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Cisco has identified a critical security flaw in its SSM On-prem. The world's largest recreational boat and yacht retailer reports a data breach. The UK’s NHS warns of critically low blood stocks after a ransomware attack. Port Shadow enables VPN person in the middle attacks. Ivanti patches several high-severity vulnerabilities. FIN7 is advertising a security evasion tool on underground forums. Indian crypto exchange WazirX sees $230 million in assets suspiciously transferred. Wiz documents vulnerabilities in SAP AI Core. DDoS for hire team faces jail time. Guest Tomislav Pericin, Founder and Chief Software Architect of ReversingLabs, joins us to discuss their "Free Resource to Conduct Risk Assessments on Open-Source Software." Playing red-light green-light with traffic light controllers. 

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Guest Tomislav Pericin, Founder and Chief Software Architect of ReversingLabs, joins us to discuss their "Free Resource to Conduct Risk Assessments on Open-Source Software." 

Cisco discloses a 10.0 CVSS rating vulnerability in SSM On-Prem (Stack Diary)

Yacht giant MarineMax data breach impacts over 123,000 people (Bleeping Computer)

UK national blood stocks in 'very fragile' state following ransomware attack (The Record)

Port Shadow Attack Allows VPN Traffic Interception, Redirection (SecurityWeek)

Ivanti Issues Hotfix for High-Severity Endpoint Manager Vulnerability (SecurityWeek)

Cybercrime group FIN7 advertises new EDR bypass tool on hacking forums (Security Affairs)

WazirX reports security breach at crypto exchange following $230 million 'suspicious transfer' (TechCrunch)

SAPwned: SAP AI vulnerabilities expose customers’ cloud environments and private AI artifacts (Wiz Blog)

Jail time for operators of DDoS service used to crash thousands of devices (Cybernews)

Hackers could create traffic jams thanks to flaw in traffic light controller, researcher says (TechCrunch)

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Interpol pursues West African cybercrime groups. Bassett Furniture shuts down manufacturing following a ransomware attack. A gastroenterologist group notifies patients of a data breach. An Apache HugeGraph flaw is being actively exploited. Octo Tempest updates its toolkit. Satori uncovers evil twin campaigns on Google Play. The cost of the Change Healthcare breach crosses the two billion dollar mark. Cybersecurity venture funding saw a surge last quarter. Cyber regulatory agencies face legal challenges. On our Industry Insights segment, Trevor Hilligoss, Vice President of SpyCloud Labs at SpyCloud, joins us to talk about exploring the intricate world of cybercrime enablement services. Fighting disinformation is easier said than done. 

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On our Industry Insights segment, Trevor Hilligoss, Vice President of SpyCloud Labs at SpyCloud, joins Dave to talk about exploring the intricate world of cybercrime enablement services. You can find out more about SpyCloud’s “How the Threat Actors at SpaxMedia Distribute Malware Globally” here.  

Global Police Swoop on Black Axe Cybercrime Syndicate (Infosecurity Magazine)

Furniture giant shuts down manufacturing facilities after ransomware attack (The Record)

MNGI Digestive Health Data Breach Impacts 765,000 Individuals (SecurityWeek)

Apache HugeGraph Vulnerability Exploited in Wild (SecurityWeek)

Octo Tempest group adds RansomHub and Qilin ransomware to its arsenal (Security Affairs)

Report Identifies More Than 250 Evil Twin Mobile Applications (Security Boulevard)

Change Healthcare's Breach Costs Could Reach $2.5 Billion (GovInfo Security)

Cybersecurity Funding Jumps 144% In Q2 (Crunchbase)

The US Supreme Court Kneecapped US Cyber Strategy (WIRED)

Even the Best Tools to Fight Disinformation Are Not Enough (The New York Times) 

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Some Squarespace users see their domains hijacked. Kaspersky Lab is shutting down US operations. BackPack APKs break malware analysis tools. Hackers use 7zip files to deliver Poco RAT malware. CISA’s red-teaming reveals security failings at an unnamed federal agency. Microsoft fixes an Outlook bug triggering false security alerts. Switzerland mandates open source software in the public sector. On our Industry Voices segment, N2K’s Rick Howard speaks with Alex Lawrence and Matt Stamper from Sysdig about their 555 Cloud Security Benchmark.  Bellingcat sleuths pinpoint an alleged cartel member. 

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On our Industry Voices segment, N2K’s Rick Howard speaks with Alex Lawrence and Matt Stamper from Sysdig about their 555 Cloud Security Benchmark. Learn more about the /555 benchmark.

