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7 February 2017 Daily Cyber Situation Awareness

HEADLINES

**76 Popular iOS apps are vulnerable** to man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks

TRENDS

Point-of-Sale Malware Declined 93% Since 2014
Threat Surge: 2016 Saw 167 Times as Much Ransomware as 2015

Attacks

(Follow-up) **David Beckham** calls in cyber spooks to hunt down Â£1million blackmailer after embarrassing email hack
(Follow-up) **DDoS attack on Dyn** costly for company: claim
Many **WordPress** Sites Hacked via Recently Patched Flaw
(Austria) Austrian Officials Say Parliament Target of Turkish Hackers
(Poland) Crooks hacked Polish banks with a malware planted on Government site
(US) VIRTUAL VANDALISM. **Hackers Attack Pro-Trump Super PAC**
(US) First on CNN: **Pro-Trump group hacked,** website taken down in Cabinet fight
(US / Florida) Almost 8,000 Manatee Co. school employees victimized in cyber attack

MALWARE

*AKBuilder** is the latest exploit kit to target Word documents, spread malware
**Kelihos** Spreads via USB Drives
(**KopiLuwak**) Russia-Linked “**Turla**” Group Uses New JavaScript Malware
(**Satan Ransomware**) Devilish New Ransomware Hits the Street

TACTICS TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES

**Android Ransomware Uses Dropper** to Increase Effectiveness

ATTACKERS

The Changing Face of **Carbanak**(**Paras Jha**) Operator of DDoS protection service named as Mirai author
(**Stanislav Lisov**) Suspected Russian Hacker Wanted by U.S. Jailed in Spain
(**Media Sonar**) Facebook Banned This Canadian Surveillance Company From Accessing Its Data
Hackers Hack Hacking Forum As Soon As It’s Launched

CYBERWAR

Norwegian police blame Cozy Bear for phishing attacks
Norway: Russian hackers hit spy agency, defense, Labour party

ATTACKERS

VULNERABILITIES

Apple / iOS) Dozens of **iOS apps** fail to secure users’ data, researcher says
**76 Popular iOS apps are vulnerable** to man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks
**Google Android AOSP Messaging** Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
**Google Nexus Qualcomm Crypto Driver** CVE-2016-8418 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
**Google Pixel/Pixel XL HTC touchscreen Driver Multiple Privilege Escalation** Vulnerabilities
ICS, SCADA Security Woes Linger On
Got an **OpenBSD Web server**? Better patch it

GENERAL

Citizen Lab) Ron Deibertâs Lab Is the ‘Robin Hood’ of Cyber Security
Cyber Expert: Vendor FUD Distorts Online Threats
(Banking) High security: The man who protects our bank accounts
(Banking / SWIFT) SWIFT Implementing a Daily Report Tracking Service to Strengthen Security

GEOPOL

(US) Head of NSA to brief senators on cyber threats
(US) Trump’s Cybersecurity Order Kinda Makes Sense So Why Delay?

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