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Security Related DNS Records https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Security%20Relevant%20DNS%20Records/30194 Microsoft Reveleas Details about Key Loss https://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2023/09/results-of-major-technical-investigations-for-storm-0558-key-acquisition/ September Android Updates https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2023-09-01 Google Chrome Update https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Atlas VPN Tunnel Termination Vulnerability https://www.reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/167f16e/atlasvpn_linux_client_103_remote_disconnect/

Common Usernames Submitted to Honeypots https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Common%20usernames%20submitted%20to%20honeypots/30188 TPM LUKS Bypass https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/tpm-luks-bypass Cross Tenant Impersonation Prevention and Detection https://sec.okta.com/articles/2023/08/cross-tenant-impersonation-prevention-and-detection

You can catch the podcast aired live every other Friday at 8pm EST at https://www.twitch.tv/remnantgamers/You can also view any other scheduled streams or other events going on at our website https://www.remnantgamers.com/Featured on this Episode:TheDirectEdition: https://www.twitch.tv/thedirectedition/Jonoalmighty: https://www.twitch.tv/jonoalmightyMoose: https://www.twitch.tv/dot_musao/Srv0: https://www.twitch.tv/srv0/

What is the Origin of Passwords Submitted to Honeypots https://isc.sans.edu/diary/What%20is%20the%20origin%20of%20passwords%20submitted%20to%20honeypots%3F/30182 Creating a YARA Rule to Detect Obfuscated Strings https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Creating%20a%20YARA%20Rule%20to%20Detect%20Obfuscated%20Strings/30186 VMware Aria Operations for Networks Hardcoded Keys 2023-34039 https://summoning.team/blog/vmware-vrealize-network-insight-rce-cve-2023-34039/ https://github.com/sinsinology/CVE-2023-34039/ Windows will Disable TLS 1.0/1.1 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/windows-message-center

The low, low cost of (committing) cybercrime https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/The%20low%2C%20low%20cost%20of%20%28committing%29%20cybercrime/30176/ Unpinnable Github Actions https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/prisma-cloud/unpinnable-actions-github-security/ Exploitation of Cisco ASA SSL VPNs https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/08/29/under-siege-rapid7-observed-exploitation-of-cisco-asa-ssl-vpns/ Splunk Vulnerabilities https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories Top Level Domain Issues https://blog.talosintelligence.com/whats-in-a-name/

In Episode 349, Ben and Scott talk through considerations for working with Azure Policy to enable diagnostic settings at scale. Along the way they also talk about helpful tools that are available that can help you get your environment configured the way you need even quicker. Like what you hear Read More

Home Office/Small Business Hurricane Prep https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Home%20Office%20%20%20Small%20Business%20Hurricane%20Prep/30166 Notepad++ Vulnerabilities https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-092_Notepad__/ 7-Zip Vulnerability https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1164/ BGP Error Handling Issues https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/bgp-path-attributes-grave-error-handling

Survival Time for Web Sites https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Survival%20time%20for%20web%20sites/30170 PDF/ActiveMime Polyglot Maldocs https://blogs.jpcert.or.jp/en/2023/08/maldocinpdf.html https://blog.didierstevens.com/2023/08/29/quickpost-pdf-activemime-maldocs-yara-rule/ RocketMQ Vulnerability Exploited https://blogs.juniper.net/en-us/threat-research/dreambus-botnet-resurfaces-targets-rocketmq-vulnerability ManageEngine Vulnerabilty https://www.manageengine.com/security/advisory/CVE/CVE-2023-35785.html

Analysis of RAR Exploit Files (CVE-2023-38831) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Analysis+of+RAR+Exploit+Files+CVE202338831/30164 Juniper Exploit CVE-2023-36844 , CVE-2023-36845 , CVE-2023-36846 , CVE-2023-36847 https://labs.watchtowr.com/cve-2023-36844-and-friends-rce-in-juniper-firewalls/ Microsoft Will Enabled Extended Protection for Exchange Server by Default https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/coming-soon-enabling-extended-protection-on-exchange-server-by/ba-p/3911849 Rust Malware Stages on Crates.io https://blog.phylum.io/rust-malware-staged-on-crates-io/ SANS Community Night London Signup https://www.sans.org/mlp/community-night-cloud-security-london-september-2023

Python Malware Using Postgresql for C2 Communications https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Python%20Malware%20Using%20Postgresql%20for%20C2%20Communications/30158 macOS: Who is Behind This Network Connection? https://isc.sans.edu/diary/macOS%3A%20Who%3Fs%20Behind%20This%20Network%20Connection%3F/30160 CVE-2020-19909 Is Everything that is Wrong with CVEs https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2023/08/26/cve-2020-19909-is-everything-that-is-wrong-with-cves/ Windows Certificate Confusion https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/08/a-renegade-certificate-is-removed-from-windows-then-it-returns-confusion-ensues/ NPM E-Mail Validator Package Malware https://blog.phylum.io/npm-emails-validator-package-malware/

