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Breaches, hacks, and security incidents

Five hacks linked to the DPRK: The US, South Korea, and Japan have linked [=
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five 2024 crypto-heists to North Korean hackers. This includes DMM Bitcoin=
($308mil), WazirX ($235mil), Upbit ($50mil), Radiant Capital ($50mil), and=
Rain Management ($16mil).

Synnovius attack fallout: The UK NHS says that a ransomware attack on lab s=
ervice provider Synnovis last year has had an impact on the health of sever=
al patients, including permanent long-term damage in at least two cases. [A=
dditional coverage in Bloomberg [https://news.risky.biz/r/56dc8ee2?m=3D1a80=
b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]]

Fico blames Ukraine for cyberattack: Slovakia's PM Robert Fico has blamed U=
kraine for a ransomware attack that crippled its cadastre agency earlier th=
is year. As local media [https://news.risky.biz/r/f2602e70?m=3D1a80b145-9ce=
5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] puts it, Fico, who is a known Putin fanboy and a =
pro-Kremlin propaganda mouthpiece, has cited no evidence.

Luxembourg DDoS attacks: Pro-Kremlin "hacktivists" have launched a series o=
f DDoS attacks against Luxembourg government websites. [Additional coverage=
in the Luxembourg Times [https://news.risky.biz/r/d9539e19?m=3D1a80b145-9c=
e5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]]

PoE2 hacks: A threat actor has hacked the admin account of the Path of Exil=
e 2 game, reset user passwords, and stole valuable in-game items from dozen=
s of user accounts. [Additional coverage in 404 Media [https://news.risky.b=
iz/r/7cda5a8c?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]]

CFIUS hack: Silk Typhoon, the Chinese hacking group that breached the US Tr=
easury OFAC bureau, also breached the Committee on Foreign Investment in th=
e US (CFIUS), the US government office that reviews foreign investments for=
national security risks. [Additional coverage in CNN [https://news.risky.b=
iz/r/490b8307?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]]

Roseltorg hack: Pro-Ukrainian hackers have breached Roseltorg, Russia's mai=
n electronic trading platform for government and corporate procurement. [Ad=
ditional coverage in The Record [https://news.risky.biz/r/9d0b1873?m=3D1a80=
b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]]

Orange Finance crypto-heist: Cryptocurrency platform Orange Finance has los=
t $830,000 [https://news.risky.biz/r/f97dc080?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c=
57050db16ff] worth of assets after a leak of one of its private keys.

STIIIZY data breach: Cannabis store STIIIZY has disclosed a data breach [ht=
tps://news.risky.biz/r/dc180bb7?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]. =
The incident took place in November last year via a vendor of point-of-sale=
processing services.

Unacast breach: Location data tracking company Unacast has confirmed a secu=
rity breach of its Gravy Analytics service [https://news.risky.biz/r/7ecadb=
41?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]. [Additional coverage in NRK [=
https://news.risky.biz/r/fce88932?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]=
]

Nominet breach: British domain registrar Nominet has disclosed a security b=
reach. The incident appears to be linked to a recent wave of attacks agains=
t Ivanti VPN devices. [Additional coverage in TechCrunch [https://news.risk=
y.biz/r/184beb1a?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]]

Scholastic breach: A threat actor has allegedly hacked and stolen the data =
of 8 million customers from book publishing company Scholastic. [Additional=
coverage in The Daily Dot [https://news.risky.biz/r/345642d8?m=3D1a80b145-=
9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]]

Telefonica breach: Spanish telco Telefonica has confirmed [https://news.ris=
ky.biz/r/a8665d9a?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] that data from =
an internal ticketing system was leaked online.


General tech and privacy

Microsoft to force-install new Outlook client: Microsoft will force-install=
[https://news.risky.biz/r/fc6ab38d?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16f=
f] a new Outlook email client on both Windows 10 and Windows 11 on February=
11 and January 28, respectively.

> "Currently, there isn't a way to block the new Outlook from being install=
ed - if you prefer not to have new Outlook show up on your organization's d=
evices, you can remove it after it's installed as part of the update."

Texas sues Allstate over privacy: The Texas OAG has sued [https://news.risk=
y.biz/r/47365765?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] insurance compan=
y Allstate for "unlawfully collecting, using, and selling data about the lo=
cation and movement of Texans' cell phones through secretly embedded softwa=
re in mobile apps."

VKontakte passes YouTube: After Russian officials throttled YouTube traffic=
, VKontakte has finally passed YouTube in Russian traffic rankings for the =
first time. [Additional coverage in RBC [https://news.risky.biz/r/4ec30dd8?=
m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]]

DJI gives the middle finger to US: Facing an impeding ban in the US, Chines=
e drone maker DJI has removed firmware restrictions [https://news.risky.biz=
/r/b2dd78cb?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] preventing its drones=
from entering no-fly zones.

Meta blocks competitor: After going full-MAGA last week, Meta is now blocki=
ng links to Pixelfed [https://news.risky.biz/r/097e570d?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-4=
07e-b496-c57050db16ff], an Instagram competitor. How very non-anticompetiti=
ve and non-monopoly.

Meta to stop penalizing misinformation: Meta has taken down a system that c=
an identify viral hoaxes on its platform and has updated its algorithms to =
stop penalizing misinformation. [Additional coverage in Platformer [https:/=
/news.risky.biz/r/18743287?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]]

Musk meddles in another election: After Elon Musk showed public support for=
German far-right party AfD, the visibility of AfD tweets on Twitter explod=
ed [https://news.risky.biz/r/8dc16925?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db1=
6ff], while all other German parties fell into oblivion. This mirrors simil=
ar pattern observed [https://news.risky.biz/r/bf9f42f6?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-40=
7e-b496-c57050db16ff] ahead of the US presidential election, where tweets f=
rom Republicans had views stats in the billions while tweets from Democrats=
were in the low millions.

Google still dominates Chromium work: According to a Google blog post [http=
s://news.risky.biz/r/037f2e80?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], it=
s engineers still account for roughly 94% of all code commits to the Chromi=
um open-source web browser project. In the meantime, the Linux Foundation h=
as announced [https://news.risky.biz/r/de8940ff?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496=
-c57050db16ff] an initiative to support open-source projects that adopt the=
browser.

Chrome 132: Google has released version 132 of its Chrome browser. See here=
for=C2=A0security patches [https://news.risky.biz/r/8e8f9922?m=3D1a80b145-=
9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] and=C2=A0webdev-related changes [https://news.=
risky.biz/r/06783dd1?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]. The biggest=
changes in this release include a new way to edit the Chrome toolbar, the =
ability to share Chrome passwords via a QR code, and a security update that=
sandboxes Chrome's Network Service on Windows.


Government, politics, and policy

New RuNet disconnection test: Russian officials have carried out a new test=
[https://news.risky.biz/r/244c229d?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16f=
f] to disconnect the Russian RuNet from the main internet.

UN spyware meeting: The UN Security Council held its first-ever meeting [ht=
tps://news.risky.biz/r/5a3fa366?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] o=
n the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware.