Researchers: Weak Security Defaults Enabled Squarespace Domains Hijacks (Krebs on Security)

Kaspersky Lab Closing U.S. Division; Laying Off Workers (Zero Day)

Beware of BadPack: One Weird Trick Being Used Against Android Devices (Palo Alto Networks Unit 42)

New Poco RAT Weaponizing 7zip Files Using Google Drive (GB Hackers)

CISA broke into a US federal agency, and no one noticed for a full 5 months (The Register)

Organizations Warned of Exploited GeoServer Vulnerability (Security Week)

Microsoft finally fixes Outlook alerts bug caused by December updates (Bleeping Computer)

New Open Source law in Switzerland (Joinup)

Exploring the Skyline: How we Located an Alleged Cartel Member in Dubai (Bellingcat)

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The assassination attempt on former President Trump sparks online disinformation. AT&T pays to have stolen data deleted. Rite Aid recovers from ransomware. A hacktivist group claims to have breached Disney’s Slack. Checkmarx researchers uncover Python packages exfiltrating user data. HardBit ransomware gets upgraded with enhanced obfuscation. Threat actors can weaponize proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits in as little as 22 minutes. Google may be in the market for Wiz. Rick Howard previews his analysis of the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Blockchain sleuths follow the money. 

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Dave chats with Rick Howard, The CSO, Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow at N2K Cyber, about his latest episode of CSO Perspectives which focuses on the current state of MITRE ATT&CK. If you are a N2K Pro subscriber, you can find this installment of CSO Perspectives here. The accompanying essay is available here. If you’re not a subscriber and want to check out a sample of the discussion Rick has with his Hash Table members about MITRE ATT&CK, you can find it here. 

Conspiracy theories spread swiftly in hours after Trump rally shooting (The Washington Post)

AT&T Paid a Hacker $370,000 to Delete Stolen Phone Records (WIRED)

Pharmacy Giant Rite Aid Hit By Ransomware (Infosecurity Magazine)

Disney's Internal Slack Breached? NullBulge Leaks 1.1 TiB of Data (HackRead)

Malicious Python packages found exfiltrating user data to Telegram bot (Computing)

HardBit ransomware version 4.0 supports new obfuscation techniques (Security Affairs)

Hackers use PoC exploits in attacks 22 minutes after release (Bleeping Computer)

Google is reportedly planning its biggest startup acquisition ever (The Verge)

Automotive SaaS provider CDK paid $25 million ransom to hackers (BeyondMachines.net)

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Rick Howard, The CSO, Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow at N2K Cyber, discusses the current state of MITRE ATT&CK with CyberWire Hash Table guests Frank Duff, Tidal Cyber’s Chief Innovation Officer, Amy Robertson, MITRE Threat Intelligence Engineer and ATT&CK Engagement lead, and Rick Doten, Centene’s VP of Information Security.

Amy L. Robertson, 2024. ATT&CK 2024 Roadmap  [Essay]. Medium.

Blake E. Strom, Andy Applebaum, Doug P. Miller, Kathryn C. Nickels, Adam G. Pennington, Cody B. Thomas, 2018. MITRE ATT&CK: Design and Philosophy [Historical Paper]. MITRE.

Eric Hutchins, Michael Cloppert, Rohan Amin, 2010. Intelligence-Driven Computer Network Defense Informed by Analysis of Adversary Campaigns and Intrusion Kill Chains [Historic Paper]. Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Nick Selby, 2014. One Year Later: The APT1 Report [Essay]. Dark Reading.

Rick Howard, 2023. Cybersecurity First Principles: A Reboot of Strategy and Tactics [Book]. Goodreads.

Rick Howard, 2020. Intrusion kill chains: a first principle of cybersecurity.  [Podcast]. The CyberWire.

Rick Howard, 2022. Kill chain trifecta: Lockheed Martin, ATT&CK, and Diamond. [Podcast]. The CyberWire.

Rick Howard, 2020. cyber threat intelligence (CTI) (noun) [Podcast]. Word Notes: The CyberWire.

Kevin Mandia, 2014. State of the Hack: One Year after the APT1 Report [RSA Conference Presentation]. YouTube.

SAHIL BLOOM, 2023. The Blind Men & the Elephant [Website]. The Curiosity Chronicle.

Sergio Caltagirone, Andrew Pendergast, and Christopher Betz. 05 July 2011. The Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis. Center for Cyber Threat Intelligence and Threat Research.[Historical Paper]

Staff, n.d. Home Page [Website]. Tidal Cyber.

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This week, we are joined by Asheer Malhotra and Vitor Ventura from Cisco Talos, and they are discussing "Operation Celestial Force employs mobile and desktop malware to target Indian entities." Cisco Talos revealed Operation Celestial Force, an espionage campaign by the Pakistani threat group "Cosmic Leopard," targeting Indian defense, government, and technology sectors.

Active for at least six years, the operation has recently increased its use of mobile malware and commercial spyware for surveillance.

The research can be found here:

• Operation Celestial Force employs mobile and desktop malware to target Indian entities

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Americas Security R&D Lead for Accenture Malek Ben Salem shares how she pivoted from her love of math and background in electrical engineering to a career in cybersecurity R&D. Malek talks about her interest in astrophysics as a young girl, and how her affinity for math and taking on challenges lead her to a degree in electrical engineering. She grew her career using math for data mining and forecasting eventually pursuing a masters and PhD in computer science where she shifted her focus to cybersecurity. Malek now develops and applies new AI techniques to solve security problems at Accenture. We thank Malek for sharing her story with us.

