Cybersecurity Weekly: Cobalt Strike DDoS, Patreon security team laid off, US sanctions Iran over APT activity
Cobalt Strike servers DDoSed, city-operated ISP knocked offline due to ransomware, and Patreon lays off security team. All these and more in this week's edition of Cybersecurity Weekly.
1. Ransomware gang's Cobalt Strike servers DDoSed with anti-Russia messages
Someone is flooding Cobalt Strike servers operated by former members of the Conti ransomware gang with anti-Russian messages to disrupt their activity.
2. Ransomware attack knocked a Kentucky city-operated ISP offline before holiday
The “Bourbon Capital of the World” is still investigating alleged ransomware attack.
3. Patreon confirms layoff of entire security team
Patreon has confirmed it has laid off employees from its security team. Emily Metcalfe, a former senior security engineer at Patreon, said in a LinkedIn post on Thursday.
4. Microsoft Teams GIFs leveraged in novel GIFShell attack
Threat actors could leverage Microsoft Teams GIFs to facilitate phishing attacks, data exfiltration, and command execution through the novel "GIFShell" attack technique.
5. US Sanctions Iran Over APT Cyberattack Activity
The Treasury Department links the MuddyWater APT and APT39 to Iran's intelligence apparatus, which is now blocked from doing business with US entities.
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