Secjuice Squeeze Volume 32

Welcome to the 32nd edition of the Secjuice Squeeze, a curated selection of interesting security articles and infosec news that you may have missed, lovingly curated for you every week. This week's volume was curated by Secjuice writers Sinwindie, Prasanna, Guise Bule, Manmeet Singh Bhatia, Mike Peterson.

Articles

Nintendo 'gigaleak' reveals the classic games that never were

An apparent leak of Nintendo art and source code has revealed prototypes for legions of classic games, including 'Yoshi's Island' and 'Star Fox 2.'

Source & Link: engadget.com
Curator: Sinwindie

New ‘Meow’ attack has deleted almost 4,000 unsecured databases

Dozens of unsecured databases exposed on the public web are the target of an automated 'meow' attack that wipes data without any explanation.

Source & Link: bleepingcomputer.com
Curator: Prasanna

QSnatch Data-Stealing Malware Infected Over 62,000 QNAP NAS Devices

QSnatch data-stealing malware has compromised 62,000 devices since reports emerged last October.

Source & Link: thehackernews.com
Curator: Manmeet Singh Bhatia

North Korean hackers created VHD ransomware for enterprise attacks

North Korean-backed hackers tracked as the Lazarus Group have developed and are actively using VHD ransomware against enterprise targets according to a report published by Kaspersky researchers today.

Source & Link: bleepingcomputer.com
Curator: Sinwindie

Emotet malware now steals your email attachments to attack contacts

The Emotet malware botnet is now also using stolen attachments to increase the authenticity of spam emails used for infecting targets' systems.

Source & Link: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/emotet-malware-now-steals-your-email-attachments-to-attack-contacts/
Curator: Sinwindie

Hacker gang behind Garmin attack doesn't have a history of stealing user data

There's a high probability that Garmin user data might be safe, after all.

Source & Link: zdnet.com
Curator: Mike Peterson

Facial-Recognition Flop: Face Masks Thwart Virus, Stump Security Systems

Algorithms clocked error rates of between 5% to 50% when comparing photos of people wearing digitally created masks with unmasked faces.

Source & Link: threatpost.com
Curator: Mike Peterson

Cops Arrest 17-Year-Old Suspect in Massive Twitter Hack

The arrest comes after hackers hijacked some of the most high profile accounts on the social network by leveraging an internal Twitter tool.

Source & Link: vice.com
Curator: Prasanna

European Union hits Chinese ‘hackers’ with sanctions

Penalties against six people and three entities accused of cyber espionage include travel bans and asset freezes.

Source & Link: scmp.com
Curator: Sinwindie

Upcoming Events, Webcasts, Conferences, etc.

DEFCON Safe Mode

When: August 6-9
Source & Link: https://defcon.org/
Curator: Guise Bule

Ai4 2020

When: September 1-2, 2020
Location: MGM Grand, Las Vegas
Cost: $595 (early registration)
Source & Link: ai4.io
Curator: Miguel Calles

Open Source Digital Forensics Conference

When: October 20-22, 2020
Location: Herndon, VA
Cost: $0-$350 + $499 optional training
Source & Link: osdfcon.org
Curator: Hartoyo Wahyu

BIG List of Virtual Cybersecurity Conferences

Source & Link: https://github.com/santosomar/virtualseccons
Curator: Guise Bule