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• To catch a thief, go to Google with a geofence warrant – and it will give you all the details
  Investigators ask Chocolate Factory to help them connect the geographic dots At 1030 on April 27, 2019, four unidentified individuals attempted to rob a Brinks armored truck parked outside of Michaels, an art supply and home decor store at the Point Loomis Shopping Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. To find out who they are, local authorities plan to ask Google.…
  Source: The RegisterPublished on 2020-01-18
• To catch a thief, go to Google with a geofence warrant – and it will give you all the details
  Investigators ask Chocolate Factory to help them connect the geographic dots At 1030 on April 27, 2019, four unidentified individuals attempted to rob a Brinks armored truck parked outside of Michaels, an art supply and home decor store at the Point Loomis Shopping Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. To find out who they are, local authorities plan to ask Google.…
  Source: The Register – SecurityPublished on 2020-01-18
• It’s Friday, the weekend has landed… and Microsoft warns of an Internet Explorer zero day exploited in the wild
  Plus, WeLeakInfo? Not anymore! Roundup  Welcome to another Reg roundup of security news.…
  Source: The Register – SecurityPublished on 2020-01-18
• It’s Friday, the weekend has landed… and Microsoft warns of an Internet Explorer zero day exploited in the wild
  Plus, WeLeakInfo? Not anymore! Roundup Welcome to another Reg roundup of security news.…
  Source: The RegisterPublished on 2020-01-18
• You’re not Boeing to believe this: Yet another show-stopping software bug found in ill-fated 737 Max airplanes
  Jetliner's return to the skies likely to be delayed by more tech glitches Boeing today said another software flaw has been spotted in its star-crossed 737 Max.…
  Source: The RegisterPublished on 2020-01-17
• Microsoft Issues Mitigation for Actively Exploited IE Zero-Day
  Microsoft published a security advisory containing mitigation measures for an actively exploited zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability impacting Internet Explorer.
  Source: BleepingComputerPublished on 2020-01-17
• Microsoft warns about Internet Explorer zero-day, but no patch yet
  IE zero-day connected to last week's Firefox zero-day.
  Source: ZDNet | security RSSPublished on 2020-01-17
• Threat Roundup for January 10 to January 17
  Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Jan 10 and Jan 17. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how our customers are automatically protected from these threats. As a reminder, the information provided for the following threats in this post is non-exhaustive and current as of the date of publication. Additionally, please keep in mind that IOC searching is only one part of threat hunting. Spotting a single IOC does not necessarily indicate maliciousness. Detection and coverage for the following threats is subject to updates, pending additional threat or vulnerability analysis. For the most current information, please refer to your Firepower Management Center, Snort.org, or ClamAV.net. Read More Reference: TRU01172020 – This is a JSON file that includes the IOCs referenced in this post, as well as all hashes associated with the cluster. The list is limited to 25 hashes in this blog post. As always, please remember that all IOCs contained in this document are indicators, and that one single IOC does not indicate maliciousness. See the Read More link above for more details. The post Threat Roundup for January 10 to January 17 appeared first on Cisco Blogs.
  Source: Security – Cisco BlogPublished on 2020-01-17
• The Week in Ransomware – January 17th 2020 – Never Ends
  Data exfiltration is still the big thing this week, with the Sodinokibi Ransomware publishing stolen files of one of their victims for the first time and Nemty planning on leaking stolen files as well. 
  Source: BleepingComputerPublished on 2020-01-17
• New JhoneRAT Malware Targets Middle East
  Researchers say that JhoneRAT has various anti-detection techniques - including making use of Google Drive, Google Forms and Twitter.
  Source: ThreatpostPublished on 2020-01-17