The CyberWire Daily Briefing, 2.28.20

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RSAC 2020

RSAC 2020 wraps up today, and we'll close our coverage of the event with this afternoon's podcast, still coming to you from San Francisco.

It seemed to our people on the floor that the companies who attended this year's conference found the traffic a bit lighter than in some previous years, but that they found the conversations they had with visitors to their booths noticeably more productive. There were, one exhibitor remarked, "fewer swag baggers" (and we're proud to say that our decision to leave certain members of our editorial staff back in Baltimore contributed to this positive winnowing), but there were many people who proved to be quality leads. Thus, in general, apparently a satisfying conference.

Thanks to all who visited us on Broadcast Alley. Stay in touch, and see the links below for additional coverage of the conference's events.

Summary

By the CyberWire staff

The US state of South Carolina holds its presidential primary tomorrow. The voting there, unlike the very troubled Democratic caucus in Iowa, will be run by state election officials, not the political parties themselves.

The Washington Post summarizes security measures in place for tomorrow’s voting. State and county officials have been training to manage election cyber risks for two years. Paper ballots are available as a backup should voting machine problems arise. Both the state election commission and the state’s Democratic Party (only the Democrats will be holding a primary) are monitoring social media for disinformation. The state Democrats also have lawyers standing by to work against disinformation or voter suppression. And, finally, the party has a “room full of millenials” who’ll presumably take care of counter-messaging against misinformation.

Transparency is tough enough without even attempting fact-checking or counter-messaging. Facebook, the New York Times reports, is having trouble keeping up with presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s meme troupe.

ThreatFabric research indicates that an evolved version of the Cerberus Android banking Trojan can now steal Google two-factor authentication codes.

The Australian Red Cross is being flooded with bot-driven fraudulent requests for brushfire aid, SBS News reports.

Reuters says that the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is preparing to fine four major mobile carriers--AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile US--a total of $200 million for improperly disclosing realtime consumer location data.

US Senator Rand Paul (Republican of Kentucky) tells the Wall Street Journal his proposal to rein in FISA has White House support.

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Notes.

Today's issue includes events affecting Australia, Canada, China, European Union, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States

Bring your own context.

When they hear pitches from startups, investors have a few questions in mind.

"So I think a pitch to an investor is somewhat similar to a pitch to a potential customer, right? You have to convince them that this is an interesting solution. It's worth your time to dig into. And there's some nuances for investors particularly I'm going to talk in a little bit. But the general framework that I advise people start with is, what is the problem? Why is the problem important? Why are we uniquely qualified to solve this problem? What is the shape of the solution that we bring to you? And then the fifth one for investors is, how big is the market? "

—Dr. Chenxi Wang, founder and general partner of Rain Capital, on the CyberWire Daily Podcast, 2.25.20.

And, startups, know your numbers.

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On the Podcast

In today's CyberWire Daily Podcast, out later this afternoon and coming to you from Broadcast Alley at RSAC 2020, we speak with our partners at CenturyLink, as Mike Benjamin shares observations from RSAC 2020. And our guests today are magicians Penn and Teller, with their conjurors' insights into deception and social engineering.

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Selected Reading

Dateline

What’s next for nation-state collaboration in cyberspace? (Fifth Domain) Recent events have demonstrated the progress like-minded nations have made in establishing norms of responsible behavior in cyberspace, but there is more to address.

How private companies help the FBI identify more cybercriminals (Fifth Domain) There are actions that can contribute to indictments.

Email still beats texts – for hackers phishing for your data (USA TODAY) Hackers love email as a way to steal your data. Don't click links without double checking them, and make phone calls to confirm validity, experts say.

Americans Divided on Perceptions About Personal Data Privacy Control (Yahoo) RSA Conference 2020 – A new study from nCipher Security, an Entrust Datacard company, suggests that 28% of American consumers think they have more control over their personal data than they did a year ago, while 26% feel that they have less control over personal data privacy and security – or no control

An FBI unit recovered $300 million of $3.5 billion in reported cybercrime losses last year (CyberScoop) A special unit inside the FBI helped victims of cybercrime recover $300 million of the $3.5 billion in reported losses in 2019, according to an FBI official.