UK proposes ransomware ban: The UK government has put forward a proposal [h=
ttps://news.risky.biz/r/87ca9ee1?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] =
to ban public government bodies from making ransomware payments. The ban is=
an expansion of the current ban on payments by government agencies and wil=
l apply to schools, hospitals, local councils, and critical infrastructure =
operators.

US mulling Salt Typhoon response: The US government is looking into what ki=
nd of response or sanctions it should take against a private Chinese compan=
y it believes is behind the Salt Typhoon APT and the attacks against US tel=
cos. [Additional coverage in WaPo [https://news.risky.biz/r/5ed7aa2a?m=3D1a=
80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]]

New chip export controls: The White House has introduced new export control=
rules for AI models and chips as part of its economic war with China. [Add=
itional coverage in CyberScoop [https://news.risky.biz/r/4c6fe388?m=3D1a80b=
145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]]

IMSI catcher at DNC convention: WIRED [https://news.risky.biz/r/1d148fdf?m=
=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] reports that an IMSI catcher devic=
e was discovered at the 2024 DNC convention in Chicago last year.

> "Initial tests conducted during the DNC revealed no conclusive evidence o=
f cell-site simulator activity. However, months later, EFF technologists re=
analyzed the raw data using improved detection methods."

CISA AI playbook: CISA has published a playbook [https://news.risky.biz/r/6=
a375fbd?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] for how companies should =
work together to deal with AI-related cybersecurity incidents and vulnerabi=
lities.

CISA performance report: CISA claimed it recorded progress across its effor=
ts to decrease critical infrastructure organizations' exposure to actively =
exploited CVEs and cut remediation times, according to its annual performan=
ce report [https://news.risky.biz/r/7811c127?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c5=
7050db16ff]. [Additional coverage in CybersecurityDive [https://news.risky.=
biz/r/3c973f02?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]]


Risky Business Podcasts

Brian A. Coleman, Senior Director for Insider Risk, Information Security, a=
nd Digital Forensics at Pfizer, talks to us about how his security team is =
experimenting with AI to improve their insider risk detection systems. The =
system Brian and his team put together can detect sensitive information or =
documents handled by unauthorized accounts, but can also spot documents mov=
ing around and ending up where they shouldn't be - either by accident, mali=
ce, or as a result of a security breach.



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Arrests, cybercrime, and threat intel

PlugX takedown: The DOJ has confirmed [https://news.risky.biz/r/2391841b?m=
=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] that the FBI used Sekoia's data [h=
ttps://news.risky.biz/r/9db79fd3?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] =
and control over a PlugX command-and-control server [https://news.risky.biz=
/r/a7d40baf?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] to disinfect systems =
across the US after a similar operation took place in France with the help =
of French law enforcement. Sekoia has volunteered to help law enforcement t=
ake down the botnet and it's nice to see that some people took them on thei=
r offer.

Base station smishers detained in Thailand: Thai officials have detained tw=
o Chinese nationals for driving around Bangkok, posing as tour guides, and =
using a base station to blast SMS spam to nearby phones. This is the second=
group caught doing this after initial arrests this past November. [Additio=
nal coverage in Khaosod [https://news.risky.biz/r/ddc02b44?m=3D1a80b145-9ce=
5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]]

Deepfake group detained: Hong Kong officials have detained a group of 31 su=
spects for allegedly using deepfake technology to defraud victims across So=
utheast Asia via romance and investment scams. [Additional coverage in The =
Star [https://news.risky.biz/r/52b527aa?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050d=
b16ff]]

Blender/Sinbad admins charged: The US Justice Department has charged three =
Russian nationals [https://news.risky.biz/r/952867a6?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e=
-b496-c57050db16ff] for operating the Blender and Sinbad cryptocurrency mix=
ing services.

Barcelona's spyware hub: After a first Haaretz report [https://news.risky.b=
iz/r/a4319d06?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] last month, TechCru=
nch [https://news.risky.biz/r/d5fc4d2f?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db=
16ff] also looks at how Barcelona has become a hub for spyware companies ov=
er the past year.

CrowdStrike alert: Security firm CrowdStrike says it detected a phishing ca=
mpaign [https://news.risky.biz/r/032b67b8?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c5705=
0db16ff] using its name to lure victims into infecting themselves with a cr=
yptominer.

Chinese malware network: DomainTools' security team has published a report =
[https://news.risky.biz/r/eeef14d8?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff=
] covering a threat actor involved in the delivery of malware to Chinese-sp=
eaking audiences.

IntelBroker profile: Threat intel company KELA has published a profile on I=
ntelBroker [https://news.risky.biz/r/7647ed2c?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c=
57050db16ff], a notorious data broker active on the BreachForums undergroun=
d data trading hub.

BIScience profile: Security researcher Wladimir Palant has published a prof=
ile on BIScience [https://news.risky.biz/r/effa47fe?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-=
b496-c57050db16ff], a "data broker that owns multiple extensions in the Chr=
ome Web Store (CWS) that collect clickstream data under false pretenses."

Huione Guarantee: Elliptic has published a profile on Huione Guarantee [htt=
ps://news.risky.biz/r/876bdf52?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], a=
Telegram-based marketplace serving fraudsters and online scam compounds ac=
ross Southeast Asia.

Fasthttp abuse: Security firm SpearTip has detected threat actors abusing t=
he Fasthttp library [https://news.risky.biz/r/874f607c?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-40=
7e-b496-c57050db16ff] to carry out and manage brute-force attacks on Micros=
oft 365 infrastructure.

Codefinger: A threat actor tracked as Codefinger [https://news.risky.biz/r/=
271ce634?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] is breaking into AWS S3 =
buckets and encrypting user data as part of a wide-ranging data extortion c=
ampaign against companies running unsecured infrastructure.

FunkSec: Check Point has published a report on FunkSec [https://news.risky.=
biz/r/b598926d?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], a ransomware grou=
p that launched in late 2024 and has already listed over 85 victims on its =
leak site.


Malware technical reports

WP3.XYZ: Security firm c/side has published an analysis of WP3.XYZ [https:/=
/news.risky.biz/r/1e5fcc01?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], a pie=
ce of JS malware they found deployed on over 5,000 WordPress sites.

AIRASHI: QiAnXin has published a report on AIRASHI [https://news.risky.biz/=
r/fa50524e?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], a huge DDOS botnet th=
at was used to attack Steam during the launch of the Black Myth Wukong vide=
o game last year.

Mikro Typo: Infoblox has discovered a botnet named Mikro Typo [https://news=
=2Erisky.biz/r/fbb6d741?m=3D1a80b145-9ce=
5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] comprised o=
f over 13,000 compromised MikroTik devices and 20,000 domains involved in s=
ending spoofed emails.


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nce of hack and leak operations. They didn't really affect the recent US pr=
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APTs, cyber-espionage, and info-ops

APT28/UAC-0063: Sekoia looks at an APT campaign [https://news.risky.biz/r/5=
67358a9?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] targeting Central Asia, i=
ncluding Kazakhstan, and its diplomatic and economic relations with Asian a=
nd Western countries.

> "We assess it is possible that this campaign was conducted by a Russia-ne=
xus intrusion set, UAC-0063, sharing overlaps with APT28."

