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Johannes Ullrich

A brief daily summary of what is important in information security. The podcast is published every weekday and designed to get you ready for the day with a brief, usually 5 minute long, summary of current network security related events. The content is late breaking, educational and based on listener input as well as on input received by the SANS Internet Stormcenter.

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ISC StormCast for Monday, September 12th 2016 September 12, 2016

Upgrading Security to MacOS Sierra https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Getting+Ready+for+macOS+Sierra+Upgrade+Securely/21465/ PCI PIN Transation Security / Point of Interaction Update https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/documents/PCI_PTS_POI_SRs_v5.pdf IMAPS Scans https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Ongoing+IMAP+Scan+Anyone+Else/21463/

ISC StormCast for Friday, September 9th 2016 September 08, 2016

Spikes in SNMP Traffic: Looking for PCAPs https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Curious+SNMP+Traffic+Spike/21457/ New Version of Wireshark Released https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.0.html XEN Hypervisor Vulnerabilities https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/ Google Moving Ahead With HTTP Phaseout https://security.googleblog.com/2016/09/moving-towards-more-secure-web.html Old Windows Media Player DRM Feature Still Used To Install Malware http://blog.cyren.com/articles/windows-media-player-drm-feature-used-for-malware-delivery-again.html SEC503 Intrusion Detection in Depth Online Training https://www.sans.org/vlive/details/sec503-19sep2016-johannes-ullrich-phd

ISC StormCast for Thursday, September 8th 2016 September 07, 2016

DShield Blocklist Update https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Updated+DShield+Blocklist/21453/ Fortinet FortiWAN Load Balancer Mulitple Unpatched Vulnerabilities http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/724487 Rapid7 Published NSM Vulnerabilities http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/07/natwork_magement_vulns/ OPM Breached by Two Different Attackers https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/The-OPM-Data-Breach-How-the-Government-Jeopardized-Our-National-Security-for-More-than-a-Generation.pdf

ISC StormCast for Wednesday, September 7th 2016 September 06, 2016

Google September Android Security Update https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html Hard Coded Password / Key Issue Gets Worse http://blog.sec-consult.com/2016/09/house-of-keys-9-months-later-40-worse.html Snagging Credentials From Locked Machines (Windows and OS X) https://room362.com/post/2016/snagging-creds-from-locked-machines/

ISC StormCast for Tuesday, September 6th 2016 September 05, 2016

Apple Patches OS X and Safari for Trident/Pegasus Vulnerabilities https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222 Malware Delivered via ".pub" Files https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Malware+Delivered+via+pub+Files/21443/ Sophos Anti Virus False Positive Causes Blue Screen of Death https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/125000 Adobe Reviving Flash for Linux https://blogs.adobe.com/flashplayer/2016/08/beta-news-flash-player-npapi-for-linux.html Google Patches Nexuse 5X Vulnerability https://securityintelligence.com/undocumented-patched-vulnerability-in-nexus-5x-allowed-for-memory-dumping-via-usb/

ISC StormCast for Friday, September 2nd 2016 September 01, 2016

Malware Using Maxmind For Geolocation https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Maxmindcom+Abused+As+AntiAnalysis+Technique/21435/ Content Security Policy of Limited Use in Real World https://research.google.com/pubs/pub45542.html CryptWare Bitlocker Enhancement Vulnerability https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160831-0_CryptWare_CryptoPro_Manipulation_of_pre-boot_authentication_v10.txt Google Releases Chrome 53 http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html

ISC StormCast for Thursday, September 1st 2016 August 31, 2016

Abobe ColdFusion Update https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb16-30.html OS X Bittorrent Client Transmission Backdoored http://www.welivesecurity.com/2016/08/30/osxkeydnap-spreads-via-signed-transmission-application/ Arrested Lurk Hacking Group Likely Developed Angler Exploit Kit https://securelist.com/analysis/publications/75944/the-hunt-for-lurk/ Vulnerable REDIS Instances Used by Fake Ransomware https://duo.com/blog/over-18-000-redis-instances-targeted-by-fake-ransomware

ISC StormCast for Wednesday, August 31st 2016 August 30, 2016

Today's Locky Variant Arrives as a Windows Script File https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Todays+Locky+Variant+Arrives+as+a+Windows+Script+File/21423/ OneLogin Breached and Secure Notes Lost https://www.onelogin.com/blog/august-2016-incident USB Memory Stick Can Be Used to Exfiltrate Data Wireless http://cyber.bgu.ac.il/t/USBee.pdf Jail Break App in Apple's App Store https://www.reddit.com/r/jailbreak/comments/506eyp/release_ppjailbreak_on_the_appstore/

ISC StormCast for Tuesday, August 30th 2016 August 29, 2016

CA WoSign Law Validation Policy https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.dev.security.policy/k9PBmyLCi8I FBI Warns Of Vulnerabilities in State Election Websites https://www.scribd.com/document/322473050/FBI-Flash-Aug-2016#from_embed Bug in "Keeper" Password Safe Allows Attackers to Steal Passwords https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=917 Bank ATMs Compromised via Malicious EMV Chip https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/08/ripper_atm_malwarea.html

ISC StormCast for Monday, August 29th 2016 August 28, 2016

Spam with Obfuscated Javascript https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Spam+with+Obfuscated+Javascript/21415/ Another Day - Another Ransomware Sample https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Another+Day+Another+Ransomware+Sample/21413/ OpenSSL Update https://www.openssl.org/news/openssl-1.1.0-notes.html Opera Sync Server Breached https://www.opera.com/blogs/security/2016/08/opera-server-breach-incident/ Fake Windows Update Delivers Ransomware http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fantom-ransomware-encrypts-your-files-while-pretending-to-be-windows-update/ Dropbox Resets Old Passwords After Data Leak https://www.dropbox.com/help/9257?oref=e

