Talos Threat Source is a regular intelligence update from Cisco Talos, highlighting the biggest threats each week and other security news.
TOP VULNERABILITY THIS WEEK: Rapid7 Address Several Security Vulnerabilities in Metasploit, Including a Remote Code Execution Flaw
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UPCOMING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS WITH TALOS
Event: The Continuing Evolution of Ransomware - Cisco Connect, Sweden Date: 2016-09-21 Speaker: Martin Lee, Technical Lead Description: Selling personal data on dark market forums is passé. Ransomware is the new profitable business model for cyber crime. Discover how ransomware has evolved, the latest strategies used by cyber criminals, and how the next generation of ransomware will pose new threats to organisations. In this session, Talos will present how ransomware has evolved, the advantages of ransomware as a criminal business model, and how we can expect ransomware to develop in the near future. Reference: http://ciscoconnect.se
Event: Talos - Cisco's Key to Understanding the Threat Landscape @ Cisco Security Week - Montreal, Canada Date: 2016-09-21 - 2016-09-22 Speaker: Nick Biasini, Threat Researcher Description: Cisco's Talos team specializes in early-warning intelligence and threat analysis necessary for defending networks against the ever-changing threat landscape, by leveraging the work of Talos' large team of threat intelligence experts, researchers, and engineers. In this talk we will perform deep analysis of recent threats and see how Talos leverages large datasets to deliver product improvements and mitigation strategies. Reference: http://www.cisco.com/web/offer/usc/securityweek/index.html#~Montreal
Event: Talos - Cisco's Key to Understanding the Threat Landscape @ Cisco Security Week - Dallas Date: 2016-10-05 - 2016-10-06 Speaker: William Largent, Threat Researcher Description: Cisco's Talos team specializes in early-warning intelligence and threat analysis necessary for defending networks against the ever-changing threat landscape, by leveraging the work of Talos' large team of threat intelligence experts, researchers, and engineers. In this talk we will perform deep analysis of recent threats and see how Talos leverages large datasets to deliver product improvements and mitigation strategies. Reference: http://www.cisco.com/web/offer/usc/securityweek/index.html#~Dallas
Event: Talos EMER Security Threat Briefing Date: 2016-10-18 @ 10:00 CET Speaker: Martin Lee, Technical Leader Security Research Description: There is no such thing as a new crime. Adversaries are adept at adapting and refining criminal business models and applying them to modern technology. The security experts at Talos invite you to their EMEAR threat briefing, where they will share their insights into recent attacks and present the implications of these attacks for future trends. Reference: https://grs.cisco.com/grsx/cust/grsEventSite.html?EventCode=14711&LanguageId=1&KeyCode=001324753
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NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES SELECTED BY THE TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP
Title: Rapid7 Address Several Security Vulnerabilities in Metasploit, Including a Remote Code Execution Flaw Description: Rapid7 has released a security advisory in response to several security vulnerabilities in Metasploit that were responsibly disclosed. The most severe flaw that was addressed was a vulnerability in Metasploit's config.actiondispatch.cookiesserializer, which is set to ':hybrid' by default and vulnerable to "remote object instantiation / remote code injection for a user who has the ability to generate a signed session cookie." An updated version of Metasploit containing fixes for these flaws has been released. Reference: - https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2016/09/15/important-security-fixes-in-metasploit-4120-2016091401 - https://github.com/justinsteven/advisories/blob/master/2016metasploitrcestatickey_deserialization.md Snort SID: Detection pending
Title: Cisco Release Security Advisory for IKEv1 Flaw Disclosed in Shadowbroker's Leak Description: Cisco has released a security advisory for CVE-2016-6415, an information disclosure vulnerability in Cisco IOS. This vulnerability was disclosed to the public in an information leak posted by the Shadowbrokers in August 2016. The vulnerability manifests in the IKEv1 packet processing code in Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR software and could allow a remote attacker to "retrieve memory contents, which could lead to the disclosure of confidential information." Cisco is currently in the process of developing and releasing a software update to address the issue. Reference: https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160916-ikev1 Snort SID: 40220-40222