Sticky Werewolf: Russian security firm FACCT says [https://news.risky.biz/r=
/c039e70f?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] it discovered new Stick=
y Werewolf campaigns targeting Russian entities. The company previously lin=
ked the group to Ukraine.

NICKEL TAPESTRY: SecureWorks has linked some of the North Korean IT worker =
groups to known artifacts of an APT it tracks as NICKEL TAPESTRY [https://n=
ews.risky.biz/r/391b21b8?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff].

RedCurl: Huntress has published new details and IOCs from a RedCurl APT cam=
paign [https://news.risky.biz/r/45f42d90?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050=
db16ff] that targeted Canada over the past two years.

Reward for Flax Typhoon-linked company: The US State Department has put up =
a $10 million reward [https://news.risky.biz/r/71e0f618?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-4=
07e-b496-c57050db16ff] for additional information on Beijing-based cybersec=
urity company Integrity Technology Group. US officials claim the company is=
behind the Flax Typhoon APT group.

Pro-Kremlin disinformation: Researchers have found pro-Kremlin disinformati=
on campaigns [https://news.risky.biz/r/218e19d3?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496=
-c57050db16ff] targeting Croatia ahead of its presidential election. The pr=
o-Kremlin candidate won. There's also another Russian disinfo group [https:=
//news.risky.biz/r/50a53b7e?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] targe=
ting Poland's upcoming election. EU officials believe more elections will l=
ikely be canceled [https://news.risky.biz/r/80238fa5?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e=
-b496-c57050db16ff] in the future because of foreign meddling and disinform=
ation campaigns.

Iranian Cyber Units Organizational Structure: Iranian threat intel analyst =
Nariman Gharib has published [https://news.risky.biz/r/433edb03?m=3D1a80b14=
5-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] a chart detailing the structure of Iran's cy=
ber and cyber-electronics units.


Vulnerabilities, security research, and bug bounty

Patch Tuesday: Yesterday was the January 2025 Patch Tuesday. We had securit=
y updates from Adobe [https://news.risky.biz/r/44cf5f6b?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-4=
07e-b496-c57050db16ff], Microsoft [https://news.risky.biz/r/eed2deff?m=3D1a=
80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], Chrome [https://news.risky.biz/r/b6d3b=
0dd?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], SAP [https://news.risky.biz/=
r/d4c9066d?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], Ivanti [https://news.=
risky.biz/r/ed9645e7?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], Fortinet [h=
ttps://news.risky.biz/r/c03dfe71?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff],=
Cisco [https://news.risky.biz/r/90f33fd6?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c5705=
0db16ff], NVIDIA [https://news.risky.biz/r/d8886b3d?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-=
b496-c57050db16ff], Schneider Electric [https://news.risky.biz/r/79e96dab?m=
=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff],=C2=A0Siemens [https://news.risky.=
biz/r/dd2d6fe5?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], Moxa [https://new=
s.risky.biz/r/e1e5c1a3?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], Zyxel [ht=
tps://news.risky.biz/r/5276a46b?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], =
Zoom [https://news.risky.biz/r/003e4aad?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050d=
b16ff], Rsync [https://news.risky.biz/r/80a0feba?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b49=
6-c57050db16ff], and Veeam [https://news.risky.biz/r/151790ba?m=3D1a80b145-=
9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]. The=C2=A0Android Project [https://news.risky.=
biz/r/ea43679c?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], Firefox [https://=
news.risky.biz/r/e19b5b0f?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], Kubern=
etes [https://news.risky.biz/r/952bc5a6?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050d=
b16ff], Splunk [https://news.risky.biz/r/20bb00b5?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b4=
96-c57050db16ff], SonicWall [https://news.risky.biz/r/4e0145b4?m=3D1a80b145=
-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], ASUS [https://news.risky.biz/r/2bdced64?m=3D=
1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], SimpleHelp [https://news.risky.biz/r=
/3dabd9d7?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], and GitLab [https://ne=
ws.risky.biz/r/51ac455d?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] released =
security updates last week as well.

Microsoft Patch Tuesday: This month, Microsoft patched 159 vulnerabilities =
[https://news.risky.biz/r/193535d9?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff=
], including three actively exploited zero-days.

* CVE-2025-21333 [https://news.risky.biz/r/04067d16?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e=
-b496-c57050db16ff], CVE-2025-21334 [https://news.risky.biz/r/458d67e6?m=3D=
1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], CVE-2025-21335 [https://news.risky.b=
iz/r/abcdb157?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] - All three are des=
cribed as a Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP elevation of privileg=
e vulnerability.

Fortinet zero-day: Arctic Wolf says [https://news.risky.biz/r/6d583ca0?m=3D=
1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] threat actors are using a new Fortine=
t zero-day to mass compromise of Fortinet FortiGate firewalls. Tracked as C=
VE-2024-55591, the zero-day is an authentication bypass exploited via the f=
irewall's Node.js websocket module. A patch [https://news.risky.biz/r/d7df9=
baa?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] is now available.

Aviatrix exploitation: Cloud security firm Wiz has detected active exploita=
tion [https://news.risky.biz/r/2b6ad620?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050d=
b16ff] of an Aviatrix Controller unauthenticated RCE vulnerability (CVE-202=
4-50603 [https://news.risky.biz/r/36974f77?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c570=
50db16ff]) that was initially disclosed last week. The flaw is being used t=
o gain access to AWS customer backends.

Apple SIP bypass: Microsoft security researcher Jonathan Bar Or has publish=
ed details about a new SIP bypass [https://news.risky.biz/r/4c841d6d?m=3D1a=
80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] impacting macOS. It's the third bypass =
the researcher has found in macOS over the past years.

Sign in with Google hijack: TruffleSecurity's Dylan Ayrey has found a way [=
https://news.risky.biz/r/d954ae8b?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]=
to abuse the "Sign in with Google" feature and access data from failed com=
panies. The idea is to re-register expired domains for failed companies, st=
and up a Google Workspace for that domain, and use the domain and the new G=
oogle mail address to access data from the failed company's leftover online=
infrastructure. This includes stuff like Zoom, HR systems, Slack channels,=
and more.

Facebook ad platform hack: Two bug hunters have found a vulnerability that =
allowed them to pivot from Facebook's ad platform to the company's internal=
server network. Meta awarded the two $100,000 for their work. [Additional =
coverage in TechCrunch [https://news.risky.biz/r/cd740b84?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5=
-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]]

BlinkenCity research: Positive Security has published details about Blinken=
City, a technique that uses rogue radio signals to shut down renewable powe=
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VPN tunneling vulnerabilities: Two KU Leuven academics have discovered that=
over four million VPN servers and home routers can be abused to re-route m=
alicious traffic and carry out DoS attacks via modified tunneling packets. =
[Additional coverage in Top10VPN [https://news.risky.biz/r/65889146?m=3D1a8=
0b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]/Full research paper PDF [https://news.ri=
sky.biz/r/5694e0a9?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff]]

> "The discovered hosts also facilitate new Denial-of-service (DoS) attacks=
=2E Two new DoS attacks amplify traffic=
: one concentrates traffic in time, an=
d another loops packets between vulnerable hosts, resulting in an amplifica=
tion factor of at least 16 and 75, respectively. Additionally, we present a=
n Economic Denial of Sustainability (EDoS) attack, where the outgoing bandw=
idth of a host is drained. Finally, we discuss countermeasures and hope our=
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Infosec industry

Threat/trend reports: The Cyber Threat Alliance [https://news.risky.biz/r/9=
a3e61d2?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], IANS Research+Artico Sea=
rch [https://news.risky.biz/r/e1b834d3?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db=
16ff], Ukraine's SCPC [https://news.risky.biz/r/a122cb18?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-=
407e-b496-c57050db16ff], and the US NMFTA [https://news.risky.biz/r/a520f00=
c?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] have published reports and summ=
aries covering various infosec trends and industry threats.

