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Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about how Trend Micro researchers uncovered two new espionage backdoors associated with the \u2018Operation Earth Kitsune\u2019 campaign. Also, read about how U.S. healthcare providers have been put on high alert over Trickbot malware and ransomware targeting the sector.<\/p>\n

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Operation Earth Kitsune: A Dance of Two New Backdoors<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Trend Micro recently published a research paper on Operation Earth Kitsune, a watering hole campaign aiming to steal information by compromising websites. Besides its heavy use of SLUB malware, Trend Micro researchers also uncovered two new espionage backdoors associated with the campaign: agfSpy and dneSpy, dubbed as such following the attackers\u2019 three-letter naming scheme.<\/em><\/p>\n

FBI Warning: Trickbot and Ransomware Attackers Plan Big Hit on U.S. Hospitals<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

U.S. healthcare providers, already under pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic, are on high alert over Trickbot malware and ransomware targeting the sector. Trickbot is one of the largest botnets in the world, against which Microsoft took U.S. legal action earlier this month in effort to gain control of its servers. Within a day of the seizure, Trickbot C&C servers and domains were replaced with new infrastructure.<\/em><\/p>\n

Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

While a home network provides numerous benefits, it can also expose its users to safety and privacy risks. Checking for those risks doesn\u2019t need to be costly: Trend Micro\u2019s Housecall for Home Networks (HCHN) solution scans the connected devices in home networks and detects those that pose security risks and is available for free.<\/em><\/p>\n

Bug-Bounty Awards Spike 26% in 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

According to a list of top 10 vulnerabilities by HackerOne, cross-site scripting (XSS) remained the most impactful vulnerability and reaped the highest rewards for ethical hackers in 2020 for the second year in a row, earning hackers $4.2 million in total bug-bounty awards in the last year, a 26-percent increase from what was paid out in 2019 for finding XSS flaws. Following XSS on the list: Improper access control, information disclosure, server-side request forgery (SSRF) and more.<\/em><\/p>\n

Supply Chain Attacks in the Age of Cloud Computing: Risks, Mitigations, and the Importance of Securing Back Ends<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Security is an aspect that every enterprise needs to consider as they use and migrate to cloud-based technologies. On top of the list of resources that enterprises need to secure are networks, endpoints, and applications. However, another critical asset that enterprises should give careful security consideration to is their back-end infrastructure which, if compromised, could lead to supply chain attacks.<\/em><\/p>\n

U.S. Shares Information on North Korean Threat Actor \u2018Kimsuky\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

An alert released this week by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the FBI, and the Cyber Command Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) provides information on Kimsuky, a threat actor focused on gathering intelligence on \u201cforeign policy and national security issues related to the Korean peninsula, nuclear policy, and sanctions\u201d on behalf of the North Korean government. The advisory says the adversary has been active since 2012, engaging in social engineering, spear-phishing, and watering hole attacks. <\/em><\/p>\n

76% of Applications Have at Least One Security Flaw<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Most applications contain at least one security flaw and fixing those flaws typically takes months, a new Veracode report reveals. This year\u2019s analysis of 130,000 applications found that it takes about six months for teams to close half the security flaws they find. The report also uncovered some best practices to significantly improve these fix rates. <\/em><\/p>\n

Apps Infected with Adware Found on Google Play Store<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Some 21 malicious Android apps containing intrusive adware were discovered on the Google Play Store, but most have now been removed, according to a report from Avast. These fraudulent mobile applications, disguised as Android gaming apps, had been downloaded more than 8 million times since they were made available in the store. <\/em><\/p>\n

Patients in Finland Blackmailed After Therapy Records Were Stolen by Hackers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The confidential records of thousands of psychotherapy patients in Finland have been hacked and some are now facing the threat of blackmail. Attackers were able to steal records related to therapy sessions, as well as patients\u2019 personal information including social security numbers and addresses, according to Vastaamo, the country\u2019s largest private psychotherapy center. <\/em><\/p>\n

Surprised by the Vastaamo hack and subsequent blackmail of patients?  Share your thoughts in the comments below or follow me on Twitter to continue the conversation: @JonLClay.<\/a><\/p>\n

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