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Research Saturday

Every Saturday, we sit down with cybersecurity researchers to talk shop about the latest threats, vulnerabilities, and technical discoveries.

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14:42

Mustang Panda leverages Windows shortcut files.

Research Saturday ·

2019/11/23

Researchers at Anomali have been tracking China-based threat group, Mustang Panda, believing them to be responsible for attacks making clever use of Windows shortcut files. Parthiban is a researcher at Anomali, and he joins us to share their findings. The research is here: https://www.anomali.com/blog/china-based-apt-mustang-panda-targets-minority-groups-public-and-private-sector-organizations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:38

Sodinokibi aka REvil connections to GandCrab.

Research Saturday ·

2019/11/16

Researchers at McAfee's Advanced Threat Research Team have been analyzing Sodinokibi ransomware as a service, also known as REvil. John Fokker is head of cyber investigations for McAfee Advanced Threat Research, and he joins us to share their findings. The research is here: https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/mcafee-atr-analyzes-sodinokibi-aka-revil-ransomware-as-a-service-what-the-code-tells-us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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23:05

Monitoring the growing sophistication of PKPLUG.

Research Saturday ·

2019/11/09

Researchers from Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 have been tracking a Chinese cyber espionage group they've named PKPLUG. The group mainly targets victims in the Southeast Asia region. Ryan Olson is VP of threat intelligence at Palo Alto Networks, and he joins us to share their findings. The original research is here: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/pkplug_chinese_cyber_espionage_group_attacking_asia/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:30

Usable security is a delicate balance.

Research Saturday ·

2019/11/02

Until recently, usability was often an afterthought when developing security tools. These days there's growing realization that usability is a fundamental part of security. Lorrie Cranor is director of the CyLab Usable Privacy and Security lab (CUPS) at Carnegie Mellon University. She shares the work she's been doing with her colleagues and students to improve security through usability. The research can be found here: https://www.cylab.cmu.edu/news/2019/07/29-usability-history.html Learn more about

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20:04

Masad Steals via Social Media.

Research Saturday ·

2019/10/26

Researchers at Juniper Networks have been tracking a trojan they call Masad Stealer, which uses the Telegram instant messaging platform for part it its command and control infrastructure. (Telegram wasn't hacked; it's the innocent conduit.) Mounir Hahad is head of Juniper Threat Labs at Juniper Networks and he joins us to share their findings The original research is here: https://forums.juniper.net/t5/Threat-Research/Masad-Stealer-Exfiltrating-using-Telegram/ba-p/468559 Learn more about your ad

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17:45

Hoping for SOHO security.

Research Saturday ·

2019/10/19

Researchers at Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) recently published a report titled SOHOpelessly Broken 2.0, Security Vulnerabilities in Network Accessible Services. This publication continues and expands previous work they did examining small office/home office (SOHO) routers, network-attached storage devices (NAS), and IP cameras. Shaun Mirani is a security analyst at ISE, and he joins us to share their findings. The original research is

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22:21

Decrypting ransomware for good.

Research Saturday ·

2019/10/12

Michael Gillespie is a programmer at Emsisoft, as well as a host of the popular ID Ransomware web site that helps victims identify what strain of ransomware they may have been infected with, and what decryptors may be available. He's written many decryptors himself, most recently for the Syrk strain of ransomware. Links to the research and Michael's work:

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25:20

The fuzzy boundaries of APT41.

Research Saturday ·

2019/10/05

Researchers at FireEye recently released a report detailing the activities of APT41, a Chinese cyber threat group notable for the range of tools they use, their origins in the world of video gaming, and their willingness to shift from seemingly state-sponsored activity to hacking for personal gain. Nalani Fraser and Fred Plan contributed to the report, and they join us to share their findings. The original research is here:

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20:53

Focusing on Autumn Aperture.

Research Saturday ·

2019/09/28

Researchers at Prevalion have been tracking a malware campaign making use of antiquated file formats and social engineering to target specific groups. Danny Adamitis and Elizabeth Wharton are coauthors of the report, and they join us to share their findings. The research can be found here: https://blog.prevailion.com/2019/09/autumn-aperture-report.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:48

Leaky guest networks and covert channels.

Research Saturday ·

2019/09/21

Many users of inexpensive internet routers use guest network functionality to help secure their home networks. Researchers at Ben Gurion University have discovered methods for defeating these security measures. Dr. Yossi Oren joins us to share their findings. The original research is here: https://www.usenix.org/system/files/woot19-paper_ovadia.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:18

Bluetooth blues: KNOB attack explained.