Tool update=E2=80=94HIBP: The Have I Been Pwned portal is now indexing [htt=
ps://news.risky.biz/r/6f6509b8?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] le=
aked or public stealer logs.

New tool=E2=80=94raink: Security firm BishopFox has released raink [https:/=
/news.risky.biz/r/b988205d?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff], a too=
l to help researchers solve ranking problems that are otherwise difficult f=
or LLMs to process.

New tool=E2=80=94What is this Stealer: The MalBeacon team has released What=
is this Stealer [https://news.risky.biz/r/f5e77cae?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-=
b496-c57050db16ff], a GitHub repo containing formats used by infostealer ma=
lware, designed to allow security researchers to easily identify infections=
=2E

New tool=E2=80=94Sunder: Security researcher Cole Houston has released Sund=
er [https://news.risky.biz/r/1e273eb0?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db1=
6ff], a Windows rootkit modeled after the Lazarus Group's FudModule rootkit=
=2E

New tool=E2=80=94EarlyCascade: Security researcher Abdallah Elsharif has re=
leased a PoC [https://news.risky.biz/r/d8581643?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496=
-c57050db16ff] for the EarlyCascade [https://news.risky.biz/r/40556158?m=3D=
1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff] process injection technique.

ShmooCon 2025 streams: Live streams from the last ShmooCon security confere=
nce, which took place last week, are available on YouTube [https://news.ris=
ky.biz/r/83df127c?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff].


