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Patches, APT Gangs, and Sony Wikileaks- WSWiR Episode 148

April 17, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

Want to know what went on this week in the InfoSec world? Well then, check out my weekly security news recap video. This week I cover a ton of software security patches, news of China’s DDoS and man-in-the-middle tool, and the latest drama in the Sony breach saga. Press play to learn more, and enjoy your weekend.

(Episode Runtime: 13:25)

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBeOUz40tws

EPISODE REFERENCES:

  • Monday: China’s Great Cannon – Daily Security Byte EP.65
    • Citizen Lab researchers uncover China’s Great Cannon – CitizenLab
    • Ars Technica on the Great Cannon – Ars Technica
    • Motherboard covers China’s Great Cannon – MotherBoard
  • Tuesday: Patches, Patches Everywhere- Daily Security Byte EP.66
    • Consolidated alert covering Microsoft’s April Patch Day – WatchGuard Blog
    • Adobe’s Patch Day
      • Flash security bulletin – Adobe
      • ColdFusion security bulletin – Adobe
      • Flex security bulletin – Adobe
    • Oracle’s Critical Patch Update (CPU) for April – Oracle
    • Google fixes dozens of Chrome vulnerabilities – ThreatPost
  • Wednesday: APT Spy vs. Spy – Daily Security Byte EP.67
    • Kaspersky’s report on Naikon vs Hellsing – Securelist
    • Article on the rival APT gangs – Ars Technica
  • Thursday: Wikileaks Spread Sony Dirt – Daily Security Byte EP.68
    • Wikileaks creates searchable database of stolen Sony files – The Seattle Times
    • Sony condemns Wikileaks for leak – Reuters
    • Sony breach investigators interviewed on 60 minutes – TechTarget
  • Friday: Match.com InfoSec Fail – Daily Security Byte EP.69
    • Reporter demonstrates clear text login for Match.com – Ars Technica
    • Twitter users tips Ars reporter to the issue – Twitter
    • Not sure how long the issue has gone on – Twitter
    • Netflix to default to HTTPS – Ars Technica

 

EXTRAS:

  • Security researcher yanked from a plane by FBI after making a hacking joke – Network World
    • CNN’s article on the incident – CNN
  • Oracle Quarterly Patch Day; 98 flaws fixed – Oracle
  • Decade long Chinese cyber espionage campaign (APT 30( [PDF] – FireEye
  • Cylance finds an new SMB weakness – Reuters
  • Schneier really things IoT security is a disaster – Network World
  • Web app attacks, PoS malware, and cyber espionage lead the threat landscape – Computer World
  • Five out of six companies targeted by cyber attacks – Computer Weekly
  • Voting machines are hackable again (no surprise) – The Guardian
  • The latest airplanes are hackable story – Reuters
  • 90% of security events are user based – Computer World
  • Punkey: New PoS malware – Betanews
  • 0day exploits sold on the Dark Web (old news) – Wired
  • Google not paying back a customer for cyber fraud – The Register
  • Google moving ads to HTTPS too – TechCrunch
  • Evasive new banking malware – PC Advisor
  • Sounds like CSI:Cyber is still bad – Gizmodo
  • Kaspersky can decrypt CoinVault ransomware – Extremetech
  • MineCraft DoS vulnerability – Ubergizmo
  • DEA buying suspect off-the-shelf malware – Gizmodo
  • Simda botnet takedown! – Ars Technica
  • White House pushing for crypto backdoor – TechDirt
  • Small Banks targeted by cyber attackers – Third Certainty
  • Verizon says mobile threats are overblown – Engadget

— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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