How I made a "QWERTY" Keyboard Walk Password Generator with ChatGPT https://isc.sans.edu/diary/How%20I%20made%20a%20qwerty%20%3Fkeyboard%20walk%3F%20password%20generator%20with%20ChatGPT%20%20%5BGuest%20Diary%5D/30152 FBI Warns of Persistent Barracuda Backdoors https://www.ic3.gov/Media/News/2023/230823.pdf Ivanti Sentry Athentication Bypass Deep Diver CVE-2023-38035 https://www.horizon3.ai/ivanti-sentry-authentication-bypass-cve-2023-38035-deep-dive/ Smoke Loader Drops Whiffy Recon WiFi Scanning and Geolocation Malware https://www.secureworks.com/blog/smoke-loader-drops-whiffy-recon-wi-fi-scanning-and-geolocation-malware

In Episode 348, Ben and Scott start the discussion focusing on the shifting dynamics of open-source tool access for customers, particularly in light of HashiCorp’s decision to transition to a Business Source License (BSL). This move essentially limits what competitors can do with their code, requiring them to acquire a Read More

More Exotic Excel Files Dropping AgentTesla https://isc.sans.edu/diary/More%20Exotic%20Excel%20Files%20Dropping%20AgentTesla/30150 CVE-2023-38831 WinRAR Vulnerability Exploited https://www.group-ib.com/blog/cve-2023-38831-winrar-zero-day/ Aruba Vulnerabilities https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2023-012.txt

Fernet Encryption in Malware https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Have%20You%20Ever%20Heard%20of%20the%20Fernet%20Encryption%20Algorithm%3F/30146/ Malware Triage With Inotify Tools https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Quick+Malware+Triage+With+Inotify+Tools/30142/ Adobe Coldfusion Exploited https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Openfire Admin Console Vulnerability Exploited https://vulncheck.com/blog/openfire-cve-2023-32315 XLoader Mac Malware Updates https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/xloaders-latest-trick-new-macos-variant-disguised-as-signed-officenote-app/

SystemBC Scans and ProxyNation https://isc.sans.edu/diary/SystemBC%20Malware%20Activity%20/30138 https://cybersecurity.att.com/blogs/labs-research/proxynation-the-dark-nexus-between-proxy-apps-and-malware Exchange Server Security Update Re-Release https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/re-release-of-august-2023-exchange-server-security-update/ba-p/3900025 Ivanti Sentry Vulnerability Exploited https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2023-38035-API-Authentication-Bypass-on-Sentry-Administrator-Interface?language=en_US DUO Security Outage https://status.duo.com/incidents/rw7g0q7ztj8f mTLS Vulnerabilities https://github.blog/2023-08-17-mtls-when-certificate-authentication-is-done-wrong/

From a Zalando Phish to a RAT https://isc.sans.edu/diary/From%20a%20Zalando%20Phishing%20to%20a%20RAT/30136 RARLAB WinRAR Recovery Volume Vulnerability https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1152/ Hotmail SPF Record Error Leads to spam false positives https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/hotmail-email-delivery-fails-after-microsoft-misconfigures-dns/ Chinese Entanglement | DLL Hijacking in the Asian Gambling Sector https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/chinese-entanglement-dll-hijacking-in-the-asian-gambling-sector/ Google Chrome to Warn Users of Malicious Extensions https://betanews.com/2023/08/17/google-chrome-to-warn-users-about-problematic-extensions/

Command Line Parsing - Are These Really Unique Strings? https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Command%20Line%20Parsing%20-%20Are%20These%20Really%20Unique%20Strings%3F/30126 iOS 16 Fake Airplane Mode https://www.jamf.com/blog/fake-airplane-mode-a-mobile-tampering-technique-to-maintain-connectivity/ LinkedIn Attacks https://cyberint.com/blog/research/linkedin-accounts-under-attack-how-to-protect-yourself/ Robot Vacuum Privacy Issues https://dontvacuum.me/talks/DEFCON31/DEFCON31-vacuum-robots-final.pdf https://dontvacuum.me/

In Episode 347, Ben and Scott sit down with Merill Fernando to discuss the tools and content Merill is building to support Microsoft Entra customers. Merill is a Principal Product Manager in the Microsoft CAT team with a focus on Microsoft Graph for Identity and brings his experiences working with Read More

PowerShell Gallery Prone to Typosqatting, Other Sypply Chain Attacks https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/powershell-gallery-prone-to-typosquatting-other-supply-chain-attacks Windows Random Time Issues https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/08/windows-feature-that-resets-system-clocks-based-on-random-data-is-wreaking-havoc/ Energy Company Targeted in QR Code Campaign https://cofense.com/blog/major-energy-company-targeted-in-large-qr-code-campaign/ New Citrix Scanner from Mandiant https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/citrix-adc-vulnerability-ioc-scanner

macOS Background Task Manager Bypass https://www.wired.com/story/apple-mac-background-task-management-flaw/ Ivanti Avalanche Vulnerability https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-27 Exploiting Synology NAS Cloud Connectivity https://claroty.com/team82/research/a-pain-in-the-nas-exploiting-cloud-connectivity-to-pwn-your-nas-synology-ds920-edition Fake Crypto Currency Apps Offered as "Beta" versions https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2023/PSA230814