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  • Restaurant POS Hacks, DNS Cache Poisoning is Back!, Hackers Target Covid Vaccine Orgs - ThreatWire

     DNS Cache Poisoning is back, POS systems are vulnerable to a new attack, and New Hacks are Targeting COVID-19 Vaccine Organizations! All that coming up now on ThreatWire. #threatwire #hak5

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    Sad DNS:
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-opendns-powerdns-and-maradns-remained-unaffected-by-the-dns-cache-poisoning-vulnerability/
    https://789498207.www.saddns.net/
    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/11/researchers-find-way-to-revive-kaminskys-2008-dns-cache-poisoning-attack/
    https://thehackernews.com/2020/11/sad-dns-new-flaws-re-enable-dns-cache.html
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/dns-cache-poisoning-poised-for-a-comeback-sad-dns/

    POS Malware:
    https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/11/12/hungry-data-modpipe-backdoor-hits-pos-software-hospitality-sector/
    https://www.oracle.com/industries/food-beverage/products/res-3700/
    https://thehackernews.com/2020/11/new-modpipe-point-of-sale-pos-malware.html
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-modpipe-malware-targets-hospitality-hotel-point-of-sale-systems/
    https://www.cyberscoop.com/point-of-sale-backdoor-modpipe-eset/

    Covid19 attacks:
    https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/11/13/health-care-cyberattacks-covid-19-paris-peace-forum/
    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/11/hackers-sponsored-by-russia-and-north-korea-are-targeting-covid-19-researchers/
    https://www.cnet.com/news/russian-and-north-korean-hackers-are-targeting-covid-19-vaccine-researchers/
    https://threatpost.com/russia-north-korea-attacking-covid-19-vaccine-makers/161205/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-says-three-apts-have-targeted-seven-covid-19-vaccine-makers/

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    https://posquote.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/restaurant-pos-systems.jpg 

     

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    9 min
  • Feds Seize $1 Billion from Famous Bitcoin Wallet - ThreatWire

    Feds Seize $1 Billion in Bitcoin, Apple Patches 3 Zero Days, and Election Security and California’s new Prop 24! All that coming up now on ThreatWire. #threatwire #hak5

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    1B $ Seized from Silk Road:
    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/feds-seize-1-billion-in-bitcoin-from-silk-road-drug-marketplace/
    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/11/someone-has-withdrawn-1-billion-from-a-bitcoin-wallet-dormant-since-2015/
    https://threatpost.com/feds-seize-1b-bitcoin-silk-road/161027/
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/akdgz8/us-feds-seize-1-billion-in-bitcoin-from-wallet-linked-to-silk-road
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5bbaj/someone-emptied-out-bitcoin-wallet-with-964000000-million
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-weve-just-seized-1bn-in-bitcoin-stolen-from-silk-road-by-individual-x-hacker/
    https://www.cyberscoop.com/silk-road-bitcoin-billion-wallet/

    iOS Updates:

    https://thehackernews.com/2020/11/update-your-ios-devices-now-3-actively.html
    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/11/apple-patches-ios-against-3-actively-exploited-0days-found-by-google/
    https://threatpost.com/apple-patches-bugs-zero-days/161010/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-fixes-three-ios-zero-days-exploited-in-the-wild/
    https://www.cyberscoop.com/apple-ios-update-vulnerabilities-exploited-google/

    Cybersecurity and the Election:
    https://www.cnet.com/news/election-day-was-hack-free-but-cybersecurity-officials-are-still-bracing-for-attacks/
    https://www.cyberscoop.com/election-night-cybersecurity-cisa-results/
    https://www.cyberscoop.com/election-misinformation-protest-maricopa-arizona-trump-social-media-twitter-facebook/
    https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/4/21549514/california-prop-24-data-privacy-2020-election-andrew-yang
    https://www.cnet.com/news/prop-24-passes-in-california-pushing-privacy-rights-to-the-forefront-again/

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    9 min
  • Hospitals Targeted In Ransomware Campaigns - ThreatWire

