November, 2020
November 30, 2020 – APT
Threat actor leverages coin miner techniques to stay under the radar – here’s how to spot them Full Text
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Cryptocurrency miners are typically associated with cybercriminal operations, not sophisticated nation state actor activity. They are not the most sophisticated type of threats, which also means that they are not among the most critical security issues that defenders address with urgency. Recent campaigns from the nation-state actor BISMUTH take advantage of the low-priority alerts coin miners cause to try and fly under the radar and establish persistence.November 30, 2020 – Events
Supreme Court Oral Argument - Van Buren v. United States(19-783) Full Text
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MR. FISHER: Mr. Chief Justice, and may it please the Court:The CFAA is an anti-hacking statute. It prohibits obtaining information from a computer without authorization. And to ensure comprehensive coverage, the statute also prohibits "exceeding authorized access." As Judge Kozinski put it, this -- this ensures that the statute covers not just outside but also inside hackers.
November 30, 2020 – Law Article
New Article - 18 USC 1030: Fraud and related activity in connection with computers Full Text
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(a) Whoever-(1) having knowingly accessed a computer without authorization or exceeding authorized access, and by means of such conduct having obtained information that has been determined by the United States Government pursuant to an Executive order or statute to require protection against unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national defense or foreign relations, or any restricted data, as defined in paragraph y. of section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, with reason to believe that such information so obtained could be used to the injury of the United States, or to the advantage of any foreign nation willfully communicates, delivers, transmits, or causes to be communicated, delivered, or transmitted, or attempts to communicate, deliver, transmit or cause to be communicated, delivered, or transmitted the same to any person not entitled to receive it, or willfully retains the same and fails to deliver it to the officer or employee of the United States entitled to receive it;