Election Hacking: Cybersecurity Experts on What the Bad Guys are Doing (NBC Bay Area) At the 2020 RSA Conference in San Francisco, protecting the upcoming presidential election was a hot topic, from thwarting cyberattacks at polling places to preventing fake headlines from going viral.

Acronis cyber protection solutions help orgs face any modern threat to their data (Help Net Security) Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection announced at RSA 2020 several advances in the company’s modern cyber protection approach.

Photos: RSA Conference 2020, part 3 (Help Net Security) RSA Conference 2020 is underway at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Check out our microsite for the conference for all the most important news. Here

Photos: RSA Conference 2020, part 4 (Help Net Security) RSA Conference 2020 is underway at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Check out our microsite for the conference for all the most important news. Here

Cyber Attacks, Threats, and Vulnerabilities

The Cybersecurity 202: South Carolina election officials confident the primary will go smoothly. Here's what they're up against. (Washington Post) South Carolina election officials are confident their first-in-the-South primary will go smoothly on Saturday — despite looming threats of Russian hacking, misinformation, or an Iowa caucus-style tech failure.

Don't Do Russia's Work - Security Studies Group (Security Studies Group) Russian information operations are getting a bigger boost from irresponsible Americans than they could ever achieve on their own. [...]Read More...

Cerberus Android Malware Can Bypass 2FA, Unlock Devices Remotely (BleepingComputer) The Cerberus banking Trojan has been upgraded with RAT functionality and is now capable of stealing victims' Google Authenticator two-factor authentication (2FA) codes used as an extra layer of security when logging into online accounts.

Report identifies the most dangerous mobile app store on the internet (ZDNet) And, no! It's not the Google Play Store.

Red Cross targeted by hundreds of fraudulent applications for bushfire assistance (SBS News) The Australian Red Cross has been subjected to a cyberattack, receiving hundreds of fraudulent computer-generated applications for bushfire assistance.

SPF warns of phishing website posing as police site (CNA) The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has warned the public about a phishing site purporting to be the police website. “Scammers made use ...

49 Million Unique Emails Exposed Due to Mishandled Credentials (BleepingComputer) An Israeli marketing firm exposed 49 million unique email addresses after mishandling authentication credentials for an Elasticsearch database, that were sitting in plain text on an unprotected web server.

Israeli Marketing Company Exposes Contacts Database (BankInfo Security) An Israeli marketing company left the authentication credentials for a database online, exposing more than 140 GB worth of names, email addresses and phone numbers.

Nemty Ransomware Actively Distributed via 'Love Letter' Spam (BleepingComputer) Security researchers have spotted an ongoing malspam campaign using emails disguised as messages from secret lovers to deliver Nemty Ransomware payloads on the computers of potential victims.

Clearview’s Facial Recognition App Has Been Used By The Justice Department, ICE, Macy’s, Walmart, And The NBA (BuzzFeed News) A BuzzFeed News review of Clearview AI documents has revealed the company is working with more than 2,200 law enforcement agencies, companies, and individuals around the world.

We Found Clearview AI's Shady Face Recognition App (Gizmodo) A face recognition app used by thousands of law enforcement agencies, which has drawn considerable scrutiny in past weeks over its creator’s dubious data collection methods, contains code hinting at an unreported range of potential features, based on a version of the app discovered by Gizmodo.

Reddit CEO: TikTok is ‘fundamentally parasitic' (TechCrunch) TikTok is one of the hottest social media platforms but the CEO of Reddit had some harsh words for the popular app, calling it “fundamentally parasitic” at an event Wednesday. The comments from Reddit CEO and co-founder Steve Huffman were some of the more controversial offered up during…

Gmail Flaw Prevents Blanket Deletion Of Spam In Android: Report (Media Post) Gmail is working on a purported design bug that has eliminated the Empty trash now and Empty spam options, according to Android Police.

