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. You may submit questions and comments via our contact form at https://isc.sans.edu/contact.html .
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ISC StormCast for Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
Securing and Optimizing Networks Using pfSense Traffic Shaper to Combat Bufferbloat https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Securing+and+Optimizing+Networks+Using+pfSense+Traffic+Shaper+Limiters+to+Combat+Bufferbloat/27102/ Apple to Proxy Safe Browsing Requests https://twitter.com/othermaciej/status/1359736220809531393 Power Outages and Some Network Outages as a Result https://downdetector.com Phone Scam Success Rates https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/02/15/lost-money-to-phone-scams/ https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2021/02/12/sms-tax-scam-unmasked-bogus-but-believable-dont-fall-for-it/
ISC StormCast for Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
Securing and Optimizing Networks Using pfSense Traffic Shaper to Combat Bufferbloat https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Securing+and+Optimizing+Networks+Using+pfSense+Traffic+Shaper+Limiters+to+Combat+Bufferbloat/27102/ Apple to Proxy Safe Browsing Requests https://twitter.com/othermaciej/status/1359736220809531393 Power Outages and Some Network Outages as a Result https://downdetector.com Phone Scam Success Rates https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/02/15/lost-money-to-phone-scams/ https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2021/02/12/sms-tax-scam-unmasked-bogus-but-believable-dont-fall-for-it/
ISC StormCast for Monday, February 15th, 2021
AgentTesla Dropped Through Automatic Click in Microsoft Help File https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/AgentTesla+Dropped+Through+Automatic+Click+in+Microsoft+Help+File/27092/ Telegram used to Defraud Delivery Serivces https://thefintechtimes.com/sift-finds-new-telegram-fraud-exploiting-increasing-use-of-food-delivery-services/ Singtel Suffers Zero-DAy Cyberattack https://threatpost.com/singtel-zero-day-cyberattack/163938/ Vulnerabilities in Mobile Health Apps https://approov.io/download/all-that-we-let-in_hacking-mhealth-apps-and-apis.pdf Bloomberg Supermicro Story https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2021-supermicro/ https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/12/supermicro_bloomberg_spying/
ISC StormCast for Monday, February 15th, 2021
AgentTesla Dropped Through Automatic Click in Microsoft Help File https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/AgentTesla+Dropped+Through+Automatic+Click+in+Microsoft+Help+File/27092/ Telegram used to Defraud Delivery Serivces https://thefintechtimes.com/sift-finds-new-telegram-fraud-exploiting-increasing-use-of-food-delivery-services/ Singtel Suffers Zero-DAy Cyberattack https://threatpost.com/singtel-zero-day-cyberattack/163938/ Vulnerabilities in Mobile Health Apps https://approov.io/download/all-that-we-let-in_hacking-mhealth-apps-and-apis.pdf Bloomberg Supermicro Story https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2021-supermicro/ https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/12/supermicro_bloomberg_spying/
ISC StormCast for Friday, February 12th, 2021
Agent Tesla Hidden in Historical Anti-Malware Tool https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Agent+Tesla+hidden+in+a+historical+antimalware+tool/27088/ McAfee Total Protection Vulnerabilities https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/oracle/webcenter/page/scopedMD/s55728c97_466d_4ddb_952d_05484ea932c6/Page29.jspx Intel Patches https://blogs.intel.com/technology/2021/02/ipas-security-advisories-for-february-2021 Discord Used to Distribute Malware https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/discord-cdn-popular-choice-hosting-malicious-payloads
ISC StormCast for Friday, February 12th, 2021
Agent Tesla Hidden in Historical Anti-Malware Tool https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Agent+Tesla+hidden+in+a+historical+antimalware+tool/27088/ McAfee Total Protection Vulnerabilities https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/oracle/webcenter/page/scopedMD/s55728c97_466d_4ddb_952d_05484ea932c6/Page29.jspx Intel Patches https://blogs.intel.com/technology/2021/02/ipas-security-advisories-for-february-2021 Discord Used to Distribute Malware https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/discord-cdn-popular-choice-hosting-malicious-payloads
ISC StormCast for Thursday, February 11th, 2021
Phishing Message to the ISC Handlers E-Mail Distro https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Phishing+message+to+the+ISC+handlers+email+distro/27082/ Google Phishing Statistics https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/workspace/how-gmail-helps-users-avoid-email-scams Adobe Security Updates https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html Apple Sudo Patch https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212177 Number:Jack ISN Generation Weaknesses https://www.forescout.com/company/resources/numberjack-weak-isn-generation-in-embedded-tcpip-stacks/
