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Attackers Are Signing Malware With Valid Certificates
There used to be a time when malware signed with a legitimate certificate was the mark of a sophisticated, nation-state-backed attacker. Now anyone can have signed malware.
Google Stored Some G Suite Passwords in Plain Text
Some Google G Suite customers' passwords were stored in plain text on the company's network since 2005.
Firefox Now Blocks Cryptominers and Fingerprinters
In Firefox 67, Mozilla has moved to block cryptominers and browser fingerprinters, which track users across the web.
Security Basics Prove Highly Effective at Stopping Account Takeovers
New Google research on account takeovers found that basic account hygiene can defeat the vast majority of attacks.
Stack Overflow Updates Breach Advisory With More Details
Kudos to Stack Overflow, for promptly notifying users as soon as it identified a breach and posting an update with more details as it learns them.
Code Repository Companies Pledge to Share Attack Data
Atlassian, GitHub, and GitLab pledged to continue the information sharing relationship they started while investigating the origins of the recent ransomware incident which affected BitBucket, GitHub, and GitLab users.
Attackers Are Hiding By Tampering With Encrypted Web Traffic
Attackers are increasing their use of "cipher stunting," a technique that randomizes their SSL/TLS signatures, to obscure the malicious web traffic and make it harder to detect.
Google Warns of Flaw in Some Titan Security Keys
A weakness in the Bluetooth pairing protocol in some Titan keys can leave them open to hijacking.
Decipher Podcast: Daniel Gruss
Dennis Fisher talks with Daniel Gruss of TU Graz about the Zombiload attack on Intel processors.
Intel, Tech Giants Release Updates to Fix New Chip Flaws
Like the earlier Meltdown and Spectre class of bugs, the new side-channel attacks ZombieLoad, RIDL, and Fallout take advantage of weaknesses in the processor's speculative execution feature to harvest secrets from system memory.
Microsoft Patches Legacy Windows to Prevent Worms
End-of-life doesn’t mean no longer a threat. Microsoft decided to release security updates for no longer supported Windows 2003 and Windows XP systems to fix a bug that could be exploited by a worm.
WhatsApp Flaw Used in Targeted, Not Widespread, Attacks
A WhatsApp vulnerability has reportedly been used in highly targeted attacks to install spyware on victims' phones.
Decipher Podcast: Alex Pinto
Alex Pinto from Verizon Enterprise joins Dennis Fisher to break down the 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report.
Digging Deep into the Verizon DBIR
The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report isn’t just full of interesting data breach statistics; it also offers enterprise defenders valuable insights on the kind of real-world threats they should be worrying about.
Deciphering Swordfish and Three Days of the Condor
Dennis Fisher, Zoe Lindsey, and Pete Baker wade into the jumbled mess of Swordfish and then emerge into the sunlight of Three Days of the Condor.