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In Episode 262, Ben and Scott discuss a bug in one of the latest releases of Azure AD Connect and then talk about a new supported topology where you can synchronize accounts from on-premises to multiple Azure AD tenants. Sponsors Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you Read More

Log4j 2 Security Vulnerabilities Update Guide https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Log4j+2+Security+Vulnerabilities+Update+Guide/28188/ Microsoft Defender Log4j False Positives https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-defender-log4j-scanner-triggers-false-positive-alerts/ T-Mobile SIM Swapping Alerts https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/t-mobile-says-new-data-breach-caused-by-sim-swap-attacks/ Fisher Price Bluetooth Phone Privcy Flaw https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/audio-bugging-with-the-fisher-price-chatter-bluetooth-telephone/

Log4j Vulnerablity CVE-2021-44832 https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html#CVE-2021-44832 LotL Classifiers https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/LotL+Classifier+tests+for+shells+exfil+and+miners/28184/ LastPass Credential Stuffing https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lastpass-users-warned-their-master-passwords-are-compromised/

Attackers are Abusing MSBuild to Evade Defenses and Implant Cobalt Strike Beacons https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Attackers+are+abusing+MSBuild+to+evade+defenses+and+implant+Cobalt+Strike+beacons/28180/ Bypassing File Quarantine, Gatekeeper and Notarization Requirements https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x6A.html Spider-Miner: Trojanized Version of Spiderman No Way Home https://blog.reasonlabs.com/2021/12/23/spider-miner-with-great-power-comes-great-problems/

Log4j/Log4Shell and Cloud Internal Meta Data Services https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/log4shell+and+cloud+provider+internal+meta+data+services+IMDS/28168/ https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Defending+Cloud+IMDS+Against+log4shell+and+more/28170/ Log4j/Log4Shell Pushing Crypto Miner https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Example+of+how+attackers+are+trying+to+push+crypto+miners+via+Log4Shell/28172/ Microsoft Vulnerable and Malicious Driver Reporting Center https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/12/08/improve-kernel-security-with-the-new-microsoft-vulnerable-and-malicious-driver-reporting-center/ Azure Source Code Leak https://blog.wiz.io/azure-app-service-source-code-leak/

You can catch the podcast aired live every Sunday at 7pm 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/Merch:Want a Remnant Gamer Jersey of your own? Head to https://www.remnantgamers.com/copy-of-events and pick out the style that suits you best!You can Read More

Episode 1 of this podcast was published on April 20, 2017. We've been recording and publishing weekly for almost 5 years. In that time, we've had the opportunity to talk to you about everything from Office 365 (when it was still called that) to Azure IaaS and PaaS services. Our Read More

Forensics Challenge Solution https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/December+2021+Forensic+Contest+Answers+and+Analysis/28160/ CAB-less 40444 https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2021/12/21/attackers-test-cab-less-40444-exploit-in-a-dry-run/ Ellume COVID Home Test Weakness https://github.com/FSecureLABS/Ellume-COVID-Test_Research-Files

More Undetected PowerShell Droppers https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/More+Undetected+PowerShell+Dropper/28158/ Apache Patches https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html Auerswald COMpact Multiple Backdoors https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2021-007/-auerswald-compact-multiple-backdoors Vulnerabilities in Garrett Metal Detectors https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2021/12/vuln-spotlight-garrett-metal-detector.html#more

PowerPoint Atachments: Agent Tesla and Code Reuse in Malware https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/PowerPoint+attachments+Agent+Tesla+and+code+reuse+in+malware/28154/ VMWare Workspace ONE Patch / log4j status https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories.html Attacks Against Building Automation https://limessecurity.com/en/knxlock/

Disaster Recovery Automation Using Public DNS APIs https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/DR+Automation+Using+Public+DNS+APIs/28146/ Office 2021: VBA Project Version https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Office+2021+VBA+Project+Version/28150/ Log4j Updates https://www.blumira.com/analysis-log4shell-local-trigger/ https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html

How the "Contact Forms" Campaign Tricks People https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/How+the+Contact+Forms+campaign+tricks+people/28142/ Bluetooth Used to Extract WiFi Secrets https://arxiv.org/pdf/2112.05719.pdf Lenovo Privilege Escalation Vulnerability https://support.lenovo.com/cy/en/product_security/len-75210 https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/12/15/technical-advisory-lenovo-imcontroller-local-privilege-escalation-cve-2021-3922-cve-2021-3969/ Log4j Updates https://github.com/cisagov/log4j-affected-db https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/PSR/SAP+Security+Patch+Day+-+December+2021 https://twitter.com/sans_isc/status/1471611522694717445

In Episode 260, Ben and Scott talk about how to get started with KQL, or Kusto Query Language across a number of Azure and Microsoft 365 services, including Azure Monitor, Azure Data Explorer, the Azure Resources Graph, and the Microsoft 365 audit log. Sponsors Intelligink - We focus on the Read More

Undetected Powershell Backdoor https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Simple+but+Undetected+PowerShell+Backdoor/28138/ Adobe Security Updates https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html Remote Deserialization Bug in Microsoft RDP Client Through Smart Card Extension https://thalium.github.io/blog/posts/deserialization-bug-through-rdp-smart-card-extension/ Webkit Bug Exploitable in PS4 https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/12/new-ps4-homebrew-exploit-points-to-similar-ps5-hacks-to-come/

Microsoft Patches https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Microsoft+December+2021+Patch+Tuesday/28132/ Log4j Updates https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Log4j+2150+and+previously+suggested+mitigations+may+not+be+enough/28134/ Log4j Scanner https://github.com/dtact/divd-2021-00038--log4j-scanner Apple Updates https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222

Log4Shell Becoming Part of the Day to Day Grind https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Log4Shell+exploited+to+implant+coin+miners/28124/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC2PZB5D3Ys Google Chrome Update https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html Malicious PyPi Packages https://medium.com/ochrona/3-new-malicious-packages-found-on-pypi-a6bbb14b5e2

Remote Code Execution in log4j2 https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/RCE+in+log4j+Log4Shell+or+how+things+can+get+bad+quickly/28120/ Log4j Zero Day https://www.lunasec.io/docs/blog/log4j-zero-day/ Log4j2/Log4Shell Followup: What we see and how to defend and how to access our data https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Log4j+Log4Shell+Followup+What+we+see+and+how+to+defend+and+how+to+access+our+data/28122/ Log4Shell Vendor Bulletins https://gist.github.com/SwitHak/b66db3a06c2955a9cb71a8718970c592

Phishing Direct Messages via Discord https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Phishing+Direct+Messages+via+Discord/28114/ Vulnerable Microtik Routers https://eclypsium.com/2021/12/09/when-honey-bees-become-murder-hornets/ log4j RCE 0-day https://www.lunasec.io/docs/blog/log4j-zero-day/ Sonicwall SMA 100 Patch https://www.sonicwall.com/support/product-notification/product-security-notice-sma-100-series-vulnerability-patches-q4-2021/211201154715443/

In Episode 259, Ben and Scott discuss some of the latest announcements involving Azure AD, including new security features in Microsoft Authenticator and a new capability that allows Azure AD to issue Kerberos tickets which allows for SMB file shares in Azure Files to be accessed without line of sight Read More

December 2021 Forensic Challenge https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/December+2021+Forensic+Challenge/28108/ Microsoft and GitHub OAuth Implementation Vulnerabilities Lead to Redirection Attacks https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/cloud-security/microsoft-and-github-oauth-implementation-vulnerabilities-lead-redirection Android Patch Day https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-12-01?hl=en