ISC StormCast for Friday, August 26th 2016 August 25, 2016

Out-of-Band iOS Patch Fixes 0-Day Vulnerabilities https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/OutofBand+iOS+Patch+Fixes+0Day+Vulnerabilities/21409/ Malicious E-Mail Installs Proxy File to Redirect Requests to santander.com.br https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/OutofBand+iOS+Patch+Fixes+0Day+Vulnerabilities/21409/ Nginx DNS Resolver Issue (Windows Only) http://blog.zorinaq.com/nginx-resolver-vulns/ Wifi Signals Can Be Used for Keystroke Sniffing https://www.sigmobile.org/mobicom/2015/papers/p90-aliA.pdf

ISC StormCast for Thursday, August 25th 2016 August 24, 2016

Juniper/Cisco Updates Regarding #NSA Exploits https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10605&actp=search http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/nsa-linked-cisco-exploit-poses-bigger-threat-than-previously-thought/ Wildfire Ransomware Takedown and Key Recovery https://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/wildfire-ransomware-extinguished-tool-nomoreransom-unlock-files-free/ "Sandscout" tool to exploit iOS Sandbox Vulnerabilities http://www.maclife.de/news/sandscout-forscher-tu-darmstadt-finden-sicherheitsluecken-ios-sandbox-10081401.html (sorry, only in German) Sweet32 Birthday Attack against 3DES and Blowfish (https/openvpn) http://www.maclife.de/news/sandscout-forscher-tu-darmstadt-finden-sicherheitsluecken-ios-sandbox-10081401.html

ISC StormCast for Wednesday, August 24th 2016 August 23, 2016

Voicemail Message Notification Deliver Ransomware https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Voice+Message+Notifications+Deliver+Ransomware/21397/ Updates Microsoft Word Bulletin https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3179163 Multiple BTS Software Vulnerabilities https://blog.zimperium.com/analysis-of-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-different-open-source-bts-products/ Popular HTTP Proxies Vulnerable to Cache Poisoning https://hostoftroubles.com

ISC StormCast for Tuesday, August 23rd 2016 August 22, 2016

Multiple Vulnerabilities in BHU Router http://blog.ioactive.com/2016/08/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-bhu-wifi.html Smart Socket Vulnerability https://labs.bitdefender.com/2016/08/hackers-can-use-smart-sockets-to-shut-down-critical-systems/ Smart Security Cameras are Spying on You http://www.forbes.com/sites/marcwebertobias/2016/08/22/is-your-smart-security-camera-protecting-your-home-or-spying-on-you/#6fb3a6414d1e Veracrypt 1.18a With Limited UEFI Support https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/releases/view/625477

ISC StormCast for Monday, August 22nd 2016 August 21, 2016

GnuPG/libgcrypt Weak Random Numbers (CVE-2016-6316) https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2016q3/000395.html Wikileaks Leaked E-Mail Includes Malware https://github.com/bontchev/wlscrape/blob/master/malware.md Android Vulnerable to TCP Connection Hijack https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2016/08/15/linux-vulnerability-android/ Cerber Ransomware Decryption Tool No Longer Operational https://www.cerberdecrypt.com/RansomwareDecryptionTool/

ISC StormCast for Friday, August 19th 2016 August 18, 2016

One Compromised Site - 2 Exploit Campaigns https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/1+compromised+site+2+campaigns/21381/ Shadow Broker Leak Vendor Responses https://blogs.cisco.com/security/shadow-brokers http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-023 Google Releases OS X Whitelisting Application https://github.com/google/santa/wiki

ISC StormCast for Thursday, August 18th 2016 August 17, 2016

522 Error Code For the Win https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/522+Error+Code+for+the+Win/21377/ Short PGP Keys Abused in the Wild https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12296974 HTTP "FalseConnect" Vulnerability http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/905344

ISC StormCast for Wednesday, August 17th 2016 August 16, 2016

Cryptoanalysis of a Fully Homomorphic Encryption Scheme http://eprint.iacr.org/2016/775.pdf Recreating Android App Displays from Memory https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/usenixsecurity16/sec16_paper_saltaformaggio.pdf Various Router Exploits Released https://medium.com/@msuiche/shadow-brokers-nsa-exploits-of-the-week-3f7e17bdc216#.mnoyydmeu

ISC StormCast for Tuesday, August 16th 2016 August 15, 2016

Starting October 2016, Microsoft Will Use Montly Rollup Updates for Win 7/8.1 https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsitpro/2016/08/15/further-simplifying-servicing-model-for-windows-7-and-windows-8-1/ Updated Group Policies To Block Macros in Office 2013 https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/MS+Office+2013+New+Macro+Controls+Sorta/21371/ Bypassing Application Whitelisting using WinDbg http://www.exploit-monday.com/2016/08/windbg-cdb-shellcode-runner.html Bypassing UAC without writing to disk https://enigma0x3.net/2016/08/15/fileless-uac-bypass-using-eventvwr-exe-and-registry-hijacking/

ISC StormCast for Monday, August 15th 2016 August 14, 2016

Most Android Devices Protected From Quadrooter By Default http://www.androidcentral.com/google-confirms-verify-apps-can-block-apps-quadrooter-exploits Dangers of IP Geolocation https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/08/11/couple-sue-over-ip-glitch-that-repeatedly-sent-feds-to-their-house/ Microsoft Secure Boot Key Bypass https://rol.im/securegoldenkeyboot/ (careful. highly annoying but harmless)

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