    Ransomware is hitting hospitals, home depot canada leaks customer data through no fault but their own, and researchers found a new way to extract security keys from Intel CPUs! All that coming up now on ThreatWire. #threatwire #hak5

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    Hospital hacks:
    https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/AA20-302A_Ransomware%20_Activity_Targeting_the_Healthcare_and_Public_Health_Sector.pdf
    https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-302a
    https://thehackernews.com/2020/10/ransomware-attack-hospital.html
    https://thehackernews.com/2020/10/trickbot-computer-virus.html
    https://www.cnet.com/news/fbi-warns-imminent-wave-of-ransomware-attacks-hitting-hospitals/

    Home Depot data breach:
    https://twitter.com/HomeDepotCanada/status/1321600523485745152
    https://threatpost.com/home-depot-data-breach-order-confirmation/160728/
    https://twitter.com/HomeDepotCanada/status/1321485206260514818
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/home-depot-blunder-emails-customer-order-info-to-strangers/
    https://twitter.com/bethanyfrances/status/1321503250907103232

    Intel:
    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/10/in-a-first-researchers-extract-secret-key-used-to-encrypt-intel-cpu-code/?comments=1
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldmont
    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000025619/software.html
    https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/security-advisory/documents/the-intel-csme-dam-vulnerability-cve-2018-3659-and-cve-2018-3643-whitepaper.pdf

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    11 min
  • Ransomware for Charity?, Update GeForce Experience, and Election Disinformation Campaigns Attributed - ThreatWire

    A ransomware gang donated $20000 to charity, Windows gamers - update Geforce Experience now to patch some security issues, and an election disinformation campaign is being attributed to hacking groups in another country! All that coming up now on ThreatWire #threatwire #hak5

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    Ransomware Charity:
    https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54591761
    https://threatpost.com/ransomware-20k-donation-charities/160386/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-gang-donates-part-of-ransom-demands-to-charity-organizations/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-gang-donates-part-of-ransom-demands-to-charity-organizations/

    Nvidia:

    https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5076 
    https://threatpost.com/nvidia-gamers-geforce-experience-flaws/160487/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/nvidia-tackles-code-execution-data-leaks-in-geforce-experience/

    Email Attacks

    https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-slaps-sanctions-on-iranian-entities-for-interfering-with-2020-presidential-election/
    https://www.cyberscoop.com/iran-treasury-sanctions-irgc-elections/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-blames-iran-for-spoofed-proud-boys-emails-threatening-democrat-voters/
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjpdgd/threatening-voter-emails-included-highly-suspicious-hacking-video
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/88a43b/proud-boys-emails-threatening-florida-voters-appear-to-use-spoofed-email-address
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/akdzgp/the-goal-of-irans-fake-proud-boys-emails-was-chaos
    https://www.cyberscoop.com/ratcliffe-fbi-iran-proud-boys-voting-email/

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    10 min
  • Linux Bluetooth Vulnerabilities, Barnes & Noble Hacked - ThreatWire

    Bluetooth vulnerabilities hit linux devices, the APT31 hacking group is mimicking McAfee Antivirus, and Barnes & Noble confirms a cyberattack! All that coming up now on ThreatWire. #threatwire #hak5

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    Bluetooth Linux Flaw:
    https://thehackernews.com/2020/10/linux-Bluetooth-hacking.html
    https://twitter.com/theflow0/status/1316071793707364353
    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/10/google-and-intel-warn-of-high-severity-bluetooth-security-bug-in-linux/
    https://threatpost.com/google-intel-kernel-bug-linux-iot/160067/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-warns-of-severe-bleedingtooth-bluetooth-flaw-in-linux-kernel/

    APT31 Posing as McAfee Antivirus:

    https://sea.pcmag.com/security/39714/google-chinese-hackers-are-posing-as-mcafee-antivirus-to-phish-victims
    https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/17/21520799/google-chinese-hackers-biden-campaign-mcafee-malware
    https://www.cyberscoop.com/biden-chinese-hacking-google-security-russia/
    https://blog.google/threat-analysis-group/how-were-tackling-evolving-online-threats

