TLDR InfoSec

TLDR INFORMATION SECURITY 2024-02-21

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01GENERAL

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EXPOSING ORGANIZATIONS TO RISK

The 7th annual Cloud-Native Security and Usage Report [6] identifies how customers globally are developing, using, and securing cloud-native applications and environments. The report is based on data from thousands of global accounts and millions of containers [5] scanned by Sysdig’s CNAPP [7]. Among other findings, the data reveals:

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02ATTACKS & VULNERABILITIES

DUSTING OFF OLD FINGERPRINTS: NSO GROUP’S UNKNOWN MMS HACK

ENEA, a Sweden-based telecom security firm, claims that it has reproduced a previously unknown hack disclosed by the NSO Group that uses an "MMS Fingerprint" attack. This term is new to the industry and was not present anywhere online except in the court case. The attack reveals the target device and OS version through an MMS sent to the device without user interaction, engagement, or message opening.

enea.com9 min read

SEIZED RANSOMWARE NETWORK LOCKBIT REWIRED TO EXPOSE HACKERS TO WORLD

Enforcers from the US and UK disrupted a ransomware group they say has targeted more than 2,000 victims and taken over $120 million in ransom payments. The NCA and FBI have come up with decryption strategies that they believe could help hundreds of victims globally regain access to systems that were attacked by LockBit.

theguardian.com2 min read

RECENT ZERO-DAY COULD IMPACT UP TO 97,000 MICROSOFT EXCHANGE SERVERS

Over 28,000 internet-facing Microsoft Exchange servers are vulnerable to a recent zero-day that enables pass-the-hash attacks. 68,000 additional servers are possibly vulnerable, totaling up to 97,000 possibly exploitable instances. The 9.8 CVSS privilege escalation flaw stems from Exchange 2019 lacking default NTLM relay protections.

securityweek.com3 min read

03STRATEGIES & TACTICS

CLOUD CRYPTOGRAPHY DEMYSTIFIED: AWS

A helpful breakdown of the various AWS cryptography services. The services are divided into client-side services, which run in a client’s application, and cryptography services that AWS manages, such as KMS. The post includes a summary of each option that breaks down when you might or might not use it.

blog.trailofbits.com7 min read

THE THREE TYPES OF REMEDIATION PLATFORMS

This post breaks down the different types of remediation platforms. The space is divided into remediation platforms, data platforms, and workflow builders. An emerging category of Code Fixer platforms proposes fixes for vulnerabilities.

latio.beehiiv.com4 min read

04LAUNCHES & TOOLS

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RECONIC

Reconic is a network scanning and discovery tool designed to empower cybersecurity professionals and bug hunters in mapping, analyzing, and securing digital infrastructures.

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MAGIKA

Magika is a novel AI-powered file type detection tool that relies on recent advancements in deep learning to provide accurate file type detection. Under the hood, Magika employs a custom, highly optimized Keras model that only weighs about 1MB that enables precise file identification within milliseconds, even when running on a single CPU.

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LIVING OFF THE FALSE POSITIVE

Living Off the False Positive (LoFP) is a new autogenerated collection sourced from popular rule sets. The data is categorized along with ATT&CK techniques, rule source, and data source. This repository can be used by red teams to blend in with false positives or blue teams to assess weak spots across their detections.

br0k3nlab.com2 min read

05MISCELLANEOUS

GOOGLE LAUNCHES AI CYBER DEFENSE TO IMPROVE CYBERSECURITY

Google has announced a new initiative aimed at fostering the use of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity. Google believes that AI is pivotal for digital security as it has the potential to provide defenders with a definitive advantage over attackers and upend the Defender’s Dilemma.

blog.google5 min read

KEEP YOUR PHONE NUMBER PRIVATE WITH SIGNAL USERNAMES

Signal has released the ability for users to sign up with usernames as a method of hiding their phone numbers. It has also hidden phone numbers by default, allowing users to connect without sharing phone numbers, and added controls to control phone number privacy.

signal.org4 min read