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AT&T wireless announces a massive data breach. NATO will build a cyber defense center in Belgium. The White House outlines cybersecurity budget priorities.A popular phone spyware app suffers a major data breach.Some Linksys routers are sending user credentials in the clear. Sysdig describes Crystalray malware. A massive phishing campaign is exploiting Microsoft SharePoint servers. Germany strips Huawei and ZTE from 5G infrastructure. Our guest is Brigid Johnson, Director of AWS Identity, on the importance of identity management. The EU tells X-Twitter to clean up its act or pay the price.

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At the recent AWS re:Inforce 2024 conference, N2K’s Brandon Karpf spoke with Brigid Johnson, Director of AWS Identity, about the importance of identity and where we need to go. You can watch a replay of Brigid’s session at the event, IAM policy power hour, here. 

AT&T Details Massive Breach of Customers' Call and Text Logs (Data Breach Today)

NATO Set to Build New Cyber Defense Center (Infosecurity Magazine)

New Presidential memorandum sets cybersecurity priorities for FY 2026, tasking OMB and ONCD to evaluate submissions (Industrial Cyber)

mSpy Data Breach: Millions of Customers’ Data Exposed (GB Hackers)

Advance Auto Parts’ Snowflake Breach Hits 2.3 Million People (Infosecurity Magazine)

These Linksys routers are likely transmitting cleartext passwords (TechSpot)

Known SSH-Snake bites more victims with multiple OSS exploitation (CSO Online)

Beware of Phishing Attack that Abuses SharePoint Servers (Cyber Security News)

Germany to Strip Huawei From Its 5G Networks (The New York Times)

EU threatens Musk’s X with a fine of up to 6% of global turnover (The Record)

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A major Pig Butchering marketplace has ties to the Cambodian ruling family. Lulu Hypermarket suffers a data breach. GitLab patches critical flaws. Palo Alto Networks addresses BlastRadius. ViperSoftX malware variants grow ever more stealthy. A New Mexico man gets seven years for SWATting. State and local government employees are increasingly lured in by phishing attacks. Hackers impersonate live chat agents from Etsy and Upwork. The GOP’s official platform looks to roll back AI regulation. On today’s Threat Vector, David Moulton from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 discusses the evolving threats of AI-generated malware with experts Rem Dudas and Bar Matalon. NATO brings the social media influencers to Washington.

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In this segment of Threat Vector, hosted by David Moulton, Director of Thought Leadership at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, he explores the evolving world of AI-generated malware with guests, Rem Dudas, Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst, and Bar Matalon, Threat Intelligence Team Lead. From exploring the vulnerabilities in AI models to discussing the potential implications for cybersecurity, this episode offers a deep dive into the challenges and opportunities posed by this emerging threat. You can listen to the full episode here. 

The $11 Billion Marketplace Enabling the Crypto Scam Economy (WIRED)

Hackers steal data of 200k Lulu customers in an alleged breach (CSO Online)

GitLab update addresses pipeline execution vulnerability (Developer Tech News)

Palo Alto Networks Addresses BlastRADIUS Vulnerability, Fixes Critical Bug in Expedition Tool (SecurityWeek)

ViperSoftX malware covertly runs PowerShell using AutoIT scripting (Bleeping Computer)

Man sentenced to 7 years for Westfield High School threat hoax (Current Publishing)

State, local governments facing deluge of phishing attacks (SC Media)

Hackers impersonate live chat support agents in new phishing scam (Cybernews)

2024 GOP platform would roll back tech regulations on AI, crypto (The Washington Post)

NATO's newest weapon is online content creators (The Washington Post) 

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Blast-RADIUS targets a network authentication protocol. The US disrupts a Russian disinformation campaign. Anonymous messaging app NGL is slapped with fines and user restrictions. The NEA addresses AI use in classrooms. Gay Furry Hackers release data from a conservative think tank. Microsoft and Apple change course on OpenAI board seats. Australia initiates a nationwide technology security review. A Patch Tuesday rundown. Guest Jack Cable, Senior Technical Advisor at CISA, with the latest from CISA's Secure by Design Alert series. Our friend Graham Cluley ties the knot. 

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Guest Jack Cable, Senior Technical Advisor at CISA, joins us to share an update on CISA's Secure by Design Alert series. For some background, you can find CISA’s Secure by Design whitepaper here. Details on today’s update can be found here. 

New Blast-RADIUS attack breaks 30-year-old protocol used in networks everywhere (Ars Technica)

US Disrupts AI-Powered Russian Bot Farm on X (SecurityWeek)

FTC says anonymous messaging app failed to stop ‘rampant cyberbullying’ (The Verge)

NEA Approves AI Guidance, But It’s Vital for Educators to Tread Carefully (EducationWeek)

Hackvists release two gigabytes of Heritage Foundation data (CyberScoop)

Microsoft and Apple ditch OpenAI board seats amid regulatory scrutiny (The Verge)

Australia instructs government entities to check for tech exposed to foreign control (The Record)

Microsoft July 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 142 flaws, 4 zero-days (BleepingComputer)

Graham Cluley ties the knot (Mastodon) 

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