Risky Business Podcasts

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ck; width: 100%; margin: 3em 0; padding: 0; height: 1px; border: 0; border-=
top: 1px solid #e5eff5;"><h3 id=3D"breaches-hacks-and-security-incidents" s=
tyle=3D"margin-top: 0; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &#39=
;Segoe UI&#39;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &#39;Apple Color Emoj=
i&#39;, &#39;Segoe UI Emoji&#39;, &#39;Segoe UI Symbol&#39;; line-height: 1=
=2E11em; font-weight: 700; text-renderi=
ng: optimizeLegibility; margin: 1.5em=20=
0 0.5em 0; font-size: 26px;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 800;">Breaches, =
hacks, and security incidents</strong></h3><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0;=
line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Five hacks linked=
to the DPRK:</strong> The US, South Korea, and Japan <a href=3D"https://ne=
ws.risky.biz/r/53f82dae?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"=
overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" targe=
t=3D"_blank">have linked</a> five 2024 crypto-heists to North Korean hacker=
s. This includes DMM Bitcoin ($308mil), WazirX ($235mil), Upbit ($50mil), R=
adiant Capital ($50mil), and Rain Management ($16mil).</p><p style=3D"margi=
n: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Sy=
nnovius attack fallout:</strong> The UK NHS says that a ransomware attack o=
n lab service provider Synnovis last year has had an impact on the health o=
f several patients, including permanent long-term damage in at least two ca=
ses. [<em>Additional coverage in </em><a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/5=
6dc8ee2?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: a=
nywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank"><em=
>Bloomberg</em></a>]</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em=
;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Fico blames Ukraine for cyberattack:=
</strong> Slovakia&#39;s PM Robert Fico has blamed Ukraine for a ransomware=
attack that crippled its cadastre agency earlier this year. As <a href=3D"=
https://news.risky.biz/r/f2602e70?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff"=
style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underli=
ne;" target=3D"_blank">local media</a> puts it, Fico, who is a known Putin =
fanboy and a pro-Kremlin propaganda mouthpiece, has cited no evidence.</p><=
p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-=
weight: 700;">Luxembourg DDoS attacks:</strong> Pro-Kremlin &quot;hacktivis=
ts&quot; have launched a series of DDoS attacks against Luxembourg governme=
nt websites. [<em>Additional coverage in the </em><a href=3D"https://news.r=
isky.biz/r/d9539e19?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"over=
flow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D=
"_blank"><em>Luxembourg Times</em></a>]</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0;=
line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">PoE2 hacks:</stro=
ng> A threat actor has hacked the admin account of the Path of Exile 2 game=
, reset user passwords, and stole valuable in-game items from dozens of use=
r accounts. [<em>Additional coverage in </em><a href=3D"https://news.risky.=
biz/r/7cda5a8c?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-=
wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_bla=
nk"><em>404 Media</em></a>]</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height=
: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">CFIUS hack:</strong> Silk Typ=
hoon, the Chinese hacking group that breached the US Treasury OFAC bureau, =
also breached the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS), the US=
government office that reviews foreign investments for national security r=
isks. [<em>Additional coverage in </em><a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/=
490b8307?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: =
anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank"><e=
m>CNN</em></a>]</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><s=
trong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Roseltorg hack:</strong> Pro-Ukrainian ha=
ckers have breached Roseltorg, Russia&#39;s main electronic trading platfor=
m for government and corporate procurement. [<em>Additional coverage in </e=
m><a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/9d0b1873?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-=
c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decora=
tion: underline;" target=3D"_blank"><em>The Record</em></a>]</p><p style=3D=
"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 70=
0;">Orange Finance crypto-heist:</strong> Cryptocurrency platform Orange Fi=
nance has <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/f97dc080?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-40=
7e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; tex=
t-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">lost $830,000</a> worth of asse=
ts after a leak of one of its private keys.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5e=
m 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">STIIIZY data =
breach:</strong> Cannabis store STIIIZY has disclosed a <a href=3D"https://=
news.risky.biz/r/dc180bb7?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=
=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" t=
arget=3D"_blank">data breach</a>. The incident took place in November last =
year via a vendor of point-of-sale processing services.</p><p style=3D"marg=
in: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">U=
nacast breach:</strong> Location data tracking company Unacast has confirme=
d a security breach of its <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/7ecadb41?m=
=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; =
color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">Gravy Analyt=
ics service</a>. [<em>Additional coverage in </em><a href=3D"https://news.r=
isky.biz/r/fce88932?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"over=
flow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D=
"_blank"><em>NRK</em></a>]</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height:=
1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Nominet breach:</strong> Briti=
sh domain registrar Nominet has disclosed a security breach. The incident a=
ppears to be linked to a recent wave of attacks against Ivanti VPN devices.=
[<em>Additional coverage in </em><a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/184be=
b1a?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywh=
ere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank"><em>Tec=
hCrunch</em></a>]</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;">=
<strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Scholastic breach:</strong> A threat ac=
tor has allegedly hacked and stolen the data of 8 million customers from bo=
ok publishing company Scholastic. [<em>Additional coverage in </em><a href=
=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/345642d8?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db1=
6ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: und=
erline;" target=3D"_blank"><em>The Daily Dot</em></a>]</p><p style=3D"margi=
n: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Te=
lefonica breach:</strong> Spanish telco Telefonica has <a href=3D"https://n=
ews.risky.biz/r/a8665d9a?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D=
"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" targ=
et=3D"_blank">confirmed</a> that data from an internal ticketing system was=
leaked online.</p><div class=3D"kg-card kg-image-card" style=3D"margin: 0 =
0 1.5em; padding: 0;"><img src=3D"https://news.risky.biz/content/images/202=
5/01/Telefonica.png" class=3D"kg-image" alt loading=3D"lazy" width=3D"600" =
height=3D"313" style=3D"border: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; max-=
width: 100%; display: block; margin: 0 auto; height: auto; width: auto;"></=
div><h3 id=3D"general-tech-and-privacy" style=3D"margin-top: 0; font-family=
: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &#39;Segoe UI&#39;, Roboto, Helvetica,=
Arial, sans-serif, &#39;Apple Color Emoji&#39;, &#39;Segoe UI Emoji&#39;, =
&#39;Segoe UI Symbol&#39;; line-height: 1.11em; font-weight: 700; text-rend=
ering: optimizeLegibility; margin: 1.5em 0 0.5em 0; font-size: 26px;"><stro=
ng style=3D"font-weight: 800;">General tech and privacy</strong></h3><p sty=
le=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weigh=
t: 700;">Microsoft to force-install new Outlook client:</strong> Microsoft =
will <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/fc6ab38d?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b4=
96-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-dec=
oration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">force-install</a> a new Outlook emai=
l client on both Windows 10 and Windows 11 on February 11 and January 28, r=
espectively.</p><blockquote style=3D"margin: 0; padding: 0; border-left: #7=
27272 2px solid; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.6em; let=
ter-spacing: -0.2px;"><p style=3D"line-height: 1.6em; margin: 2em 25px; fon=
t-size: 1em; padding: 0;"><em>&quot;Currently, there isn&#39;t a way to blo=
ck the new Outlook from being installed - if you prefer not to have new Out=
look show up on your organization&#39;s devices, you can remove it after it=
&#39;s installed as part of the update.&quot;</em></p></blockquote><p style=
=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight:=
700;">Texas sues Allstate over privacy:</strong> The Texas OAG has <a href=
=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/47365765?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db1=
6ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: und=
erline;" target=3D"_blank">sued</a> insurance company Allstate for &quot;<e=
m>unlawfully collecting, using, and selling data about the location and mov=
ement of Texans&#39; cell phones through secretly embedded software in mobi=
le apps</em>.&quot;</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;=
"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">VKontakte passes YouTube:</strong> Af=
ter Russian officials throttled YouTube traffic, VKontakte has finally pass=
ed YouTube in Russian traffic rankings for the first time. [<em>Additional =
coverage in </em><a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/4ec30dd8?m=3D1a80b145-=
9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #7272=
72; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank"><em>RBC</em></a>]</p><di=
v class=3D"kg-card kg-image-card" style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em; padding: 0;">=
<img src=3D"https://news.risky.biz/content/images/2025/01/Kevin.png" class=
=3D"kg-image" alt loading=3D"lazy" width=3D"594" height=3D"284" style=3D"bo=
rder: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; max-width: 100%; display: bloc=
k; margin: 0 auto; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 =
0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">DJI giv=
es the middle finger to US:</strong> Facing an impeding ban in the US, Chin=
ese drone maker DJI has <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/b2dd78cb?m=3D1a=
80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color=
: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">removed firmware =
restrictions</a> preventing its drones from entering no-fly zones.</p><div =
class=3D"kg-card kg-image-card" style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em; padding: 0;"><i=
mg src=3D"https://news.risky.biz/content/images/2025/01/Matt.png" class=3D"=
kg-image" alt loading=3D"lazy" width=3D"596" height=3D"215" style=3D"border=
: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; max-width: 100%; display: block; m=
argin: 0 auto; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.=
5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Meta blocks=
competitor:</strong> After going full-MAGA last week, Meta is now <a href=
