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Endpoint Security

Improving Connected Vehicle Cybersecurity

Jeremy Kirk  •  February 25, 2021

Connected vehicles are rife with cybersecurity risks. But Faye Francy of Auto-ISAC says automakers and suppliers are increasingly sharing critical information and strengthening supply chains.

Cryptocurrency Fraud

Not 'Above the Law' - Feds Target ICO Cryptocurrency Scams

Mathew J. Schwartz  •  February 25, 2021

Authorities have accused Serbia-based scammers of capitalizing on the "initial coin offering" bubble that began in 2017, bilking global cryptocurrency investors out of $70 million via Bitcoiin2Gen and other supposed coins and hiring actor Steven Seagal to endorse them.

Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks

Senate SolarWinds Hearing: 4 Key Issues Raised

Scott Ferguson  •  February 24, 2021

The Senate Intelligence Committee's hearing about the supply chain attack that affected SolarWinds and dozens of other companies and federal agencies answered some questions about what went wrong but also raised four key issues.

Endpoint Security

Cybersecurity Agencies Warn of Accellion Vulnerability Exploits

Doug Olenick  •  February 24, 2021

The cybersecurity agencies of five countries have issued a joint advisory warning that hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in the Accellion File Transfer Appliance to steal data and execute ransomware. Australia's Transport for New South Wales and Canada's Bombardier are the latest victims to be revealed.

Cybercrime

Russian Hacking Group Deploys IronPython Malware Loader

Akshaya Asokan  •  February 24, 2021

The Russian hacking group known as Turla is deploying a new IronPython-based malware loader called "IronNetInjector" as part of a new campaign, Palo Alto Networks' Unit42 reports. It comes with capabilities to obfuscate malware codes and encrypt and decrypt NET injector and payloads.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Updated Minebridge RAT Targets Security Researchers

Prajeet Nair  •  February 24, 2021

The operators behind the Minebridge remote-access Trojan have updated the malware, which is targeting security researchers by using a malicious payload disguised in an attached document, according to the security firm Zscaler.

3rd Party Risk Management

Senators Grill Cybersecurity Execs on SolarWinds Attack

Doug Olenick  •  February 23, 2021

The CEOs of SolarWinds, Microsoft, FireEye and CrowdStrike rolled out a series of cybersecurity recommendations to a U.S. Senate panel Tuesday while detailing how foreign actors gained access into their firms' systems as a result of the SolarWinds supply chain attack.

Application Security

Python Software Rushes to Tackle RCE Vulnerability

Prajeet Nair  •  February 23, 2021

The Python Software Foundation is issuing updates for Python 3.9.2 and 3.8.8 to address critical security vulnerabilities, including a remote code execution vulnerability that can be exploited to shut down systems.

Critical Infrastructure Security

Ukraine Blames Russia for DDoS Attack on Defense Websites

Prajeet Nair  •  February 23, 2021

The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine accuses Russia of turning Ukrainian government servers into a botnet for massive distributed denial-of-service attacks that then caused the servers to be blocked.

Cybercrime

Silver Sparrow Malware Infects 30,000 Macs

Doug Olenick  •  February 23, 2021

A previously undetected malware variant has infected almost 30,000 Apple Macs. So far, however, researchers have not seen the code, called Silver Sparrow, deliver any malicious payloads to these endpoints, according to a new report.

Governance & Risk Management

US Marine Corps Looks to Expand Insider Threat Program

Scott Ferguson  •  February 23, 2021

The U.S. Marine Corps looks to expand its insider threat program and seeks proposals to include activity monitoring technology on its enterprise and classified networks. The goal is to give the Marines greater ability to monitor network traffic and stop insiders from exposing data.

Anti-Phishing, DMARC

France Warns of Stolen Healthcare Credentials

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee  •  February 23, 2021

French authorities are warning the country's healthcare sector of the discovery of a glut of stolen credentials, apparently belonging to hospital workers, that were found for sale on the dark web. The alert comes amid a recent rise in ransomware attacks on hospitals and other healthcare entities.