Ransomware: Hacienda of Puerto Rico
Ransomware: Hacienda of Puerto Rico
Kleared4 closed-operation fly-away edge kit
Kleared4 closed-operation fly-away edge kit
CTF-Pasteables
“Typing Kills”, so even if you do not agree with this; it’s true. Operator error grows the more you type. It’s akin to “measure twice, cut once”. In Capture the Flags (CTF’s), we often redo the same methodology and the only thing we change are network variables and usernames, the syntax remains constant. Over the years, [...]
Case 1
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Judicial branch of Puerto Rico exposes sensitive court documents
Problem CompSec Direct recently became aware of an information disclosure problem with the https://unired.ramajudicial.pr/lawyernotificationauthentication/ application used by the judicial branch of the Puerto Rico government. The application uses a weak sequential ID string that is provided to attorneys and clients in order to view sensitive legal documents. Manipulating the ID string with simple math, similar to the overturned [...]
Forcepoint 2015 Threat Report
An excellent publication from Forcepoint that covers CnC malware, malicious insiders and attribution. Unlike other threat reports, this report covers multiple human factors that are often neglected in technical reports. In some cases, human error and predisposition to reuse malware has lead thee researchers to determine a high probability of configuration reuse which leads to easier detection of [...]
Why going after wp-config is a quick way to get banned
The first is actually more common place. The second assumes the admin that maintains WordPress leaves a backup or older version of the file readable by any visitor that happens to “guess” a filename. In the past, CompSec Direct has been successful employing both techniques for customers during security audits, however the second leaves a 404 [...]
Stepson of Stuxnet stalked Kaspersky for months, tapped Iran nuke talks – ArsTechnica
Excellent report by Kaspersky that unmasks a breach inside their corporate infrastructure. Stepson of Stuxnet stalked Kaspersky for months, tapped Iran nuke talks
Bsides PR 2015 – Fun with Tor : How anonymity services complicate actor attribution CompSec Direct
Hello from Puerto Rico. Here are our slides from Jose Fernandez’s talk on Tor and attribution. We are very exited to have participated in BSides PR 2015, and look forward to speaking again in the future. By the time we got to the beach, the Internet is hopefully in a slightly better state than we left [...]
Cybergeddon: Why the Internet could be the next “failed state” -ArsTechnica
Excellent article by Sean Gallagher from ArsTechnica. It truly captures the essence of how our world is likely headed into an unfortunate collision with technology. http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/02/fear-in-the-digital-city-why-the-internet-has-never-been-more-dangerous/1/