Example of a Payload Delivered Through Steganography, (Fri, Apr 25th)

In this diary, I’ll show you a practical example of how steganography is used to hide payloads (or other suspicious data) from security tools and Security Analysts’ eyes. Steganography can be defined like this: It is the art and science of concealing a secret message, file, or image within an ordinary-looking carrier—such as a digital photograph, audio clip, or text—so that the very existence of the hidden data is undetectable to casual observers (read: security people). Many online implementations of basic steganography allow you to embed a message (a string) into a picture[1].

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Attacks against Teltonika Networks SMS Gateways, (Thu, Apr 24th)

Image of Teltonika RUT956 SMS GatewayEver wonder where all the SMS spam comes from? If you are trying to send SMS “at scale,” there are a few options: You could sign up for a messaging provider like Twilio, the AWS SNS service, or several similar services. These services offer easily scriptable and affordable ways to send SMS messages. We have previously covered how attackers attempt to steal related credentials to use these services even cheaper (for free!).

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