Cyber Threat Advisory

Cyber Threat Updates

• Facebook Sued Chinese Firm for Hacking its Users and Running Fraud Ads
  Following its efforts to take legal action against those misusing its social media platform, Facebook has now filed a new lawsuit against a Hong Kong-based advertising company and two Chinese individu …
• FBI Puts $5 Million Bounty On Russian Hackers Behind Dridex Banking Malware
  The United States Department of Justice today disclosed the identities of two Russian hackers and charged them for developing and distributing the Dridex banking Trojan using which the duo stole more …
• Severe Auth Bypass and Priv-Esc Vulnerabilities Disclosed in OpenBSD
  OpenBSD, an open-source operating system built with security in mind, has been found vulnerable to four new high-severity security vulnerabilities, one of which is an old-school type authentication by …
• ZeroCleare: New Iranian Data Wiper Malware Targeting Energy Sector
  Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new, previously undiscovered destructive data-wiping malware that is being used by state-sponsored hackers in the wild to target energy and industrial organi …
• Critical Flaw in GoAhead Web Server Could Affect Wide Range of IoT Devices
  Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered details of two new vulnerabilities in the GoAhead web server software, a tiny application widely embedded in hundreds of millions of Internet-connected smart …

MS-ISAC Updates

• End-of-Support Software Report List
  The importance of replacing software before its End-of-Support (EOS) is critical. EOS occurs when software updates, patches, and other forms of support are no longer offered, resulting in software bec …
• New Options from CIS for STIG Compliance
  Staying secure can be a challenge, especially if you’re working in a regulated environment. Resources from the Center for Internet Security (CIS) such as the CIS Benchmarks are consensus-based securit …
• Top 10 Malware October 2019
  The composition of the Top 10 Malware in October remains mostly consistent with the previous month with Emotet once again joining the mix. Top 10 Malware comprised 72% of Total Malware activity in Oct …
• CIS is a Recipient of the 2019 Founders Award for National Cyber Defense Leadership
  By Tony Sager, Senior Vice President and Chief Evangelist I recently returned from Minnesota’s CyberSecurity Summit, where I had the honor of representing CIS and accepting the “Founders Award for Nat …
• Where to Catch CIS at AWS re:Invent 2019
  AWS re:Invent is just around the corner and cloud enthusiasts will soon flood Las Vegas for a busy week of talking about what’s new with cloud technology. Keep reading to find out how you can connect …

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Last updated: 8/27/2018