=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/097e570d?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db1=
6ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: und=
erline;" target=3D"_blank">blocking links to Pixelfed</a>, an Instagram com=
petitor. How very non-anticompetitive and non-monopoly.</p><p style=3D"marg=
in: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">M=
eta to stop penalizing misinformation:</strong> Meta has taken down a syste=
m that can identify viral hoaxes on its platform and has updated its algori=
thms to stop penalizing misinformation. [<em>Additional coverage in </em><a=
href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/18743287?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c570=
50db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration=
: underline;" target=3D"_blank"><em>Platformer</em></a>]</p><p style=3D"mar=
gin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">=
Musk meddles in another election:</strong> After Elon Musk showed public su=
pport for German far-right party AfD, the visibility of AfD tweets on Twitt=
er <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/8dc16925?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496=
-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decor=
ation: underline;" target=3D"_blank">exploded</a>, while all other German p=
arties fell into oblivion. This mirrors <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r=
/bf9f42f6?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" rel=3D"noreferrer" styl=
e=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" =
target=3D"_blank">similar pattern observed</a> ahead of the US presidential=
election, where tweets from Republicans had views stats in the billions wh=
ile tweets from Democrats were in the low millions.</p><div class=3D"kg-car=
d kg-image-card" style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em; padding: 0;"><img src=3D"https=
://news.risky.biz/content/images/2025/01/Curd.png" class=3D"kg-image" alt l=
oading=3D"lazy" width=3D"595" height=3D"478" style=3D"border: none; -ms-int=
erpolation-mode: bicubic; max-width: 100%; display: block; margin: 0 auto; =
height: auto; width: auto;"></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-hei=
ght: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Google still dominates Chr=
omium work:</strong> According to a <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/037=
f2e80?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: any=
where; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">Googl=
e blog post</a>, its engineers still account for roughly 94% of all code co=
mmits to the Chromium open-source web browser project. In the meantime, the=
Linux Foundation has <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/de8940ff?m=3D1a80=
b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: =
#727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">announced</a> an in=
itiative to support open-source projects that adopt the browser.</p><div cl=
ass=3D"kg-card kg-image-card" style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em; padding: 0;"><img=
src=3D"https://news.risky.biz/content/images/2025/01/Chromium.png" class=
=3D"kg-image" alt loading=3D"lazy" width=3D"600" height=3D"369" style=3D"bo=
rder: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; max-width: 100%; display: bloc=
k; margin: 0 auto; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 =
0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Chrome =
132:</strong> Google has released version 132 of its Chrome browser. See he=
re for&#xA0;<a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/8e8f9922?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-=
407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; t=
ext-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">security patches</a> and&#xA0=
;<a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/06783dd1?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c=
57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decorat=
ion: underline;" target=3D"_blank">webdev-related changes</a>. The biggest =
changes in this release include a new way to edit the Chrome toolbar, the a=
bility to share Chrome passwords via a QR code, and a security update that =
sandboxes Chrome&#39;s Network Service on Windows.</p><div class=3D"kg-card=
kg-image-card" style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em; padding: 0;"><img src=3D"https:=
//news.risky.biz/content/images/2025/01/Chrome.webp" class=3D"kg-image" alt=
loading=3D"lazy" width=3D"600" height=3D"338" style=3D"border: none; -ms-i=
nterpolation-mode: bicubic; max-width: 100%; display: block; margin: 0 auto=
; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><h3 id=3D"government-politics-and-polic=
y" style=3D"margin-top: 0; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, =
&#39;Segoe UI&#39;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &#39;Apple Color =
Emoji&#39;, &#39;Segoe UI Emoji&#39;, &#39;Segoe UI Symbol&#39;; line-heigh=
t: 1.11em; font-weight: 700; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; margin: 1.=
5em 0 0.5em 0; font-size: 26px;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 800;">Govern=
ment, politics, and policy</strong></h3><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; li=
ne-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">New RuNet disconnect=
ion test:</strong> Russian officials have carried out a <a href=3D"https://=
news.risky.biz/r/244c229d?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=
=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" t=
arget=3D"_blank">new test</a> to disconnect the Russian RuNet from the main=
internet.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong=
style=3D"font-weight: 700;">UN spyware meeting:</strong> The UN Security C=
ouncil held its <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/5a3fa366?m=3D1a80b145-9=
ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #72727=
2; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">first-ever meeting</a> on=
the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware.</p><p style=3D"margin:=
0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">UK p=
roposes ransomware ban:</strong> The UK government has <a href=3D"https://n=
ews.risky.biz/r/87ca9ee1?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D=
"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" targ=
et=3D"_blank">put forward a proposal</a> to ban public government bodies fr=
om making ransomware payments. The ban is an expansion of the current ban o=
n payments by government agencies and will apply to schools, hospitals, loc=
al councils, and critical infrastructure operators.</p><p style=3D"margin: =
0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">US mu=
lling Salt Typhoon response:</strong> The US government is looking into wha=
t kind of response or sanctions it should take against a private Chinese co=
mpany it believes is behind the Salt Typhoon APT and the attacks against US=
telcos. [<em>Additional coverage in </em><a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz=
/r/5ed7aa2a?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wra=
p: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank"=
><em>WaPo</em></a>]</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;=
"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">New chip export controls:</strong> Th=
e White House has introduced new export control rules for AI models and chi=
ps as part of its economic war with China. [<em>Additional coverage in </em=
><a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/4c6fe388?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c=
57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decorat=
ion: underline;" target=3D"_blank"><em>CyberScoop</em></a>]</p><p style=3D"=
margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700=
;">IMSI catcher at DNC convention:</strong> <a href=3D"https://news.risky.b=
iz/r/1d148fdf?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-w=
rap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blan=
k"><em>WIRED</em></a> reports that an IMSI catcher device was discovered at=
the 2024 DNC convention in Chicago last year.</p><blockquote style=3D"marg=
in: 0; padding: 0; border-left: #727272 2px solid; font-size: 17px; font-we=
ight: 500; line-height: 1.6em; letter-spacing: -0.2px;"><p style=3D"line-he=
ight: 1.6em; margin: 2em 25px; font-size: 1em; padding: 0;"><em>&quot;Initi=
al tests conducted during the DNC revealed no conclusive evidence of cell-s=
ite simulator activity. However, months later, EFF technologists reanalyzed=
the raw data using improved detection methods.&quot;</em></p></blockquote>=
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font=
-weight: 700;">CISA AI playbook:</strong> CISA has <a href=3D"https://news.=
risky.biz/r/6a375fbd?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"ove=
rflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=
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eight: 700;">CISA performance report:</strong> CISA claimed it recorded pro=
gress across its efforts to decrease critical infrastructure organizations&=
#39; exposure to actively exploited CVEs and cut remediation times, accordi=
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02?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhe=
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rsecurityDive</em></a>]</p><div class=3D"kg-card kg-image-card" style=3D"ma=
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eman, Senior Director for Insider Risk, Information Security, and Digital F=
orensics at Pfizer, talks to us about how his security team is experimentin=
g with AI to improve their insider risk detection systems. The system Brian=
and his team put together can detect sensitive information or documents ha=
ndled by unauthorized accounts, but can also spot documents moving around a=
nd ending up where they shouldn&#39;t be - either by accident, malice, or a=
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target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">https://risky.biz=
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ercrime, and threat intel</strong></h3><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; lin=
e-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">PlugX takedown:</stro=
ng> The DOJ has <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/2391841b?m=3D1a80b145-9=
ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #72727=
2; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">confirmed</a> that the FB=
I used <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/9db79fd3?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-=
b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-d=
ecoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">Sekoia&#39;s data</a> and <a href=
=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/a7d40baf?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db1=
6ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: und=
erline;" target=3D"_blank">control over a PlugX command-and-control server<=
/a> to disinfect systems across the US after a similar operation took place=
in France with the help of French law enforcement. Sekoia has volunteered =
to help law enforcement take down the botnet and it&#39;s nice to see that =
some people took them on their offer.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; l=
ine-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Base station smishe=
rs detained in Thailand:</strong> Thai officials have detained two Chinese =
nationals for driving around Bangkok, posing as tour guides, and using a ba=
se station to blast SMS spam to nearby phones. This is the second group cau=
ght doing this after initial arrests this past November. [<em>Additional co=
verage in </em><a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/ddc02b44?m=3D1a80b145-9c=
e5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272=
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p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-=
weight: 700;">Deepfake group detained:</strong> Hong Kong officials have de=