    Barnes and Noble Hack:

    https://www.zdnet.com/article/barnes-noble-confirms-cyberattack-customer-data-breach/
    https://twitter.com/nookBN/status/1316406326898102273
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/barnes-and-noble-hit-by-cyberattack-that-exposed-customer-data/
    https://www.cyberscoop.com/barnes-noble-cyber-incident-customer-data/

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    9 min
  • Pay a Ransom for Ransomware? Pay a Penalty Too. - ThreatWire

    Wanna pay that ransom? You might end up paying a penalty too. Medical services are being targeted by criminals, and phishing is getting smarter! All that coming up now on ThreatWire. #threatwire #hak5

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    https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/ofac_ransomware_advisory_10012020_1.pdf
    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/10/paying-ransomware-demands-could-land-you-in-hot-water-with-the-feds/
    https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/10/ransomware-victims-that-pay-up-could-incur-steep-fines-from-uncle-sam/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-is-the-biggest-problem-on-the-web-this-big-change-could-be-the-answer/
    https://www.cyberscoop.com/ransomware-payments-treasury-ofac-notice/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-treasury-says-some-ransomware-payments-may-need-its-express-approval/

    https://www.cnet.com/news/universal-health-services-slammed-by-massive-cyberattack/

    https://www.uhsinc.com/statement-from-universal-health-services/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/uhs-hospital-network-hit-by-ransomware-attack/
    https://www.cyberscoop.com/uhs-cybersecurity-health-care-incident/
    https://www.cyberscoop.com/ohio-medical-hack-ransomware/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/911-services-down-in-multiple-us-states/

    https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-worm-phishing-campaign-is-a-game-changer-in-password-theft-account-takeovers/

    https://medium.com/swlh/phishing-with-worms-the-greatest-password-theft-ive-ever-seen-26d6ad4658f9

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    12 min
  • How Attackers Hacked the Feds with VPN Vulnerabilities - ThreatWire

    An active directory flaw is being actively exploited, coffee makers can be hacked (which, are we surprised?), and a VPN vulnerability was used to hack the feds! All that coming up now on ThreatWire. #threatwire #hak5

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    ZeroLogon:
    https://thehackernews.com/2020/09/detecting-and-preventing-critical.html
    https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/09/microsoft-attackers-exploiting-zerologon-windows-flaw/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-says-it-detected-active-attacks-leveraging-zerologon-vulnerability/
    https://www.secura.com/blog/zero-logon
    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/09/one-of-this-years-most-severe-windows-bugs-is-now-under-active-exploit/
    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/09/feds-issue-emergency-order-for-agencies-to-patch-critical-windows-flaw/
    https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/current-activity/2020/09/21/samba-releases-security-update-cve-2020-1472

    Coffee Maker Vulnerability:
    https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/hacking-kettles-extracting-plain-text-wpa-psks-yes-really/
    https://www.evilsocket.net/2016/10/09/IoCOFFEE-Reversing-the-Smarter-Coffee-IoT-machine-protocol-to-make-coffee-using-terminal/index.html
    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/09/how-a-hacker-turned-a-250-coffee-maker-into-ransom-machine/
    https://decoded.avast.io/martinhron/the-fresh-smell-of-ransomed-coffee/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJrIh94RSiI

    VPN Vuln Attack Hits Feds:
    https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/analysis-reports/ar20-268a
    https://threatpost.com/feds-cyberattack-data-stolen/159541/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/cisa-says-a-hacker-breached-a-federal-agency/

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    11 min
  • Ransomware Causes a Death, Mozilla Sends Off FireFox Send - ThreatWire

    A person has died after ransomware hit a hospital, Twitter is requiring new security efforts for high profile political users, and Mozilla shuts down firefox send! All that coming up now on ThreatWire. #threatwire #hak5

