Back-channel attacks, where attackers send information using unusual and hard to spot communication channels, are not new. However, I think they're cool, if not a bit impractical. In this video, I cover the Fansmitter research from an Israeli University's Cyber Security team. I don't think this type of attack will affect you any time soon, but it's still a fascinating … [Read more...]
Cyber Criminals Get Sophisticated – Daily Security Byte EP. 254
Last week, Marc Laliberte talked about the total lack of network security that led to an $81 million dollar cyber bank heist. In today's video, I share new information about the malware used in the heist, and how it affects the threat landscape. Watch to learn more below. (Episode Runtime: 4:38) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFbETWfF5bg EPISODE … [Read more...]
Evasive Ponmocup Botnet – Daily Security Byte EP. 185
From an attacker's perspective, the best botnet is the one you've never heard of, since the authorities won't know what to take down. Using that measure, Ponmocup—a botnet recently detailed by the security group Fox-IT—is pretty successful, considering it has hung around over nine years and infected over 15 million victims. Watch today's episode for more on this elusive new … [Read more...]
Flash 0day Surfaces – Daily Security Byte EP.159
Adobe just released a new Flash update Tuesday, but researchers have already found sophisticated threat actors leveraging a new zero day Flash exploit in the wild. Trend Micro, one of our security partners, found the Pawn Storm attackers leveraging this new Flash exploit. Watch today's video to learn when the next patch will come out, and what to do in the meantime. UPDATE: … [Read more...]
SYNful Knock Pwns IOS – Daily Security Byte EP.143
Sophisticated attackers have injected malicious firmware into at least 14 Cisco routers in four continents. Watch today's quick video to learn more about this attack, and how you should validate your devices' firmware. (Episode Runtime: 2:07) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agcx4Xkv7Yw EPISODE REFERENCES: SYNful knock: Pwned Cisco routers - … [Read more...]
