CyberWire Daily DDoS attack on ProtonMail. Rancor cyberespionage campaign. PythonBot serves ads and a cryptominer. EU joint cyber response unit forming. Arrests in BEC campaign. Reality Winner's plea.
Jun 27, 2018
Emily Wilson, Director of Analysis at Terbium Labs, shares a heart-wrenching tale of a six-year-old facing identity theft, exposing the rampant issue of synthetic ID fraud among kids. She discusses the struggle to rectify such fraud with retailers and the Social Security Administration. Paul Aubin, from Varonis, highlights the increasing necessity of protecting federal systems and reveals survey insights on data protection priorities. Together, they shed light on the serious implications of cybercrime and the urgent need for better security measures.
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Rancor APT Targets Southeast Asia
- Palo Alto identified a new APT called Rancor targeting Singapore, Cambodia, and Thailand.
- The campaign used distinctive backdoors Didi Kong and novel Plain Tea, with possible links to Chinese tooling.
Python-Bot Combines Ads With Cryptomining
- Kaspersky found Python-written P-Bot delivering both adware and cryptojacking functionality.
- Infections appeared concentrated in Kazakhstan, Latvia, Ukraine, and Russia.
Ignore WannaCry Extortion Emails
- Delete extortion emails claiming to have WannaCry and do not pay the crooks.
- The UK warns these emails are empty threats and attackers lack the claimed ransomware.