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Infostealer Malware with Double Extension https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Infostealer%20Malware%20with%20Double%20Extension/29354 Client Side Encryption For GMail https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/12/client-side-encryption-for-gmail-beta.html Google Releases OSV Scanner https://github.com/google/osv-scanner/releases/tag/v1.0.1 Samba Security Patches https://thehackernews.com/2022/12/samba-issues-security-updates-to-patch.html Zyxel Router Buffer Overflow https://sec-consult.com/blog/detail/enemy-within-unauthenticated-buffer-overflows-zyxel-routers/

Google ads lead to fake software pages pushing IcedID (Bokbot) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Google%20ads%20lead%20to%20fake%20software%20pages%20pushing%20IcedID%20%28Bokbot%29/29344 HTML smugglers turn to SVG images https://blog.talosintelligence.com/html-smugglers-turn-to-svg-images/ GitHub Improvements https://github.blog/2022-12-14-raising-the-bar-for-software-security-next-steps-for-github-com-2fa/ NIST Retires SHA-1 https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/12/nist-retires-sha-1-cryptographic-algorithm

In Episode 312, Ben and Scott take a break from Azure and Office 365 to talk about gifts that you can get for the geek in your life. With the holidays coming up, we cover some of our favorite tech toys for our desks and travel. Like what you hear Read More

Microsoft Patch Issues: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/december-13-2022-kb5021249-os-build-20348-1366-d5fe7608-bc9d-4055-a88c-fb2fd3d5fd45 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ask-the-directory-services-team/so-you-say-your-dc-s-memory-is-getting-all-used-up-after/ba-p/3696318 Critical Remote Code Execution Vulneraiblity in SPNEGO Extended Negotiation Security Mechanism https://securityintelligence.com/posts/critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-spnego-extended-negotiation-security-mechanism/ VMWare EHCI Controller Vulnerability CVE-2022-31705 https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0033.html Veem Vulnerability now Exploited https://www.veeam.com/kb4288 nuget / npm / pypi used to host phishing pages https://checkmarx.com/blog/how-140k-nuget-npm-and-pypi-packages-were-used-to-spread-phishing-links/

Microsoft Patches https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Microsoft%20December%202022%20Patch%20Tuesday/29336 Apple Patches https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Apple%20Updates%20Everything/29338 Citrix Patches https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2022/12/13/critical-security-update-now-available-for-citrix-adc-citrix-gateway/

Quickie: CyberChef Sorting By String Length https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Quickie%3A%20CyberChef%20Sorting%20By%20String%20Length/29328 FortiOS Buffer Overlow https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-398 A Custom Python Backdoor for VMWare ESXi Servers https://blogs.juniper.net/en-us/threat-research/a-custom-python-backdoor-for-vmware-esxi-servers Fuzzing Ping https://tlakh.xyz/fuzzing-ping.html

Fast Port Scanning in Powershell https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Port%20Scanning%20in%20Powershell%20Redux%3A%20Speeding%20Up%20the%20Results%20%28challenge%20accepted!%29/29324 Bypassing WAFs with JSON https://claroty.com/team82/research/js-on-security-off-abusing-json-based-sql-to-bypass-waf Invisbile npm malware evading security checks https://jfrog.com/blog/invisible-npm-malware-evading-security-checks-with-crafted-versions/ PCI Secre Software Standard V 1.2 https://docs-prv.pcisecuritystandards.org/Software%20Security/Standard/PCI-Secure-Software-Standard-v1_2.pdf VMWare/VCenter Patches https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0030.html

Finding Gaps in Syslog https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Finding%20Gaps%20in%20Syslog%20-%20How%20to%20find%20when%20nothing%20happened/29314 Internet Explorer Vulnerabilty used in Malicious Word Document https://blog.google/threat-analysis-group/internet-explorer-0-day-exploited-by-north-korean-actor-apt37/ Zombinder Obfuscation Service used by Ermac https://www.threatfabric.com/blogs/zombinder-ermac-and-desktop-stealers.html Cisco IP Phone Vulnerability CVE-2022-20968 https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ipp-oobwrite-8cMF5r7U daloRADIUS Vulnerablity CVE-2022-23475 https://securityonline.info/cve-2022-23475-account-take-over-flaw-in-open-source-radius-web-management-app/ SANS Holiday Hack Challenge https://www.sans.org/mlp/holiday-hack-challenge/

In Episode 311, Ben and Scott discuss some of the latest announcements around Microsoft Entra including the GA of Workload identities and upcoming changes to the Entra and Azure AD portal experiences. They close out with some tips for how to quickly access multiple portal landing pages and management experiences Read More

ZeroBot / WSZero IoT Botnet https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/zerobot-new-go-based-botnet-campaign-targets-multiple-vulnerabilities https://blog.netlab.360.com/new-ddos-botnet-wszeor/ Cacti Vulnerability CVE-2022-46169 https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-6p93-p743-35gf Wireshark Updates https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.0.2.html Apple iCloud Security Improvements https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/12/apple-advances-user-security-with-powerful-new-data-protections/

