Major BGP Leak, Codecov Attack, Lazarus APT, Discord Ransomware, & GEICO Breach – SWN #115
This week, Dr. Doug talks naughty vaccines, Air frying is not frying, BGP is leaking, Codecov, Lazarus, Google Alerts, Nitro Ransomware, & we're joined once more for expert commentary by Jason Wood!
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Doug White
Professor at Roger Williams University
- 1. Major BGP leak disrupts thousands of networks globally
- 2. Vulnerability Spotlight: Remote code execution vulnerabilities in Cosori smart air fryer
- 3. Hundreds of networks reportedly hacked in Codecov supply-chain attack
- 4. Google Alerts continues to be a hotbed of scams and malware
- 5. Lazarus APT conceals malicious code within BMP image to drop its RAT – Malwarebytes Labs
- 6. FBI hacks into hundreds of infected US servers (and disinfects them)
- 7. Auto Insurance Giant GEICO Discloses Data Breach
- 8. NitroRansomware Asks for $9.99 Discord Gift Codes, Steals Access Tokens
- 9. TALOS-2020-1217
Jason Wood
Security Researcher
- 1. China-linked hackers used Pulse Secure flaw to target U.S. defense industry – researchers"The Integrity Assurance utility can reportedly destroy forensic artifacts, so you should capture memory/disk images before running it to ensure you can conduct an investigation." - https://twitter.com/likethecoins/status/1384519104032354306 - Katie Nickels —— Advisory from Pulse Secure https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44784/ Their XML file disables the following features on the PCS appliance. - Windows File Share Browser - Pulse Secure Collaboration FireEye Blog https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2021/04/suspected-apt-actors-leverage-bypass-techniques-pulse-secure-zero-day.html
