Short Summary
The video discusses recent cyber security incidents, including the arrest of a member of the cybercrime group Scattered Spider, the emergence of a new hacker group called N Bulge that leaked Disney’s internal data, vulnerabilities found in traffic lights, and a global outage affecting CrowdStrike’s systems resulting in widespread Blue Screen of Death errors on Windows machines.
Key Points
- Scattered Spider member arrested for involvement in the MGM hack.
- N Bulge hacker group leaked 1.1 TB of Disney’s internal Slack data, including unreleased project data.
- Red Threat researcher discovers serious vulnerabilities in traffic lights; awarded first CVE for findings.
- CrowdStrike Falcon update on July 19, 2024, caused global blue screen outages on Windows systems, affecting many industries, including airlines and hospitals.
- New RAT distributed under the guise of a CrowdStrike hotfix, increasing phishing and malware risks.
- The CrowdStrike issue may lead to lasting impacts on various infrastructures, with manual fixes needed for affected machines.
- Encouragement to stay informed and help educate others on cyber threats during high publicity incidents.
- Advice for newcomers attending DEFCON on networking and engaging in hands-on activities over just attending talks.
Youtube Channel: Hak5
Video Published: 2024-07-24T23:20:26+00:00
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0:00 0 – Intro
00:08 1 – Scattered Spider Arrest
00:28 2 – Furry Hacker Are Back
01:21 3 – CVE Of the Week
01:38 4 – CrowdStrike
07:29 – Outro
LINKS
🔗 Story 1: Scattered Spider Arrest
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-320a
https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/scattered-spider-adopts-ransomhub-and.html
🔗 Story 2: Furry Hacker Are Back
https://deadline.com/2024/07/disney-investigating-hack-of-internal-slack-channnels-1236011145/
https://nullbulge.se/ (TW: inappropriate anthropomorphic furry artwork )
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tebibyte
🔗 Story 3: CVE Of the Week
https://www.redthreatsec.com/blog/give-me-the-green-light-part2-dirty-little-secrets
🔗 Story 4: CrowdStrike
The Technicals
https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/falcon-update-for-windows-hosts-technical-details/
https://x.com/troyhunt/status/1814174010202345761
https://x.com/_JohnHammond/status/1814188265756393698
The Cybersecurity Fallout
https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/cybercriminals-exploit-crowdstrike.html
The Social Fallout
https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/07/20/helping-our-customers-through-the-crowdstrike-outage/
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-halted-some-production-lines-due-global-it-outage-business-insider-reports-2024-07-19/
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/cybersecurity/worse-than-a-cyberattack-10-notes-on-the-microsoft-crowdstrike-it-outage.html
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/microsoft-crowdstrike-outage-causes-chaos-for-flights-hospitals-and-businesses-globally/
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