IT Security News Daily Summary 2020-12-26

• Kaspersky Lab and Yandex have detected malicious browser extensions

• DEF CON 28 Safe Mode Demo Labs – Olivier Bilodeau’s ‘PyRDP’

• XKCD ‘Wrapping Paper’

• DEF CON 28 Safe Mode Demo Labs – Viral Maniar’s ‘Phirautee’

• EU and the Digital Services Act: Year in Review

• Joint LEA Operation Took Down Three Bulletproof VPN Services

• GoDaddy apologized for insensitive phishing email sent to its employees offering a fake bonus

• TruKno TTP based Threat Intelligence Platform

• Snowden: “We Can Fix a Broken System”

• New Gurucul XDR for Real-Time Threat Detection & Incident Response

• Security Perspective: Why Do 90% of Traders Fail?

• ‘Tis the Season for Nonprofit Cybersecurity Risks to Reach New Heights

• A ‘Bulletproof’ Criminal VPN Was Taken Down in a Global Sting

• The Emotet botnet is back and hits 100K recipients per day

• Top Stories: Apple Car Rumors, Windows on an M1 Mac, AirPods Max Compared

• Dell Wyse Thin Client Vulnerabilities Could Allow Device Takeover

• Flavor And Fragrance Giant Symrise AG Hit By Clop Ransomware

• TaskRabbit Reset Passwords After Credential Stuffing Attack

• Agent vs Agentless Monitoring: Why We Chose Agentless

• REvil gang threatens to release intimate pictures of celebs who are customers of The Hospital Group

• 
Quickie: String Analysis & Maldocs, (Fri, Dec 25th)

• base64dump.py Supported Encodings, (Sat, Dec 26th)

• ‘Build’ or ‘Buy’ your own antivirus product

• Smart tech gifts: How to keep your kids and family safe

• Police Arrest 21 WeLeakInfo Customers Who Bought Breached Personal Data

• SUNBURST SolarWinds BackDoor : Crime Scene Forensics Part 2 (continued)

• CrowdStrike releases free Azure tool to review assigned privileges

• Apple Setup Issues: Apple Watch Verification Failed, HomePod Stuck on Configuring

• DEF CON 28 Safe Mode Demo Labs – Jakub Botwicz’ ‘Cotopaxi’

• IT Security News Daily Summary 2020-12-25

• Quickie: String Analysis & Maldocs, (Fri, Dec 25th)

• DEF CON 28 Safe Mode Blockchain Village – Josh McIntyre’s ‘Chaintuts – Bitcoin Address Generator’

• MacRumors Giveaway: Win a Leather Apple Watch Band From Southern Straps

• North Korea-linked Lazarus APT targets the COVID-19 research

• High Tech Police Surveillance of Protests and Activism: Year in Review 2020

• Data Breach at Sangoma Technologies because of Ransomware Attack

• Get a New Apple Device for Christmas? Check Out Our Apple Product Guides

• The software-defined home: IoT sensors can help build healthier and greener housing

• The Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin hacked on Christmas Eve

• Why cybersecurity tools fail when it comes to ambiguity

• URL Spoofing: Interview With Bug Bounty Hunter Narendra Bhati

• Microsoft Warns CrowdStrike of Hackers Targeting Azure Cloud Customers

• The CSO guide to top security conferences, 2020

• Want your endpoint security product in the ‘Microsoft Consumer Antivirus Providers for Windows’ ?

• Lazarus launches malware attack on Corona Virus vaccine research

• Data Security platform Vera Security acquired by HelpSystems LLC

• Happy Holidays From MediaOps

• Attackers Abusing Citrix NetScaler Devices to Launch Amplified DDoS Attacks

• CISA Releases Free Detection Tool for Azure/M365 Environment

• DDoS amplify attack targets Citrix Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)

• Apple Begins Lowering App Store Commission to 15% for Eligible Developers

• SUNBURST Additional Technical Details

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