Thousands of Rady Children’s Patients Warned of Security Breach (NBC 7 San Diego) The personal information of thousands of Rady Children’s Hospital patients was compromised in a data breach that lasted months before it was discovered, the hospital confirmed this week after completing an investigation into the incident. Up to 2,360 patients of Rady Children’s radiology department may have had some of their records compromised when an internet port was accessed without authorization…

Desjardins Group Breach Cost $38m Higher Than Expected (Infosecurity Magazine) Last year’s data breach cost the Desjardins Group $38m more than anticipated

10 Android apps that could have major safety issues (Lancashire Telegraph) IF you use an Android phone, you might want to look at 10 apps that could have big safety issues.

UPDATED: P.E.I. government addresses malware discovery (Journal Pioneer) P.E.I. provincial government networks were hit with a ransomware attack over the weekend. In a press release, provincial officials said an investigation is ongoing after a ransomware attack affected government networks for a 90-minute period on

Slickwraps data breach earns scorn for all (Naked Security) The breach earned derision from both the hacker and observers after another hacker exploited the company’s vulnerable setup.

How one man could have flooded your phone with Microsoft spam (Naked Security) What a difference one tiny little character can make to a phone number.

Facebook bans coronavirus ‘miracle cure’ ads (Naked Security) Facebook, like other platforms, has seen fake news, mass-buying of face masks, and misinformation about bleach being a cure for COVID-19.

Shark Tank host loses $400,000 in a scam (CNN) "Shark Tank" judge Barbara Corcoran lost nearly $400,000 in an elaborate email scam that tricked her staff.

How Cameo’s Private Celebrity Videos Were Open to the World (Vice) Just when you thought paying for celeb shoutout was secure, it really wasn’t.

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council finally admits that it has suffered ransomware attack (Computing) IT systems at Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council have been down for three weeks

Security Patches, Mitigations, and Software Updates

Tripwire Patch Priority Index for February 2020 (The State of Security) Tripwire's February 2020 Patch Priority Index (PPI) brings together important vulnerabilities from Microsoft and Adobe.

Chrome 80 encryption change blocks AZORult password stealer (Naked Security) Evidence is emerging that a change made to Chrome 80 might have disrupted the popular data and user profile stealing malware AZORult.

Patch now, Microsoft Exchange servers open to remote hacking due to major flaw (SC Magazine) Attackers actively scanning networks for CVE-2020-0688 remote code execution flaw, a major vulnerability affecting nearly every supported version of Microsoft Exchange Server. Apply patch now.

Microsoft Edge introduces feature to block 'potentially unwanted applications' like adware and cryptominers (Computing) The unwanted apps slow down a device and make lead to a degraded Windows experience

Cyber Trends

RiskIQ’s 2019 Mobile Threat Landscape Report (RiskIQ) The Mobile Ecosystem Swells, but Google Leads a Decline in Malicious Apps

Mind the Gap: The Underinsurance of Cyber Risk (QOMPLX, INC) Data telematics is the missing link insurance carriers desperately need to understand and accurately price cyber risk. A new in-depth view of cyber risk management and the growth of the next peak peril of the insurance industry is included in the first edition of the QOMPLX Cyber Risk Series. LEARN

Only 38% of US govt workers received ransomware prevention training (Help Net Security) Despite the growth of ransomware attacks, half of the employees have not seen any change in preparedness from their employers.

What is plaguing public sector cyber readiness? (Help Net Security) IT complexity, insider threats, and an abundance of privileged users plague public sector cyber readiness, a SolarWinds survey reveals.

AP-NORC poll: Election security, integrity worry Americans (AP NEWS) WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans have widespread concerns about the security and integrity of elections, with few saying they have high confidence that votes in the 2020 presidential election will be...

Malicious attacks continue to account for 64% of data breaches: OAIC (ZDNet) It's the first report since OAIC announced it would shift the NDB reporting scheme from a quarterly report scheme to a six-month one.

