-chain-sha256-collision/
Android Monthly Update
https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2024-12-01
RCS Not Always Encrypted
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/12/04/shame-on-google-messages