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ASCENSION DISCLOSES NEW DATA BREACH AFTER THIRD-PARTY HACKING INCIDENT

Ascension, one of the largest private healthcare systems in the US, is notifying patients that their data was stolen in a breach in December 2024. Ascension stated that the breach was caused by them inadvertently disclosing data to a business partner which the attacker then stole the data from via a vulnerability in third-party software used by the business partner. The disclosed data includes names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, race, gender, and Social Security numbers.

PWNING THE LADYBIRD BROWSER

Ladybird browser has a bug that allows use-after-free exploitation via a constructor and a malicious handler. Attackers can manipulate the argument buffer to trigger a heap-use-after-free condition, leaking object addresses and potentially achieving code execution by overwriting return pointers. Exploiting this bug involves crafting memory structures to control the renderer and executing malicious code, which requires careful data and pointer manipulation within the browser environment.

MY SIEM-AGNOSTIC CREATIVE PROCESS TO DETECTION ENGINEERING

This post describes a process for understanding a new data source and creating detections for malicious behaviors. The first steps involve reading the documentation to understand the service and brainstorming ideas for what a malicious user might do. Then, examine the logs to determine what is considered regular or anomalous behavior, often utilizing event counts. Finally, plan out what type of detection they will write, write the detection, and then test for success, failure, and edge cases.

HOW US DEFENSE SECRETARY HEGSETH CIRCUMVENTS THE OFFICIAL DOD COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

This post walks through the various communications equipment that has been available to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth since the Obama administration. Hegseth initially would shift his chair to the back of his office to get a better Wi-Fi signal to use the Signal app but later requested a direct line to the public internet be run to a personal computer at his desk with Signal and another app for sending text messages installed. Hegseth also has access to SecDef Cables, which is a communications center dedicated to the office of the Secretary of Defense.

TAG YOUR WAY IN: NEW PRIVILEGE ESCALATION TECHNIQUE IN GCP

A new privilege escalation technique in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) exploits IAM Conditions and tagBindings to elevate access for attackers with low-risk roles. By attaching specific tags to resources, attackers can bypass restrictions and gain elevated privileges without directly modifying IAM policies. Organizations should prioritize securing tag permissions to prevent this overlooked escalation path in GCP.

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