Number of Student Data Breaches, Ransomware Attacks Nearly Triple in Last Year (Yahoo) According to a report released today by the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center, The State of K-12 Cybersecurity: 2019 Year in Review, public K-12 education agencies across the country experienced a total of 348 cybersecurity incidents during calendar year 2019. This is nearly three times as many incidents

Marketplace

WSJ News Exclusive | Cisco Plans New Round of Layoffs (Wall Street Journal) The networking-equipment maker faces the prospect of slowing sales growth because of global economic uncertainty.

The coronavirus just took down Facebook's biggest event (CNET) Facebook canceled its F8 developer conference over health concerns.

Blue Cedar joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association and Provides Secure In-App Connectivity for the Mobile Workforce (BusinessWire) Blue Cedar, the company automating the complex workflows between mobile app development and deployment to end users, today announced that it is joinin

Digital Ally Announces Proposed Underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock (Yahoo) Digital Ally, Inc. (DGLY), which develops, manufactures and markets advanced video recording products for law enforcement, emergency management, fleet safety and security, today announced that it intends to offer shares of its common stock for sale in an underwritten public offering. In addition, the

Sauce Labs Deepens Investment in OSS Community; Establishes New Open Source Program Office (Globe Newswire) New department to drive significant increase in support for open source initiatives

Products, Services, and Solutions

Acuant Expands Trusted Identity Platform Bringing More Ways to Transact on the Web/HTML (Acuant) Acuant expands trusted identity platform with groundbreaking new passive liveness facial recognition and full html functionality with introduction of WebID

Brave beats other browsers in privacy study (Naked Security) Users looking for a privacy-focused browser might want to consider Brave first, according to a study published this week.

Technologies, Techniques, and Standards

Bringing outsiders into your compliance team: four considerations (BAE Systems) Hiring third party investigators to bolster your AML and Compliance team? Here’s four things to consider before you pick up the phone.

America’s future battle network is key to multidomain defense (Defense News) Two U.S. Air Force generals argue that American military superiority can be ensured through a comprehensive network connecting all of its weapons and troops in real time.

Program aims to raise awareness about cybersecurity, misinformation risks to elections (Nevada Independent) The Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at USC’s Center on Communication Leadership and Policy designed the program, which they are bringing to all 50 states prior to the November 2020 general election. On Tuesday, the initiative made its stop in Nevada, where its panel of experts was joined on the UNLV campus by a state elections official who warned that a new Nevada law might delay election results.

Elections in state monitored, security officials say (Arkansas Online) Federal law enforcement officials tasked with monitoring the security of elections in Arkansas say they are on guard for potential threats -- both online and on the ground -- ahead of next week's Super Tuesday primaries, though they have not received any reports so far of illicit activity.

Design and Innovation

My car was in a hit-and-run. Then I learned it recorded the whole thing. (Washington Post) The car is becoming a sentry, a chaperone, and a snitch

Research and Development

Computer Scientists’ New Tool Fools Hackers into Sharing Keys for Better Cybersecurity (University of Texas Dallas) Researchers developed a ‘crook-sourcing’ defense approach called DEEP-Dig that takes intruders to a decoy site so a computer can learn from hackers’ tactics and help repel future attacks.

Academia

Singapore university to establish facility that studies social impact of internet (ZDNet) Operational from April, the National University of Singapore's Centre for Trusted Internet and Community aims to tap artificial intelligence and data science to assess implications of internet use as well as regulations such as those involving privacy and freedom of expression.

Legislation, Policy and Regulation

European spies dare to share (POLITICO) 23 countries launch forum for sharing experiences about intel gathering.

America Must Shape the World’s AI Norms — or Dictators Will (Defense One) Four former U.S. defense secretaries issue a warning about China and a wake-up call to Americans on artificial intelligence.

Trump Backs Limits on Secret Surveillance Court (Wall Street Journal) President Trump has signaled his support for a measure that would prohibit the U.S. government from turning to a secretive surveillance court to obtain wiretaps on Americans, setting up a potential clash between the president and the intelligence community.