ISC StormCast for Thursday, February 11th, 2021
Phishing Message to the ISC Handlers E-Mail Distro https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Phishing+message+to+the+ISC+handlers+email+distro/27082/ Google Phishing Statistics https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/workspace/how-gmail-helps-users-avoid-email-scams Adobe Security Updates https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html Apple Sudo Patch https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212177 Number:Jack ISN Generation Weaknesses https://www.forescout.com/company/resources/numberjack-weak-isn-generation-in-embedded-tcpip-stacks/
ISC StormCast for Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
Microsoft Patch Tuesday https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Microsoft+February+2021+Patch+Tuesday/27080/ https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/09/microsoft_patch_tuesday/ Dependency Confusion https://medium.com/@alex.birsan/dependency-confusion-4a5d60fec610 https://azure.microsoft.com/mediahandler/files/resourcefiles/3-ways-to-mitigate-risk-using-private-package-feeds/3%20Ways%20to%20Mitigate%20Risk%20When%20Using%20Private%20Package%20Feeds%20-%20v1.0.pdf
ISC StormCast for Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
Microsoft Patch Tuesday https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Microsoft+February+2021+Patch+Tuesday/27080/ https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/09/microsoft_patch_tuesday/ Dependency Confusion https://medium.com/@alex.birsan/dependency-confusion-4a5d60fec610 https://azure.microsoft.com/mediahandler/files/resourcefiles/3-ways-to-mitigate-risk-using-private-package-feeds/3%20Ways%20to%20Mitigate%20Risk%20When%20Using%20Private%20Package%20Feeds%20-%20v1.0.pdf
ISC StormCast for Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
Tshark and Malware Analysis https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Quickie+tshark+Malware+Analysis/27076/ Barcode Scanner Going Bad https://blog.malwarebytes.com/android/2021/02/barcode-scanner-app-on-google-play-infects-10-million-users-with-one-update/ Morse Code Obfuscation https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-phishing-attack-uses-morse-code-to-hide-malicious-urls/ Firefox Update https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-06/ Water Treatment Facility Compromised https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-florida/hackers-broke-into-florida-towns-water-treatment-plant-attempted-to-poison-supply-sheriff-says-idUSKBN2A82FV
ISC StormCast for Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
Tshark and Malware Analysis https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Quickie+tshark+Malware+Analysis/27076/ Barcode Scanner Going Bad https://blog.malwarebytes.com/android/2021/02/barcode-scanner-app-on-google-play-infects-10-million-users-with-one-update/ Morse Code Obfuscation https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-phishing-attack-uses-morse-code-to-hide-malicious-urls/ Firefox Update https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-06/ Water Treatment Facility Compromised https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-florida/hackers-broke-into-florida-towns-water-treatment-plant-attempted-to-poison-supply-sheriff-says-idUSKBN2A82FV
ISC StormCast for Monday, February 8th, 2021
VBA Macro Trying to Alter the Application Menus https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/VBA+Macro+Trying+to+Alter+the+Application+Menus/27068/ The Great Suspender Going Malicious https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-kills-the-great-suspender-heres-what-you-should-do-next/ https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues/1263 Google Chrome Zero Day https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_4.html Plex Media SSDP Amplication DDoS https://www.netscout.com/blog/asert/plex-media-ssdp-pmssdp-reflectionamplification-ddos-attack
ISC StormCast for Monday, February 8th, 2021
VBA Macro Trying to Alter the Application Menus https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/VBA+Macro+Trying+to+Alter+the+Application+Menus/27068/ The Great Suspender Going Malicious https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-kills-the-great-suspender-heres-what-you-should-do-next/ https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues/1263 Google Chrome Zero Day https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_4.html Plex Media SSDP Amplication DDoS https://www.netscout.com/blog/asert/plex-media-ssdp-pmssdp-reflectionamplification-ddos-attack
ISC StormCast for Friday, February 5th, 2021
Abusing Google Chrome Extension Syncing For Data Exfiltration and C&C https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Abusing+Google+Chrome+extension+syncing+for+data+exfiltration+and+CC/27066/ Microsoft Defender ATP Google Chrome False Positive https://twitter.com/itquartz/status/1356940218138509312 Social Engineering Attacks against Security Researchers Used IE 0 day https://enki.co.kr/blog/2021/02/04/ie_0day.html# https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacking-group-also-used-an-ie-zero-day-against-security-researchers/