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  3. STAR livestream with Katie Nickels: September 24, 2021 Episode NOTES
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Katie Nickels

STAR livestream with Katie Nickels: September 24, 2021 Episode NOTES

The SANS Threat Analysis Rundown (STAR) is an all-new live streaming series that brings you the inside scoop on cyber threats

September 27, 2021

STAR Livestream with Katie Nickels - September 24, 2021 Episode NOTES



Intro

  • Submit to the SANS CTI Summit 2022 CFP: https://www.sans.org/mlp/cti-summit-2022-cfp/
  • Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) events: https://app.livestorm.co/ccb/

Ransomware

  • https://www.coveware.com/blog/2021/7/23/q2-ransom-payment-amounts-decline-as-ransomware-becomes-a-national-security-priority
  • Conti
    • https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa21-265a
    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/translated-conti-ransomware-playbook-gives-insight-into-attacks/
  • Treasury sanctions: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20210921
  • BlackMatter attack on food distribution company: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/09/5-9-million-ransomware-attack-on-farming-co-op-may-cause-food-shortage/
  • Not the cheese! https://threatpost.com/ransomware-cheese-shortages-netherlands/165407/
  • Grief scare tactics: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-threatens-to-wipe-decryption-key-if-negotiator-hired/
  • Negotiation chat (mild profanity) that reflects how a lot of us feel sometimes: https://twitter.com/ddd1ms/status/1440766066871848966?s=19
  • On a lighter note: https://twitter.com/jckichen/status/1440061412215181318?s=20

Exploitation of recent vulnerabilities

  • Great piece by Patrick Howell O’Neill: https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/09/23/1036140/2021-record-zero-day-hacks-reasons/
  • Zero days in the wild spreadsheet from Project Zero: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lkNJ0uQwbeC1ZTRrxdtuPLCIl7mlUreoKfSIgajnSyY/edit#gid=0
  • Threats exploiting the MSHTML vulnerability: https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/09/15/analyzing-attacks-that-exploit-the-mshtml-cve-2021-40444-vulnerability/
  • Top routinely exploited vulnerabilities list: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa21-209a
  • https://ccb.belgium.be/en/vulnerability-policy

Grab bag of other reports

  • A new malware family with one of the best names ever: https://security-soup.net/squirrelwaffle-maldoc-analysis/
  • Jupyter backdoor that is pretty widespread: https://blog.morphisec.com/new-jupyter-evasive-delivery-through-msi-installer
  • Flubot text message threat: https://www.safeonweb.be/en/news/beware-dangerous-flubot-virus-dont-click-suspicious-text-messages

TLP and information sharing

  • TLP Amber confusion: https://twitter.com/cyb3rops/status/1440690913919975433
  • https://www.cisa.gov/tlp
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