Senate OKs $1 Billion for Rural Telecom Carriers to Replace Huawei Gear (Wall Street Journal) The U.S. Senate approved legislation that would provide $1 billion for rural telecom carriers to replace equipment made by China’s Huawei Technologies Co. in their networks.

Cyber National Guard Task force will focus on network defense (Fifth Domain) A slew of new National Guard personnel are cycling into a major cyber task force for U.S. Cyber Command. Details are scarce, but Task Force Echo, which falls beneath Army Cyber Command and supports Cyber Command’s mission more broadly, will likely work in network defense.

More Legislation May Be Coming to Bolster the Federal Cyber Workforce (Nextgov.com) Industry sees focus on education as a path to ending competition over personnel.

ASD names new chiefs for ACSC, signals operations (iTnews) PM&C incident response and Home Affairs counter terrorism experts promoted.

Ex-naval commander dives into cyber role (Yahoo) The Australian Signals Directorate says former naval commander Abigail Bradshaw will lead the fight to make Australia the safest place to connect online.

'Weird, geeky-sounding' advert led ASIO boss to intelligence world (The Sydney Morning Herald) When he took to the stage on Monday to deliver his first national threat assessment, ASIO boss Mike Burgess marked a new era for the spy agency.

State Cybersecurity Funding: Memo From Governors to Congress (MSSP Alert) Governors to push Congress for more legislation to shore up state technology systems and protect their constituents from cyber attackers & ransomware.

Chinese hackers might not shrug off US indictments after all (Protocol) Conventional wisdom holds that nation-state hackers are unaffected by indictments, but a prominent expert thinks it's working against China.

Litigation, Investigation, and Enforcement

Judge refuses to let Assange leave secure dock in courtroom (Washington Post) A judge has refused to let Julian Assange move from a glass-enclosed dock and sit with his lawyers at a London court hearing

WSJ News Exclusive | FCC Probe Finds Mobile Carriers Didn’t Safeguard Customer Location Data (Wall Street Journal) The FCC is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in fines from top carriers that it found failed to safeguard information about customers’ real-time locations, according to people familiar with the matter.

FCC to propose $200 million fines for U.S. cellphone carriers over consumer data disclosures (Reuters) The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is set to propose fining four major U...

Facebook has paused election reminders in Europe after data watchdog raises transparency concerns (TechCrunch) Big tech’s lead privacy regulator in Europe has intervened to flag transparency concerns about a Facebook election reminder feature — asking the tech giant to provide it with information about what data it collects from users who interact with the notification and how their personal dat…

It’s Facebook vs. the Bloomberg Campaign vs. the Internet (New York Times) The Bloomberg campaign is putting out more memes on private Instagram accounts — and running faster than Facebook can keep up.

Facebook, Google and Twitter Rebel Against Pakistan’s Censorship Rules (New York Times) The battle is the latest skirmish between internet companies and governments over who decides what content should be online.

Google has right to censor conservative nonprofit on YouTube (Naked Security) It’s not a “state actor”, so isn’t subject to 1st Amendment scrutiny and can censor PragerU’s videos on abortion, gun rights and terrorism.

Facebook sues SDK maker for secretly harvesting user data (ZDNet) Data analytics firm OneAudience allegedly paid app developers to include its SDK in their code so it could harvest data from Facebook users.

Wells Fargo to Pay $35 Million to Settle ETF Probe (Wall Street Journal) Wells Fargo agreed to pay $35 million to settle regulatory claims that its financial advisers recommended exchange-traded funds that were too risky for some clients.

The Philippines Wants to Arrest 8chan Founder Fredrick Brennan: ‘It's Basically a Death Sentence’ (Vice) Brennan has been fighting to keep 8chan, home of the QAnon conspiracy theory, offline.

Justice Dept. charges professor with hiding ties to China (AP NEWS) WASHINGTON (AP) — A professor at the University of Tennessee has been arrested on charges that he hid his relationship with a Chinese university while receiving research grants from the federal...