Research Saturday ·

2019/09/14

A team of researchers have published a report titled, "KNOB Attack. Key Negotiation of Bluetooth Attack: Breaking Bluetooth Security." The report outlines vulnerabilities in the Bluetooth standard, along with mitigations to prevent them. Daniele Antonioli is from Singapore University of Technology and Design, and is one of the researchers studying KNOB. He joins us to share their findings. The research can be found here: https://knobattack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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28:25

VOIP phone system harbors decade-old vulnerability.

Research Saturday ·

2019/09/07

Researchers at McAfee's Advanced Threat Research Team recently published the results of their investigation into a popular VOIP system, where they discovered a well-know, decade-old vulnerability in open source software used on the platform. Steve Povolny serves as the Head of Advanced Threat Research at McAfee, and he joins us to share their findings. The original research can be found here:

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25:24

Emotet's updated business model.

Research Saturday ·

2019/08/31

The Emotet malware came on the scene in 2014 as a banking trojan and has since evolved in sophistication and shifted its business model. Researchers at Bromium have taken a detailed look at Emotet, and malware analyst Alex Holland joins us to share their findings. The research can be found here: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bromium.com/resource/emotet-a-technical-analysis-of-the-destructive-polymorphic-malware Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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25:47

Gift card bots evolve and adapt.

Research Saturday ·

2019/08/24

Researchers at Distil Networks have been tracking online bots targeting ecommerce gift card systems of major online retailers. The threat actors show remarkable resourcefulness and adaptability. Jonathan Butler is technical account team manager at Distil Networks, part of Imperva, and he joins to share their findings. The research can be found here: https://resources.distilnetworks.com/all-blog-posts/giftghostbot-attacks-ecommerce-gift-card-systems Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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27:22

Detecting dating profile fraud.

Research Saturday ·

2019/08/17

Researchers from King’s College London, University of Bristol, Boston University, and University of Melbourne recently collaborated to publish a report titled, "Automatically Dismantling Online Dating Fraud." The research outlines techniques to analyze and identify fraudulent online dating profiles with a high degree of accuracy. Professor Awais Rashid is one of the report's authors, and he joins us to share their findings. The original research can be found

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28:27

Unpacking the Malvertising Ecosystem.

Research Saturday ·

2019/08/10

Researchers at Cisco's Talos Unit recently published research exploring the tactics, technics and procedures of the global malvertising ecosystem. Craig Williams is head of Talos Outreach at Cisco, and he guides us through the life cycle of malicious online ads, along with tips for protecting yourself and your organization. The research can be found here: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2019/07/malvertising-deepdive.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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13:56

Package manager repository malware detection.

Research Saturday ·

2019/08/03

Researchers at Reversing Labs have been tracking malware hidden in software package manager repositories, and it's use as a supply chain attack vector. Robert Perica is a principal engineer at Reversing Labs, and he joins us to share their findings. The research can be found here: https://blog.reversinglabs.com/blog/suppy-chain-malware-detecting-malware-in-package-manager-repositories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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22:25

Day to day app fraud in the Google Play store.

Research Saturday ·

2019/07/27

Researchers at bot mitigation firm White Ops have been tracking fraudulent apps in the Google Play store. These apps often imitate legitimate apps, even going so far as to lift code directly from them, but instead of providing true functionality they harvest user data and send it back to command and control servers. Marcelle Lee is a principal threat intel researcher at White Ops, and she shares their findings. The original research can be found here

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20:06

Nansh0u not your normal cryptominer.

Research Saturday ·

2019/07/20

Researchers at Guardicore Labs have been tracking an unusual cryptominer that seems to be based in China and is targeting Windows MS-SQL and phpMyAdmin servers. Some elements of the exploit make use of sophisticated components previously associated with nation-state actors. Ophir Harpaz and Daniel Goldberg are members of the Guardicore Labs team, and they join us to explain their findings. The research can be found here -

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20:26

Opportunistic botnets round up vulnerable routers.

Research Saturday ·

2019/07/13

Researchers at Netscout's ASERT Team have been tracking the growth of botnets originating in Egypt and targeting routers in South Africa. The payload is a variant of the Hakai DDoS bot. Richard Hummel is threat intelligence manager at Netscout, and he joins us to share their findings. The original research is here: https://www.netscout.com/blog/asert/realtek-sdk-exploits-rise-egypt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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