Mirai Botnet and Gafgyt DDoS Team Up https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Mirai%20Botnet%20and%20Gafgyt%20DDoS%20Team%20Up%20Against%20SOHO%20Routers./29304/Gafgyt/Mirai Sample; Packet Tuesday; Packet Tuesday Episode 4: TLS Client Hello https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs4eo9Tja8biVteSW4a3GHY8qi0t1lFLL Defcon Skimming: A new batch of Web Skimming attacks https://blog.jscrambler.com/defcon-skimming-a-new-batch-of-web-skimming-attacks Fake D-Link Vulnerability used by Moobot https://vulncheck.com/blog/moobot-uses-fake-vulnerability Android Patches CVE-2022-20411 https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2022-12-01?hl=en

VLCs Check For Updates No Updates https://isc.sans.edu/diary/VLCs+Check+For+Updates+No+Updates/29300 AMI MegaRAC Baseboard Managment Controller Vulnerabilities https://eclypsium.com/2022/12/05/supply-chain-vulnerabilities-put-server-ecosystem-at-risk/ Netgear IPv6 Firewall Misconfiguration https://medium.com/tenable-techblog/netgear-router-network-misconfiguration-70ac695c81a6 Veritas NetBackup Patch https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS22-019

QBot Update https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/obama224%20distribution%20Qakbot%20tries%20.vhd%20%28virtual%20hard%20disk%29%20images/29294/ Living of the Land: Unix tools in Windows https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Linux%20LOLBins%20Applications%20Available%20in%20Windows/29296 https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Fingerexe+LOLBin/29298/ CVE-2022-44721 Crowdstrike Falcon Uninstaller https://github.com/purplededa/CVE-2022-44721-CsFalconUninstaller Android Platform Key Leak https://twitter.com/MishaalRahman/status/1598426974594433025 GitHub Pipeline Vulnerability https://www.legitsecurity.com/blog/artifact-poisoning-vulnerability-discovered-in-rust

Quarkus Java Framework Vulnerability CVE-2022-4116 https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/localhost-attack-against-quarkus-developers-contrast-security https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4116 FreeBSD Ping RCE CVE-2022-23093 https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-22:15.ping.asc NVidia GPU Display Driver Vulnerablities CVE-2022-34669 https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5415 TrustCor CA Revoked https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/30/trustcor-internet-authority-mozilla/ Android Platform Certificates Used to Sign Malware https://bugs.chromium.org/p/apvi/issues/detail?id=100

In Episode 310, Ben and Scott discuss the preview of a new API for managing your Azure resource quotas using the Azure Quota Service API. They also discuss shareable links in Azure Bastion and how they can be created, managed, and the user experience for them. Like what you hear Read More

What is the deal wtih these router vulnerabilities https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Whats+the+deal+with+these+router+vulnerabilities/29288/ Apple Updates https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222 VLC Media Player Updates CVE-2022-41325 https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3018.html VIN used to authenticate to Sirius XM Connected Vehicle Services https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/30/siriusxm_connected_cars_hacking/

LinkedIn Bots https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Identifying%20Groups%20of%20%22Bot%22%20Accounts%20on%20LinkedIn/29282 Oracle Fusion Middle Ware Exploited CVE-2021-35587 https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Windows IKE Flaw Exploited CVE-2022-34721 https://www.cyfirma.com/outofband/windows-internet-key-exchange-ike-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-analysis/ Anker Eufy Cameras Sending Images to Cloud even if asked not to https://www.macrumors.com/2022/11/29/eufy-camera-cloud-uploads-no-user-consent/ Packet Tuesday https://packettuesday.com SANS Holiday Hack Challenge Sign Up https://www.sans.org/mlp/holiday-hack-challenge/

Ukraine Themed Twitter Spam Pushing iOS Scareware https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Ukraine%20Themed%20Twitter%20Spam%20Pushing%20iOS%20Scareware/29276 Google Maps Privacy Issues https://garrit.xyz/posts/2022-11-24-smart-move-google ACER UEFI BIOS Vulnerabilities https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/15520-security-vulnerability-regarding-vulnerability-that-may-allow-changes-to-secure-boot-settings OpenSSL Usage in UEFI Firmware Exposes Weakness in SBOMs https://www.binarly.io/posts/OpenSSL_Usage_in_UEFI_Firmware_Exposes_Weakness_in_SBOMs/index.html

Log4Shell campaigns are using Nashorn to get reverse shell on victim's machines https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Log4Shell%20campaigns%20are%20using%20Nashorn%20to%20get%20reverse%20shell%20on%20victim%27s%20machines/29266 Attackers Keep Phishing Victms Under Stress https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Attackers%20Keep%20Phishing%20Victims%20Under%20Stress/29270 Vulnerable SDK components lead to supply chian risks in IoT and OT environments https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2022/11/22/vulnerable-sdk-components-lead-to-supply-chain-risks-in-iot-and-ot-environments/ Google Chrome Patches 0-Day https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html Hacking Smartwatches for Spear Phishing https://cybervelia.com/?p=1380

In Episode 309, Ben and Scott talk through some of the difficulties with the customer adoption and training aspects of Microsoft Teams, the GA of PowerShell 7.3 and some rough edges you might encounter with Azure PowerShell cmdlets, and then close with a discussion on cross-tenant migration for Exchange Online Read More