Title: Apple Releases macOS Sierra 10.12, Safari 10, macOS Server 5.2, and iCloud for Windows Description: Apple has released the newest version of its operating system for Mac, macOS, bringing the latest version to 10.12. The latest version of the desktop/laptop operating system fixes 68 security vulnerabilities, the most severe of which could allow an attacker to execute code with kernel level privileges. Apple has also released new versions of Safari, macOS Server, and iCloud for Windows which also address various security issues in each of the products. Reference: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222 Snort SID: Detection pending release of vulnerability information
Title: Researchers Disclose Remotely Exploitable Flaws Patched By Tesla in Model S Cars Description: Researchers at Keen Security Lab have disclosed several critical security vulnerabilities in Tesla Model S cars that were patched. The vulnerabilities in question could have been used to remotely control the vehicles to perform actions such as turn on or off the blinkers, adjust the side mirrors, and force the car to brake without physical intervention by the driver. Tesla and Keen Security Lab are currently withholding details of the vulnerabilities, but do note that "it required very specific prerequisites." These vulnerabilities were responsibly disclosed and Tesla has released a software update to addressed the vulnerabilities. Tesla Model S vehicle owners are advised to update their car's firmware as soon as possible. Reference: - http://keenlab.tencent.com/en/2016/09/19/Keen-Security-Lab-of-Tencent-Car-Hacking-Research-Remote-Attack-to-Tesla-Cars/ - https://threatpost.com/tesla-fixes-critical-remote-hack-vulnerability/120719/
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INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
Microsoft Patches CVE-2016-3351 Zero-Day, Exploited By AdGholas and GooNky Malvertising Groups https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/Microsoft-Patches-Zero-Day-Exploited-By-AdGholas-GooNky-Malvertising
Mamba: The new Full Disk Encryption Ransomware Family Member https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mamba-new-full-disk-encryption-ransomware-family-member-marinho
zScaler Warns of New Version of iSpy Keylogger https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/research/ispy-keylogger
Alibaba fires employees for hacking their way to free mooncakes http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/09/alibaba-fires-employees-for-hacking-their-way-to-free-mooncakes/
Bypass-UAC - a framework to perform UAC bypasses based on auto elevating IFileOperation COM object method calls https://github.com/FuzzySecurity/PowerShell-Suite/tree/master/Bypass-UAC
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MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES 2016-09-13 - 2016-09-20: COMPILED BY THE TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP
SHA 256: 9BCC18F592560C45205EE56D9755B6F1E34F864BD66BD9374A95C132B8E6569F MD5: 7e69d9da715f6786ff796c5c6999b75f VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/file/9BCC18F592560C45205EE56D9755B6F1E34F864BD66BD9374A95C132B8E6569F/analysis/#additional-info Typical Filename: update.exe Claimed Product: WPS Office Detection Name: W32.9BCC18F592-100.SBX.VIOC
SHA 256: BCFFDA040C93B743BCA1A67128EC1F60595DC0B14655AFD7949B6C779E0E997F MD5: 2dbf779808d2ec3f5121891be9f4b1cf VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/file/BCFFDA040C93B743BCA1A67128EC1F60595DC0B14655AFD7949B6C779E0E997F/analysis/#additional-info Typical Filename: Advanced Mac Cleaner Claimed Product: (none) Detection Name: OSX.Variant:AMCZ.19if.1201
SHA 256: F9B8F7F285F811EE720CCE7BCCD98A421A26FB90DD7B022118D4B4E1F340036B MD5: 0612402ad98c8c31cd6f2b914a419039 VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/file/F9B8F7F285F811EE720CCE7BCCD98A421A26FB90DD7B022118D4B4E1F340036B/analysis/#additional-info Typical Filename: winulixj.exe Claimed Product: (none) Detection Name: W32.Malware:Pramro.19it.1201
SHA 256: 9A67DAE45D8748EFAF0EE8AD55FC35A316FB839DE395F67FC464B220A6DD39AA MD5: e72046d70f7fd5125c678b6585526b5e VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/file/9A67DAE45D8748EFAF0EE8AD55FC35A316FB839DE395F67FC464B220A6DD39AA/analysis/#additional-info Typical Filename: SGDownload.exe Claimed Product: "???????" Detection Name: Auto.9A67DAE45D.RSU-1209.tht.Talos
SHA 256: cce7ab261de8966fd45ef865e8feb1addf6d329c7f211c902cf288372799720d MD5: f6177ab9f01978d5eebf8cb3089c2b68 VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/file/38DD6E623626109F41E4CC46F4514CEAE560BFF025B9528340FB92D233892122/analysis/#additional-info Typical Filename: mfon.zip Claimed Product: N/A Detection Name: W32.Trojan.NM
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