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Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerablity in Polkit's pkexec (CVE-2021-4034) https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Local+privilege+escalation+vulnerability+in+polkits+pkexec+CVE20214034/28272/ Emotet Stops Using 0.0.0.0 in Spambot Traffic https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Emotet+Stops+Using+0000+in+Spambot+Traffic/28270/ VMWare Warns of Log4j Exploitation https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-...

Moonbound UEFI Malware https://securelist.com/moonbounce-the-dark-side-of-uefi-firmware/105468/ Exploit of Sonicwall CVE-2021-20038 https://twitter.com/buffaloverflow/status/1485671824725786633 Dell EMC AppSync Vulnerability https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/de-de/000195377/dsa-2022-003-dell-emc-appsync-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities Twitter API Keys Leaked in GitHub https://incogni...

Obscure Wininet.dll Feature https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Obscure+Wininetdll+Feature/28262/ Mixed VBA and Excel 4 Macro in Targeted Excel Sheet https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Mixed+VBA+Excel4+Macro+In+a+Targeted+Excel+Sheet/28264/ https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/excel-blog/excel-4-0-xlm-macros-now-restricted-by-default-for-customer/ba-p/3057905 F5 January 2022 Patches https://support...

RedLine Stealer Delivered Through FTP https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/RedLine+Stealer+Delivered+Through+FTP/28258/ Google Camera Alters QR Codes https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Googles-Kamera-verfaelscht-Links-in-QR-Codes-6332669.html https://www.androidpolice.com/google-camera-randomly-changes-some-qr-code-urls-on-android-12/ Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation / Container Escape https://seclist...

0.0.0.0 in Emotet Spambot Traffic https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/0000+in+Emotet+Spambot+Traffic/28254/ Linux Patch to Make 0.0.0.0/8 Routable https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=96125bf9985a WebKit Patch for Cross Origin Database Name Leak https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/288078/webkit ACER Care Center Privilege Escalation https://aptw.tf/2022/01/20/ac...

Phishing E-Mail With an Advertisement https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Phishing+email+withan+advertisement/28250/ Virustotal Credential https://www.safebreach.com/blog/2022/the-perfect-cyber-crime/ Oracle Quarterly Critical Patch Update https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Box MFA Bypass https://www.varonis.com/blog/box-mfa-bypass-sms

Log4Shell Attacks Getting Smarter https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Log4Shell+Attacks+Getting+Smarter/28246/ Microsoft Releases Special Update to Deal with January Update Fail https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-oob-updates-for-january-windows-update-issues/ Cisco Unified Contact Center Management Portal and Unifed Contact Center Domain Manager Privilege Escalation V...

Use of Alternate Data Streams in Research Scans https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Use+of+Alternate+Data+Streams+in+Research+Scans+for+indexjsp/28240/ Microsoft Resumes Windows Server 2019 Cumulative Updates https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-resumes-rollout-of-january-windows-server-updates/ Safari Index DB Leak https://fingerprintjs.com/blog/indexeddb-api-browser-vulnerabil...

MSFT Patch Issues https://borncity.com/win/2022/01/12/patchday-windows-8-1-server-2012-r2-updates-11-januar-2022-mgliche-boot-probleme/ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/january-11-2022-kb5009624-monthly-rollup-23f4910b-6bdd-475c-bb4d-c0e961aff0bc https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/january-11-2022-kb5009595-security-only-update-060870c2-ad08-40e5-b000-a9f6d40c0831 Jenkins Security A...

A Quick CVE-2022-21907 FAQ https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/A+Quick+CVE202221907+FAQ+work+in+progress/28234/ Details Released Regarding Patched Sonicwall Vulnerabilities https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2022/01/11/cve-2021-20038-42-sonicwall-sma-100-multiple-vulnerabilities-fixed-2/ iOS/iPad OS Fixing HomeKit Vulnerability / Private Relay issues https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222 https://ww...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday - January 2022 https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Microsoft+Patch+Tuesday+January+2022/28230/ Adobe Updates https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html

New MacOS Vulnerability Could Lead to Unauthorized User Data Access https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/01/10/new-macos-vulnerability-powerdir-could-lead-to-unauthorized-user-data-access Exploiting URL Parsers https://claroty.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Exploiting-URL-Parsing-Confusion.pdf NPM libs "colors" and "faker" sabotaged by developer https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securi...