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    Hospital Ransomware:
    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/09/patient-dies-after-ransomware-attack-reroutes-her-to-remote-hospital/
    https://twitter.com/UniklinikDUS/status/1306523366090776576
    https://twitter.com/certbund/status/1306138925824651264
    https://www.bsi.bund.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/Presse2020/Citrix_Schwachstelle_160120.html
    https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX267027
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/first-death-reported-following-a-ransomware-attack-on-a-german-hospital/
    https://wgem.com/2020/09/17/german-hospital-hacked-patient-taken-to-another-city-dies/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-warning-hackers-are-launching-fresh-attacks-against-universities/

    Twitter Security:

    https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/Improved-Account-Security-2020-US-Election.html
    https://help.twitter.com/en/safety-and-security/account-security-tips
    https://www.cnet.com/news/twitter-ramps-up-efforts-to-safeguard-high-profile-accounts-ahead-of-the-us-election/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/twitter-plans-to-protect-high-profile-us-political-accounts-ahead-of-the-2020-election/
    https://www.cyberscoop.com/2020-election-twitter-security-politics/

    Firefox Send:

    https://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-suspends-firefox-send-service-while-it-addresses-malware-abuse/
    https://www.cnet.com/news/mozilla-shuts-down-firefox-send-file-transfer-service-after-malware-abuse/
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-shuts-down-firefox-send-and-firefox-notes-services/
    https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2020/09/17/update-on-firefox-send-and-firefox-notes/

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  • USPS Used Vulnerable Systems; Voatz vs. Ethical Hackers - ThreatWire

    New bluetooth flaws have been found, the USPS used vulnerable systems for years, and voatz wants to  make it harder for you to do your job! All that coming up now on ThreatWire. #threatwire #hak5

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    https://www.bluetooth.com/learn-about-bluetooth/bluetooth-technology/bluetooth-security/blurtooth/
    https://thehackernews.com/2020/09/new-bluetooth-vulnerability.html
    https://threatpost.com/bluetooth-bug-mitm-attacks/159124/

    USPS using outdated vulnerable systems:

    https://www.uspsoig.gov/sites/default/files/document-library-files/2020/20-251-R20.pdf
    https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akzpd5/postal-service-used-apps-that-had-catastrophic-vulnerabilities-for-years
    https://www.businessinsider.com/us-postal-service-used-outdated-systems-2020-9

    Voatz voting company wants to make security research harder:

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-783/153062/20200903122434600_Voatz%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf
    https://www.cnet.com/news/online-voting-company-pushes-to-make-it-harder-for-researchers-to-find-security-flaws/
    https://www.cnet.com/news/security-flaws-mar-mobile-voting-app-researchers-say/
    https://www.cyberscoop.com/voatz-cfaa-supreme-court-mobile-security-voting/

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  • Bypassing PINs on Contactless VISA Cards; Tesla Targeted Cyberattack Fail - ThreatWire

    Tesla was targeted in a failed cyberattack, an Autodesk Exploit was Used In The Wild, and Bypassing PINs on contactless VISA Cards! All that coming up now on ThreatWire. #threatwire #hak5

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    https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1308766/download
    https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-employee-fbi-thwarts-russian-cybersecurity-attack
    https://threatpost.com/elon-musk-confirms-tesla-factory-a-target-of-foiled-cyberattack/158762/
    https://www.cyberscoop.com/tesla-ransomware-attempt-elon-musk-russia/

    Autodesk vulnerability targeted in industrial espionage campaign
    https://www.bitdefender.com/files/News/CaseStudies/study/365/Bitdefender-PR-Whitepaper-APTHackers-creat4740-en-EN-GenericUse.pdf
    https://threatpost.com/hackers-exploit-autodesk-flaw-in-recent-cyberespionage-attack/158669/
    https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2020-0005
    https://thehackernews.com/2020/08/autodesk-malware-attack.html
    https://www.cyberscoop.com/autodesk-plugin-bitdefender-real-estate-hack/

    Bypassing PINs for Visa Contactless Payments
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/academics-bypass-pins-for-visa-contactless-payments/
    https://arxiv.org/pdf/2006.08249.pdf
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyUsMLxCCt8

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