Weekly Threat Trends March 11-18 2013

Vulnerabilities, Tools, and Tactics

Android app developer licenses being sold in malware black market for $100 each, providing buyers “unfettered access to the official Google Play app store.” At least one purchase, accredited to a banking Trojan author has been leaked. http://t.co/o7nAiecghy

Malware authors using fictitious business created legally in Brazil to generate application certificates, using them to sign malware to evade detection. http://t.co/U1gBpwXI5a

According to a report by Websense, 85% of websites used in attacks during 2012 were “legitimate sites.”

Related: Israeli website for “international institute for counter-terrorism used in wateringhole attack to deliver malware. http://bit.ly/X4TZ1p

Seagate blog website used to serve malware http://bit.ly/ZsiEii

Fake Bank of America Online Digital Certificate themed emails used in phishing attack. http://bit.ly/WkYSGc

Travnet Trojan implicated in APT campaign http://bit.ly/10WKoei

Blackhole, Sweet Orange, and Cool exploit kits named top weapons for cyber crooks http://bit.ly/10WJRyi

ArchiveLock Trojan used in France and Spain targeted attacks to encrypt the files of users, demanding $5,000 ransom http://bit.ly/100CZ07

Adversary Activity & Campaigns

Decoy ICS/SCADA Water Utility Networks hit by attacks http://ubm.io/ZOplV1

Warning of vulnerabilities among California energy providers http://bit.ly/XiuzNK

US Department of State and Pentagon’s Army National Guard websites hacked through SQL injection and XSS scripting attacks by Tunisian Cyber Army with assistance from Al Qaida Electronic Army. Purpose appears to be to gain information for upcoming OpBlackSummer, which the attackers claim us being coordinated with Chinese hackers. http://t.co/Axd3ylFYQc

APT1 Watch: Royal Bank of Australia (RBA), documents released in 2012 acknowledge victim status of at least two breaches in 2011 with close connections to APT1. http://t.co/YtN2Z0KI6k

ADP Package Delivery Notification phishing attack directs victims to Blackhole Exploit Kit websites http://bit.ly/ZOqnFZZ

Cyber Attack heads-up: campaign announced to “wipe Israel from the Internet on April 7, 2013.

Bank watch: JP Morgan Chase website taken down through denial-of-service http://cnet.co/ZM57UH

US NIST National Vulnerability Database hacked and taken offline for days http://bit.ly/16umBld

Continued in reports of hacktivism

42 Russian websites hacked by SiR Abdou  http://t.co/5K2OzhXvd4

Celebrity financial information and social security numbers leaked following hack of free credit report provider http://bit.ly/15KAbpl

OpBlackSummer: US Govnerment sites hacked http://bit.ly/Z1DmWJ - Possible preparation for larger event

Toshiba Turkey Website defaced by reMin hacker http://bit.ly/Z1DiWZ

Anonymous takes down political party website in Italy http://bit.ly/Z1E2vw

Indian Hacker “Godzilla” infiltrates Pakistan government websites and leaks information http://bit.ly/YkHykr

Service Center Website of Acer Thailand defaced by Turkish hacker http://bit.ly/YtNynP

Anonymous attacks Philippines President and related government websites http://bit.ly/YtNNzu

Poland Sergianist hackers destroy popular Traditionalist website http://bit.ly/Zsiojc

Syrian Cyber Eagles defaces Saudi General Authority for Tourism and Antiquities website http://bit.ly/Zkfmyi

Anonymous defaces Philippines National Telecommunications Commission website http://bit.ly/Z97Wuu

152 Spanish websites hacked in protest against the deaths of 7 Moroccan immigrants http://bit.ly/107uw1z    

Defense and Response News

Pentagon creating new teams to launch cyberattacks http://wapo.st/Y9GNbC

UK develops global cyber security capacity, supported by the ICSPA http://bit.ly/;Z1DVQo

HBGary releases virtual classroom for incident response professional http://bit.ly/Zsibwp

Cyber-attacks eclipse terrorism in impact according to US leaders http://bit.ly/15SWHwx