Chinese National Sentenced to Prison in $1 Billion Trade Secret Theft Case (Wall Street Journal) A Chinese national was sentenced to two years in prison for allegedly stealing proprietary information worth about $1 billion from his Oklahoma employer, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Actor Steven Seagal Settles SEC Cryptocurrency Charges (Wall Street Journal) Steven Seagal has settled charges brought by U.S. securities regulators that allege he didn’t disclose payments he received for promoting an investment in an initial coin offering for the cryptocurrency Bitcoiin2Gen.

Industry Events

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newly Noted Events

CMMC Forum 2020 (Falls Church, Virginia, USA, April 2, 2020) During Potomac Officers Club’s CMMC Forum 2020 on April 2nd, some of the top executives from the federal government and industry will explore the impact DoD’s CMMC will have on cybersecurity practices, supply chain security and other aspects of the federal market. The forum will feature Katie Arrington, chief information security officer at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, as a keynote speaker. She will address the CMMC’s timeline, how the certification process could change and will provide a memorandum of understanding with a newly established CMMC accrediting body.

AFCEA/GMU Critical Issues in C4I Symposium (Fairfax, Virginia, USA, May 19 - 20, 2020) For well over a decade, the AFCEA/GMU Critical Issues in C4I Symposium has connected academia, industry and government annually to address important issues in technology and systems research and development. The audience is typically more than 70% government/military featuring decision makers at all levels looking to advance their understanding of the key C4I challenges being faced now and in the future.

upcoming Events

RSA Conference 2020 (San Francisco, California, USA, February 24 - 28, 2020) Be part of a conversation that has the power to change the world. Join top cybersecurity leaders and a dedicated community of peers as we exchange the biggest, boldest ideas that will help propel the industry forward. Get access to expert-led sessions, thought-provoking keynotes, in-depth trainings and tutorials, groundbreaking innovation programs, state-of-the-art product demos and countless networking opportunities.

ISSA Central MD Information Security Conference (Columbia, Maryland, USA, February 28, 2020) Information System Security Association's Central Maryland Chapter is hosting a day-long cybersecurity conference. Its two tracks will address: leadership in cybersecurity - why it is desperately needed; software and supply chains; phishing attacks; ransomware; and IoT botnet DDoS attacks.

SecureWorld Charlotte (Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, March 4 - 5, 2020) Join your fellow InfoSec professionals for high-quality, affordable cybersecurity training and collaboration. Earn 12-16 CPE credits through 60+ educational elements learning from nationally recognized industry leaders. Attend featured keynotes, panel discussions, breakout sessions, and solution vendor displays—all while networking with local peers.

LBC2 (Towson, Maryland, USA, March 7, 2020) The third annual Loyola Blakefield Cyber Challenge is an exciting event for all participants. It will take place on March 7, 2020 at Loyola Blakefield High School. The challenge is created by students for students. Participants will be challenged with real-life scenarios that embody the specific cyber threats that are prevalent in today’s society. Whether you have had little or no training or are well-skilled in computer management, this challenge is open to everyone. The challenge will teach and assess participant’s skills and applications for handling cyber threats. Industry mentors will be on hand to make this a true teaching and learning day. If you have wanted to get involved in Cyber Security this is a great opportunity to try it out. The competition is open to all students in grades 8 thru 12. There is NO COST to attend for the day and lunch is provided. You only need to bring a laptop with you that is capable of accessing the internet wirelessly.

Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference (San Diego, California, USA, March 9 - 11, 2020) Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference provides a unique education experience that blends together the digital forensics and cybersecurity industries for collaboration between government and private sectors. The purpose is to raise international awareness of developments, teaching, training, responsibilities, and ethics in the field of IT security and digital forensics. Educational sessions cover topics within the following primary tracks from which CPE credits can be earned: Audit/Risk Management, Forensics, Investigations, Information Security, and Sponsor Demos. Learn from industry experts, connect with leading suppliers, and discover the latest innovations in cybersecurity and digital forensics.

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