We are providing our case study on echoraix, a ransomware group that targets network connected storage appliances from QNAP and Synology. Please share this case study with others and contact us for similar case studies, or related protection services. CompSec-Direct-echoraix-report-Apr-6-2024
During HammerCon 2022, we ran a timed 60-second 5 question quiz to determine which country was the biggest threat in Cyber. We created adaptive questions sets that would correspond to selections, and we were not surprised by the outcome. The quiz ran for 4 days, had 162 unique partial submissions and 47 complete submissions. Quiz Days [...]
Ransomware: Hacienda of Puerto Rico
After placing 5th on a previous challenge, we were happy to place 1st on a subsequent firmware c. We improved our process, provided analysis and emulation findings to set us apart from the rest. Please visit https://dreamport.tech/events/event-rpe-the-broken-gear-in-the-watch-02.php for more information on the technical aspects of this challenge.
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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 [...]
Our President, Jose Fernandez, presented ZigBee research at Bsides Charm 2017 in Baltimore on April 29, 2017. The presentation, called Frony Fronius: Exploring ZigBee signals from SolarCity covered IoT (Internet of Threats) findings on commercial solar panel solutions. Part of the presentation asked participants how they felt about e-meters and how companies are beginning to deploy [...]
The Center of Investigative News (Centro de Periodismo Investigativo) published an excellent summary of events from the situation the department of Hacienda faced in early March of 2017. Our early involvement in this event helped the citizens of Puerto Rico during an already difficult economic situation. We will continue to work with the department of Hacienda [...]
CompSec Direct was asked to provide incident response services to the department of Hacienda, the Treasury department of Puerto Rico, on March 7,2017. The department of Hacienda was experiencing daily losses of approximately $20 million dollars a day due to the severity and impact of ransomware on the government network. CompSec Direct’s president, Jose Fernandez, led [...]
GTIR 2016 NTT Group published a great threat report for 2016. Quality publication and definitely worth while. Good for CISO’s and Info Sec pros alike. Although some of the areas in the Key Findings are questionable given that we recently saw DDoS attacks above 1Tbs , other areas highlight recent trends that ultimately affect all of [...]
