March 1

News/Trends

• SSL-Based Phishing Surges 400% from 2017
• APT Uses Arsenal of Tools to Evade Detection
• ‘Malicious Suicide Game’, Momo Challenge, ‘Targets Kids’

• For sale: iPhone hacking tool, one previous (not very careful) owner

• Microsoft CEO supports Apple on privacy
• Now you can buy police-grade iPhone hacking tools on eBay
• Data-tracking Chrome flaw triggered by viewing PDFs

• Global Spam Calls Hit 85 Billion in 2018

Law/Policy

• US cyber operation blocked internet for Russian troll farm on Election Day 2018: report

• Kremlin: US territory being used to launch cyberattacks against Russia

• Researchers discover use of malicious cyber tool to commit digital ad fraud

• Key senators say administration should ban Huawei tech in US electric grid

Technical

• Is Less Really More? Why Reducing Code Reuse Gadget Counts via Software Debloating Doesn’t Necessarily Lead to Better Security

• An Investigation of Performance versus Security in Cognitive Radio Networks with Supporting Cloud Platforms

• Shared Secret Key Generation via Carrier Frequency Offsets

• PixelSteganalysis: Destroying Hidden Information with a Low Degree of Visual Degradation

Reports, Blogs, Etc.

• Coinhive, the in-browser cryptomining service beloved by hackers, is dead

• A video about cybersecurity threats that doesn’t feature any computers

• Businesses Warned of Malware Spread via LinkedIn Job Offers

• Data Leakage from Encrypted Databases

• Can Everybody Read the US Terrorist Watch List?

• “Insider Threat” Detection Software

• Attacking Soldiers on Social Media

• Payroll Provider Gives Extortionists a Payday