tained a group of 31 suspects for allegedly using deepfake technology to de=
fraud victims across Southeast Asia via romance and investment scams. [<em>=
Additional coverage in </em><a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/52b527aa?m=
=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; =
color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank"><em>The Star=
</em></a>]</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong=
style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Blender/Sinbad admins charged:</strong> The US=
Justice Department has <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/952867a6?m=3D1a=
80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color=
: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">charged three Rus=
sian nationals</a> for operating the Blender and Sinbad cryptocurrency mixi=
ng services.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><stro=
ng style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Barcelona&#39;s spyware hub:</strong> After =
a first <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/a4319d06?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e=
-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-=
decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">Haaretz report</a> last month, <a=
href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/d5fc4d2f?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c570=
50db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration=
: underline;" target=3D"_blank">TechCrunch</a> also looks at how Barcelona =
has become a hub for spyware companies over the past year.</p><p style=3D"m=
argin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;=
">CrowdStrike alert:</strong> Security firm CrowdStrike says it detected a =
<a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/032b67b8?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c5=
7050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decorati=
on: underline;" target=3D"_blank">phishing campaign</a> using its name to l=
ure victims into infecting themselves with a cryptominer.</p><p style=3D"ma=
rgin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;"=
>Chinese malware network: </strong>DomainTools&#39; security team has publi=
shed a <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/eeef14d8?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-=
b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-d=
ecoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">report</a> covering a threat actor=
involved in the delivery of malware to Chinese-speaking audiences.</p><p s=
tyle=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-wei=
ght: 700;">IntelBroker profile:</strong> Threat intel company KELA has publ=
ished a profile on <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/7647ed2c?m=3D1a80b14=
5-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #72=
7272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">IntelBroker</a>, a not=
orious data broker active on the BreachForums underground data trading hub.=
</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"=
font-weight: 700;">BIScience profile:</strong> Security researcher Wladimir=
Palant has published a profile on <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/effa=
47fe?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anyw=
here; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">BIScie=
nce</a>, a &quot;<em>data broker that owns multiple extensions in the Chrom=
e Web Store (CWS) that collect clickstream data under false pretenses</em>.=
&quot;</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong sty=
le=3D"font-weight: 700;">Huione Guarantee:</strong> Elliptic has published =
a profile on <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/876bdf52?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5=
-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; =
text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">Huione Guarantee</a>, a Tele=
gram-based marketplace serving fraudsters and online scam compounds across =
Southeast Asia.</p><div class=3D"kg-card kg-image-card" style=3D"margin: 0 =
0 1.5em; padding: 0;"><img src=3D"https://news.risky.biz/content/images/202=
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ht=3D"404" style=3D"border: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; max-widt=
h: 100%; display: block; margin: 0 auto; height: auto; width: auto;"></div>=
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font=
-weight: 700;">Fasthttp abuse:</strong> Security firm SpearTip has detected=
threat actors <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/874f607c?m=3D1a80b145-9c=
e5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272=
; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">abusing the Fasthttp libra=
ry</a> to carry out and manage brute-force attacks on Microsoft 365 infrast=
ructure.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong s=
tyle=3D"font-weight: 700;">Codefinger:</strong> A threat actor tracked as <=
a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/271ce634?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57=
050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoratio=
n: underline;" target=3D"_blank">Codefinger</a> is breaking into AWS S3 buc=
kets and encrypting user data as part of a wide-ranging data extortion camp=
aign against companies running unsecured infrastructure.</p><p style=3D"mar=
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FunkSec:</strong> Check Point has published a report on <a href=3D"https://=
news.risky.biz/r/b598926d?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=
=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" t=
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and has already listed over 85 victims on its leak site.</p><div class=3D"=
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ight: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">WP3.XYZ:</strong> Securit=
y firm c/side has published an analysis of <a href=3D"https://news.risky.bi=
z/r/1e5fcc01?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wr=
ap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank=
">WP3.XYZ</a>, a piece of JS malware they found deployed on over 5,000 Word=
Press sites.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><stro=
ng style=3D"font-weight: 700;">AIRASHI:</strong> QiAnXin has published a re=
port on <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/fa50524e?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e=
-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-=
decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">AIRASHI</a>, a huge DDOS botnet t=
hat was used to attack Steam during the launch of the Black Myth Wukong vid=
eo game last year.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"=
><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Mikro Typo:</strong> Infoblox has disc=
overed a botnet named <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/fbb6d741?m=3D1a80=
b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: =
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rised of over 13,000 compromised MikroTik devices and 20,000 domains involv=
ed in sending spoofed emails.</p><div class=3D"kg-card kg-image-card" style=
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m></strong></h3><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><em>I=
n this podcast, Tom Uren and Adam Boileau talk about the continued importan=
ce of hack and leak operations. They didn&#39;t really affect the recent US=
presidential election, but they are still a powerful tool for vested inter=
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ong> Sekoia looks at an <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/567358a9?m=3D1a=
80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color=
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sess it is possible that this campaign was conducted by a Russia-nexus intr=
usion set, UAC-0063, sharing overlaps with APT28.&quot;</em></p></blockquot=
e><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"fo=
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"https://news.risky.biz/r/c039e70f?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff=
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ine;" target=3D"_blank">FACCT says</a> it discovered new Sticky Werewolf ca=
mpaigns targeting Russian entities. The company previously linked the group=
to Ukraine.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><stro=
ng style=3D"font-weight: 700;">NICKEL TAPESTRY:</strong> SecureWorks has li=
nked some of the North Korean IT worker groups to known artifacts of an APT=
it tracks as <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/391b21b8?m=3D1a80b145-9ce=
5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272;=
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style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-we=
ight: 700;">RedCurl:</strong> Huntress has published new details and IOCs f=
rom a <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/45f42d90?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b=
496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-de=
coration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">RedCurl APT campaign</a> that targe=
ted Canada over the past two years.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; lin=
e-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Reward for Flax Typho=
on-linked company: </strong>The US State Department has put up a <a href=3D=
"https://news.risky.biz/r/71e0f618?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff=
" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underl=
ine;" target=3D"_blank">$10 million reward</a> for additional information o=
n Beijing-based cybersecurity company Integrity Technology Group. US offici=
als claim the company is behind the Flax Typhoon APT group.</p><p style=3D"=
margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700=
;">Pro-Kremlin disinformation: </strong>Researchers have found <a href=3D"h=
ttps://news.risky.biz/r/218e19d3?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" =
style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underlin=
e;" target=3D"_blank">pro-Kremlin disinformation campaigns</a> targeting Cr=
oatia ahead of its presidential election. The pro-Kremlin candidate won. Th=
ere&#39;s also <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/50a53b7e?m=3D1a80b145-9c=
e5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272=
; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">another Russian disinfo gr=
oup</a> targeting Poland&#39;s upcoming election. EU officials believe more=
elections <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/80238fa5?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-4=
07e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; te=
xt-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">will likely be canceled</a> in=
the future because of foreign meddling and disinformation campaigns.</p><p=
style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-w=
eight: 700;">Iranian Cyber Units Organizational Structure:</strong> Iranian=
threat intel analyst Nariman Gharib has <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/=
r/433edb03?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap=
: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">=
published</a> a chart detailing the structure of Iran&#39;s cyber and cyber=
-electronics units.</p><div class=3D"kg-card kg-image-card" style=3D"margin=
: 0 0 1.5em; padding: 0;"><img src=3D"https://news.risky.biz/content/images=
/2025/01/Iran.png" class=3D"kg-image" alt loading=3D"lazy" width=3D"600" he=
ight=3D"478" style=3D"border: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; max-wi=
dth: 100%; display: block; margin: 0 auto; height: auto; width: auto;"></di=
v><h3 id=3D"vulnerabilities-security-research-and-bug-bounty" style=3D"marg=
in-top: 0; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &#39;Segoe UI&#3=