Extracting Cobalt Strike Beacons from MSBuild Scripts https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Extracting+Cobalt+Strike+Beacons+from+MSBuild+Scripts/28200/ The JNDI Strikes Back: Unauthenticated RCE in H2 Database Console https://jfrog.com/blog/the-jndi-strikes-back-unauthenticated-rce-in-h2-database-console/ Trojanized dnSpy app drops malware cocktail https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/troja...

Malicious Python Script Targeting Chinese People https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Malicious+Python+Script+Targeting+Chinese+People/28220/ Google Docs Comment Exploit Allows for Distribution of Phishing and Malware https://www.avanan.com/blog/google-docs-comment-exploit-allows-for-distribution-of-phishing-and-malware Google Voice Authentication Scams https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/po...

Code Reuse in the Malware Landscape https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Code+Reuse+In+the+Malware+Landscape/28216/ ZLoader Campaign Exploiting Signature Verification Bug https://research.checkpoint.com/2022/can-you-trust-a-files-digital-signature-new-zloader-campaign-exploits-microsofts-signature-verification-putting-users-at-risk/ VMWare Virtual CD-Rom Vulnerability https://www.vmware.com/security/...

A Simple Batch File That Blocks People https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/A+Simple+Batch+File+That+Blocks+People/28212/ Windows Server Remote Desktop Emergency Update https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/windows-message-center#2772 Malicious Telegram Installer Includes Purple Fox Rootkit https://blog.minerva-labs.com/malicious-telegram-installer-drops-purple-fox-rootkit Web Skimm...

McAfee Phishing Campaign with a Nice Fake Scan https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/McAfee+Phishing+Campaign+with+a+Nice+Fake+Scan/28208/ Trend Micro Apex One Patch https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000289996 E-commerce Bots Using Cheap Domain Registration Services https://threatpost.com/ecommerce-bots-domain-registration-account-fraud/177305/ iOS Homekit DoS Vulnerability https://trevorspiniol...

Exchange Server Year 2022 Bug https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Exchange+Server+Email+Trapped+in+Transport+Queues/28204/ https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/email-stuck-in-exchange-on-premises-transport-queues/ba-p/3049447 Agent Tesla Updates https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Agent+Tesla+Updates+SMTP+Data+Exfiltration+Technique/28190/ https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Do+you+...

Log4j 2 Security Vulnerabilities Update Guide https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Log4j+2+Security+Vulnerabilities+Update+Guide/28188/ Microsoft Defender Log4j False Positives https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-defender-log4j-scanner-triggers-false-positive-alerts/ T-Mobile SIM Swapping Alerts https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/t-mobile-says-new-data-breach-caused-...

Log4j Vulnerablity CVE-2021-44832 https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html#CVE-2021-44832 LotL Classifiers https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/LotL+Classifier+tests+for+shells+exfil+and+miners/28184/ LastPass Credential Stuffing https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lastpass-users-warned-their-master-passwords-are-compromised/

Attackers are Abusing MSBuild to Evade Defenses and Implant Cobalt Strike Beacons https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Attackers+are+abusing+MSBuild+to+evade+defenses+and+implant+Cobalt+Strike+beacons/28180/ Bypassing File Quarantine, Gatekeeper and Notarization Requirements https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x6A.html Spider-Miner: Trojanized Version of Spiderman No Way Home https://blog.reasonlabs...

Log4j/Log4Shell and Cloud Internal Meta Data Services https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/log4shell+and+cloud+provider+internal+meta+data+services+IMDS/28168/ https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Defending+Cloud+IMDS+Against+log4shell+and+more/28170/ Log4j/Log4Shell Pushing Crypto Miner https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Example+of+how+attackers+are+trying+to+push+crypto+miners+via+Log4Shell/28172/ Micr...

Forensics Challenge Solution https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/December+2021+Forensic+Contest+Answers+and+Analysis/28160/ CAB-less 40444 https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2021/12/21/attackers-test-cab-less-40444-exploit-in-a-dry-run/ Ellume COVID Home Test Weakness https://github.com/FSecureLABS/Ellume-COVID-Test_Research-Files

More Undetected PowerShell Droppers https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/More+Undetected+PowerShell+Dropper/28158/ Apache Patches https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html Auerswald COMpact Multiple Backdoors https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2021-007/-auerswald-compact-multiple-backdoors Vulnerabilities in Garrett Metal Detectors https://blog.talosintelligence.com...

PowerPoint Atachments: Agent Tesla and Code Reuse in Malware https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/PowerPoint+attachments+Agent+Tesla+and+code+reuse+in+malware/28154/ VMWare Workspace ONE Patch / log4j status https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories.html Attacks Against Building Automation https://limessecurity.com/en/knxlock/