We’ve started a new Finnish-language podcast on current infosec issues. On the podcast the hosts Juho Jauhiainen, Laura Kankaala and me discuss the most interesting infosec events of the previous week. Episode 1 is out today, and episode 0 was released last week.
A new episode is released every monday morning, you can follow and listen to us here: https://turvakarajat.fi
Hackers Broke Into Real News Sites to Plant Fake Stories www.wired.com/story/hackers-broke-into-real-news-sites-to-plant-fake-stories-anti-nato/ A disinfo operation broke into the content management systems of Eastern European media outlets in a campaign to spread misinformation about NATO. FireEye’s finding that all of those operations to plant fake news were carried out by a single group comes on the heels […]
Video: Analyzing Compressed PowerShell Scripts isc.sans.edu/diary/Video%3A+Analyzing+Compressed+PowerShell+Scripts/25178 In diary entry “Analyzing Compressed PowerShell Scripts”, we took a look at a malicious Word document with compressed PowerShell script.. See also: isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Analyzing+Compressed+PowerShell+Scripts/25158/ DMARC’s Abysmal Adoption Explains Why Email Spoofing is Still a Thing www.zdnet.com/article/dmarcs-abysmal-adoption-explains-why-email-spoofing-is-still-a-thing/ Around 79.7% don’t use DMARC, according to a report that surveyed the DMARC policies […]
Malware attack is preventing car inspections in eight US states www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-attack-is-preventing-car-inspections-in-eight-us-states/ A malware cyberattack on emissions testing company Applus Technologies is preventing vehicle inspections in eight states, including Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Utah, and Wisconsin. Applus Technologies cannot provide a time frame for when they will restore service as State governments require them to […]