9;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &#39;Apple Color Emoji&#39;, &#39=
;Segoe UI Emoji&#39;, &#39;Segoe UI Symbol&#39;; line-height: 1.11em; font-=
weight: 700; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; margin: 1.5em 0 0.5em 0; f=
ont-size: 26px;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 800;">Vulnerabilities, secur=
ity research, and bug bounty</strong></h3><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; =
line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Patch Tuesday:</st=
rong> Yesterday was the January 2025 Patch Tuesday. We had security updates=
from <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/44cf5f6b?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b=
496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-de=
coration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">Adobe</a>, <a href=3D"https://news.=
risky.biz/r/eed2deff?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"ove=
rflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=
=3D"_blank">Microsoft</a>, <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/b6d3b0dd?m=
=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; =
color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">Chrome</a>, =
<a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/d4c9066d?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c5=
7050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decorati=
on: underline;" target=3D"_blank">SAP</a>, <a href=3D"https://news.risky.bi=
z/r/ed9645e7?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wr=
ap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank=
">Ivanti</a>, <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/c03dfe71?m=3D1a80b145-9ce=
5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272;=
text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">Fortinet</a>, <a href=3D"ht=
tps://news.risky.biz/r/90f33fd6?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" s=
tyle=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline=
;" target=3D"_blank">Cisco</a>, <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/d8886b3=
d?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywher=
e; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">NVIDIA</a=
>, <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/79e96dab?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496=
-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decor=
ation: underline;" target=3D"_blank">Schneider Electric</a>,&#xA0;<a href=
=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/dd2d6fe5?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db1=
6ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: und=
erline;" target=3D"_blank">Siemens</a>, <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r=
/e1e5c1a3?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap:=
anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">M=
oxa</a>, <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/5276a46b?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407=
e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text=
-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">Zyxel</a>, <a href=3D"https://ne=
ws.risky.biz/r/003e4aad?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"=
overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" targe=
t=3D"_blank">Zoom</a>, <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/80a0feba?m=3D1a8=
0b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color:=
#727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">Rsync</a>, and <a =
href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/151790ba?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c5705=
0db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration:=
underline;" target=3D"_blank">Veeam</a>. The&#xA0;<a href=3D"https://news.=
risky.biz/r/ea43679c?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"ove=
rflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=
=3D"_blank">Android Project</a>, <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/e19b5b=
0f?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhe=
re; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">Firefox<=
/a>, <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/952bc5a6?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b4=
96-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-dec=
oration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">Kubernetes</a>, <a href=3D"https://n=
ews.risky.biz/r/20bb00b5?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D=
"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" targ=
et=3D"_blank">Splunk</a>, <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/4e0145b4?m=3D=
1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; col=
or: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">SonicWall</a>, =
<a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/2bdced64?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c5=
7050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decorati=
on: underline;" target=3D"_blank">ASUS</a>, <a href=3D"https://news.risky.b=
iz/r/3dabd9d7?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-w=
rap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blan=
k">SimpleHelp</a>, and <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/51ac455d?m=3D1a8=
0b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color:=
#727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">GitLab</a> release=
d security updates last week as well.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; l=
ine-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Microsoft Patch Tue=
sday:</strong> This month, Microsoft patched <a href=3D"https://news.risky.=
biz/r/193535d9?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-=
wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_bla=
nk">159 vulnerabilities</a>, including three actively exploited zero-days.<=
/p><ul style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em; padding-left: 1.3e=
m; padding-right: 1.5em; list-style: disc; max-width: 100%;"><li style=3D"m=
argin: 0.5em 0; padding-left: 0.3em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href=3D"https:=
//news.risky.biz/r/04067d16?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=
=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" t=
arget=3D"_blank">CVE-2025-21333</a>, <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/45=
8d67e6?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: an=
ywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">CVE-=
2025-21334</a>, <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/abcdb157?m=3D1a80b145-9=
ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #72727=
2; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">CVE-2025-21335</a> - All =
three are described as a Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP elevatio=
n of privilege vulnerability.</li></ul><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; lin=
e-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Fortinet zero-day:</s=
trong> <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/6d583ca0?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-=
b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-d=
ecoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">Arctic Wolf says</a> threat actors=
are using a new Fortinet zero-day to mass compromise of Fortinet FortiGate=
firewalls. Tracked as CVE-2024-55591, the zero-day is an authentication by=
pass exploited via the firewall&#39;s Node.js websocket module. A <a href=
=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/d7df9baa?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db1=
6ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: und=
erline;" target=3D"_blank">patch</a> is now available.</p><p style=3D"margi=
n: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Av=
iatrix exploitation:</strong> Cloud security firm Wiz has detected <a href=
=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/2b6ad620?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db1=
6ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: und=
erline;" target=3D"_blank">active exploitation</a> of an Aviatrix Controlle=
r unauthenticated RCE vulnerability (<a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/36=
974f77?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: an=
ywhere; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">CVE-=
2024-50603</a>) that was initially disclosed last week. The flaw is being u=
sed to gain access to AWS customer backends.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5=
em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Apple SIP by=
pass:</strong> Microsoft security researcher Jonathan Bar Or has published =
details about a <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/4c841d6d?m=3D1a80b145-9=
ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #72727=
2; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">new SIP bypass</a> impact=
ing macOS. It&#39;s the third bypass the researcher has found in macOS over=
the past years.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><=
strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Sign in with Google hijack:</strong> Tru=
ffleSecurity&#39;s Dylan Ayrey has <a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/d954=
ae8b?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anyw=
here; color: #727272; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank">found =
a way</a> to abuse the &quot;Sign in with Google&quot; feature and access d=
ata from failed companies. The idea is to re-register expired domains for f=
ailed companies, stand up a Google Workspace for that domain, and use the d=
omain and the new Google mail address to access data from the failed compan=
y&#39;s leftover online infrastructure. This includes stuff like Zoom, HR s=
ystems, Slack channels, and more.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-=
height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">Facebook ad platform ha=
ck:</strong> Two bug hunters have found a vulnerability that allowed them t=
o pivot from Facebook&#39;s ad platform to the company&#39;s internal serve=
r network. Meta awarded the two $100,000 for their work. [<em>Additional co=
verage in </em><a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/cd740b84?m=3D1a80b145-9c=
e5-407e-b496-c57050db16ff" style=3D"overflow-wrap: anywhere; color: #727272=
; text-decoration: underline;" target=3D"_blank"><em>TechCrunch</em></a>]</=
p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; line-height: 1.6em;"><strong style=3D"fo=
nt-weight: 700;">BlinkenCity research:</strong> Positive Security has publi=
shed details about BlinkenCity, a technique that uses rogue radio signals t=
o shut down renewable power management devices and streetlights in some Eur=
opean cities.</p><div class=3D"kg-card kg-embed-card" style=3D"margin: 0 0 =
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1.6em;"><strong style=3D"font-weight: 700;">VPN tunneling vulnerabilities:=
</strong> Two KU Leuven academics have discovered that over four million VP=
N servers and home routers can be abused to re-route malicious traffic and =
carry out DoS attacks via modified tunneling packets. [<em>Additional cover=
age in </em><a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/65889146?m=3D1a80b145-9ce5-=
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l research paper </em><a href=3D"https://news.risky.biz/r/5694e0a9?m=3D1a80=
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adding: 0;"><em>&quot;The discovered hosts also facilitate new Denial-of-se=
rvice (DoS) attacks. Two new DoS attacks amplify traffic: one concentrates =
traffic in time, and another loops packets between vulnerable hosts, result=
ing in an amplification factor of at least 16 and 75, respectively. Additio=
nally, we present an Economic Denial of Sustainability (EDoS) attack, where=
the outgoing bandwidth of a host is drained. Finally, we discuss counterme=
asures and hope our findings will motivate people to better secure tunnelli=
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