Hackers Deface U.S. Gov Website With Pro-Iran Messages

UPDATE A U.S. government website was vandalized late Saturday by hackers who posted images of a bloodied President Donald Trump being punched in the face and pro-Iran messages. The defaced website was the Federal Depository Library Program FDLP website, which makes U.S. federal government...

DHS Releases NTAS Bulletin

Today, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf reissued the NTAS bulletin pertaining to the terror threat to the U.S. homeland. Upfront, you should know that: “At this time there is no specific, credible threat against the homeland.” You can read the new, entire bulletin at National...

DHS Rolls Back Facial-Recognition Expansion Plan

The Department of Homeland Security DHS has reconsidered a plan to use facial-recognition technology on all U.S. citizens traveling internationally through airports, deciding to roll back the plan after meeting with privacy experts. Last week the DHS said it would expand facial recognition checks...

DHS Mandates Federal Agencies to Run Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

The DHS is requiring all federal agencies to develop a vulnerability disclosure policy. The goal is that people who discover vulnerabilities in government systems have a mechanism for reporting them to someone who might actually do something about it. The devil is in the details, of course, but...

FBI Expands Election Security Resources

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has released additional election security resources as part of the Protected Voices initiative. Created in partnership with FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Protected Voices is an effort to...

Senate Passes Bill Aimed At Combating Ransomware Attacks

The U.S. Senate has approved new legislation aimed at helping government agencies and private-sector companies combat ransomware attacks. The legislation comes as local governments and schools continue to be hit by sophisticated – and in some cases coordinated – ransomware attacks. The proposed...

Marc Rogers: Success of Anonymous Bug Submission Program 'Takes A Village'

A global anonymous bug submission platform, announced at DEF CON in August, aims to help encourage ethical hackers to submit high-level bugs anonymously that might otherwise trigger a barrage of questions or put researchers in legal hot water. DEF CON conference founder Jeff Moss said the goal wa...

This Week in Security News: Ransomware Campaigns and Cryptocurrency Miners

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about three different ransomware campaigns that caused havoc in different public sectors. Also, read how threat actors are infecting...

DHS Warns Small Airplanes Vulnerable to Flight Data Manipulation Attacks

What could be more horrifying than knowing that a hacker can trick the plane's electronic systems into displaying false flight data to the pilot, which could eventually result in loss of control? Of course, the attacker would never wish to be on the same flight, so in this article, we are going t...

Building Resilience to Foreign Interference, Misinformation Activities

As part of the effort to Protect2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA is working with national partners to build resilience to foreign interferences, particularly information activities e.g., disinformation, misinformation. The Department of Homeland Security DHS views...

DHS Webinar: Cybersecurity Threats to the Healthcare Sector

The Department of Homeland Security DHS and the American Hospital Association AHA are conducting a webinar focused on current cybersecurity threats to the healthcare sector. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at 1 p.m. ET. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CI...

Threat Source newsletter (June 27, 2019)

Newsletter compiled by Jonathan Munshaw. Welcome to this week’s Threat Source newsletter — the perfect place to get caught up on all things Talos from the past week. You never want to fall behind on Beers with Talos. So make sure to listen to the latest episode on your commute home today. This...

Iran Targeting U.S. With Destructive Wipers, Warns DHS

The Department of Homeland Security is warning that Iranian hackers are targeting U.S. agencies with destructive “wiper” malware. The statement comes as tensions continue to build between the U.S. and Iran. Christopher Krebs, the director of the Department of Homeland Security DHS Cybersecurity a...

Working BlueKeep Exploit Developed by DHS

The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed it has developed a working exploit for the “wormable” BlueKeep vulnerability. The agency issued an alert on Monday urging Windows users to update their machines as soon as possible. The alert heightens concerns that malicious actors could soon als...

DHS Email Phishing Scam

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA is aware of an email phishing scam that tricks users into clicking on malicious attachments that look like legitimate Department of Homeland Security DHS notifications. The email campaign uses a spoofed email address to appear like a...

North Korean Hackers Using ELECTRICFISH Tunnels to Exfiltrate Data

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security DHS and the FBI have issued another joint alert about a new piece of malware that the prolific North Korean APT hacking group Hidden Cobra has actively been using in the wild. Hidden Cobra, also known as Lazarus Group and Guardians of Peace, is believed to...

North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity

The Department of Homeland Security DHS and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI have identified a malware variant—referred to as ELECTRICFISH—used by the North Korean government. The U.S. Government refers to malicious cyber activity by the North Korean government as HIDDEN COBRA. The...

DHS Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Critical Flaws Within 15 Days

In recent years, we have seen how hackers prey on those too lazy or ignorant to install security patches, which, if applied on time, would have prevented some devastating cyber attacks and data breaches that happened in major organisations. The United States Department of Homeland Security DHS ha...

CISA Releases Binding Operational Directive on Vulnerability Remediation

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA issued Binding Operational Directive BOD 19-02, Vulnerability Remediation Requirements for Internet-Accessible Systems. BOD 19-02 requires federal agencies to ensure effective and timely remediation...

CB TAU Threat Intelligence Notification: HopLight Campaign (Linked to North Korea) is Reusing Substantial Amount of Code

On April 10, 2019 the US Department of Homeland Security DHS released a Malware Analysis Report MAR-10135536-8 which detailed the trojan HopLight. HopLight has been linked to different North Korean DPRK campaigns also known as the Lazarus Group. The CB Threat Analysis Unit TAU has continued to...