Weekly Security Sprint EP 77. The top 3 - Swift attack disruption, weatherman, and political violence.

In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered to following topics: 

Taylor Swift Terrorism Threat:

·       Two held in Vienna over Taylor Swift concert threat

·       Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna canceled after Austrian police say foiled terrorist plot targeted shows

·       Officials say suspects in foiled plot at Taylor Swift shows hoped to kill as many people as possible

·       Taylor Swift ISIS suspects ‘hired as guards’ wanted ‘to bomb gig & mow down fans’ before terror plot foiled by US spies

·       Taylor Swift concert terror suspect, 17, began working at venue days before foiled plot, say police

·       Alleged Taylor Swift terror plot fits a worrying trend as ISIS targets teens online

·       Suspect in Taylor Swift Vienna concert plot confessed to planning suicide attack, officials say

·       Taylor Swift ISIS bombing suspect pictured holding dual knives as chilling details of terrorist plot revealed

·       After Vienna threat: Music venues as terrorist targets

·       Taylor Swift concert terror plot suspect sought to kill self and 'as many people as possible,' officials say

·       Iraqi teen held in Vienna after Taylor Swift attack plot foiled

·       Officials say suspects in foiled plot at Taylor Swift shows hoped to kill as many people as possible

 

Hurricanes & Severe Weather. 

·       CSU's 2024 Atlantic seasonal hurricane forecast was released on 4 April and updated on 6 August

·       NOAA: Highly active hurricane season likely to continue in the Atlantic

·       Debby finally moves out of the US, some flooding risk and power outages remain

·       NOAA: Nation hit with record heat, wildfires and Hurricane Beryl in July

 

Election Security & Broader Considerations

·       Microsoft: Iran Targeting 2024 US Election. 

·       Iran uses fake news sites to interfere in U.S. election, Microsoft says

·       We received internal Trump documents from ‘Robert.’ Then the campaign confirmed it was hacked

·       Trump campaign says it is victim of foreign hack after leak of Vance report

·       The Hacking of Presidential Campaigns Begins, With the Usual Fog of Motives

·       DOJ: Pakistani National with Ties to Iran Charged in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate a Politician or U.S. Government Officials

o   Pakistani national with ties to Iran charged in connection to a foiled assassination plot potentially targeting Trump

·       Winchester Man Arrested for Making Threats Against Vice President

·       Virginia man charged with threatening to kill Vice President Kamala Harris

·       CAIR Welcomes Charges Against Man Who Allegedly Made Death Threats Targeting VP Harris, Previously Threatened Muslims

 

Quick Hits:

·       CrowdStrike: Channel File 291 Incident: Root Cause Analysis is Available. Read the findings, mitigations and technical details of the Channel File 291 incident.

·       Ransomware & Data Breaches: 

o   Ransomware in 2024: More Attacks, More Leaks, and Increased Sophistication.

o   Rapid7: Rapid7’s Ransomware Radar Report Shows Threat Actors are Evolving …Fast.

·       Royal Ransomware Actors Rebrand as “BlackSuit,” FBI and CISA Release Update to Advisory

·       Justice Department Disrupts North Korean Remote IT Worker Fraud Schemes Through Charges and Arrest of Nashville Facilitator

·       Research Report: Internet-Connected Industrial Control Systems (Part One)

·       White House working on cyber insurance policy proposal for ‘catastrophic’ incidents

·       Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers

·       On the Adoption of the UN Convention Against Cybercrime

·       DOJ: Assault of Congregants Outside a Washington D.C. Synagogue Charged as a Federal Hate Crime

·       U.S.: SEC ends probe into MOVEit attacks impacting 95 million people

·       Critical Infrastructure: Rewards for Justice: CyberAv3ngers.

·       White House cyber czar touts regulatory harmonization bill advancing through Congress