Zero-Click Apple Zero-Day Uncovered in Pegasus Spy Attack

The phones of 36 journalists were infected by four APTs, possibly linked to Saudi Arabia or the UAE. Source: Threadpost

Simplifying Proactive Defense With Threat Playbooks

FortiGuard Labs’ Derek Manky talks about how threat playbooks can equip defense teams with the tools they need to fight back against evolving attacker TTPs. Source: Threadpost

Dark Web Pricing Skyrockets for Microsoft RDP Servers, Payment-Card Data

Underground marketplace pricing on RDP server access, compromised payment card data and DDoS-For-Hire services are surging. Source: Threadpost

Critical Bugs in Dell Wyse Thin Clients Allow Code Execution, Client Takeovers

The bugs rate 10 out of 10 on the vulnerability-severity scale, thanks to the ease of exploitation. Source: Threadpost

Hacker Dumps Crypto Wallet Customer Data; Active Attacks Follow

Customer data from a June attack against cryptocurrency wallet firm Ledger is now public and actively being used in attacks. Source: Threadpost

Telemed Poll Uncovers Biggest Risks and Best Practices

What are the riskiest links in the virtual healthcare chain? Threatpost readers weigh in as part of an exclusive telemed poll. Source: Threadpost

Cloud is King: 9 Software Security Trends to Watch in 2021

Researchers predict software security will continue to struggle to keep up with cloud and IoT in the new year. Source: Threadpost

Sunburst’s C2 Secrets Reveal Second-Stage SolarWinds Victims

Examining the backdoor's DNS communications led researchers to find a government agency and a big U.S. telco that were flagged for further exploitation in the spy campaign. Source: Threadpost

Microsoft Caught Up in SolarWinds Spy Effort, Joining Federal Agencies

The ongoing, growing campaign is “effectively an attack on the United States and its government and other critical institutions,” Microsoft warned. Source: Threadpost

Cyberpunk 2077 Headaches Grow: New Spyware Found in Fake Android Download

Threat actors impersonate Google Play store in scam as Sony pulls the game off the PlayStation store due to myriad performance issues. Source: Threadpost
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Indicators of compromise (IOCs): how we collect and use them

It would hardly be an exaggeration to say that the phrase “indicators of compromise” (or IOCs) can be found in every report published on...