SS-NEWS-081: Malicious OAuth Apps and Poor Crypto Returns

Episode 81 October 10, 2022 00:29:18
SS-NEWS-081: Malicious OAuth Apps and Poor Crypto Returns
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SS-NEWS-081: Malicious OAuth Apps and Poor Crypto Returns

Oct 10 2022 | 00:29:18

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Show Notes

Malicious OAuth apps are coming for your Exchange admins!  Oh noes!  Also, Powerpoint gets in the malware delivery game and it turns out that hackers are not considering the efficiency of spinning up AWS boxes to run cryptominers.  Not very considerate of them.  David has a particularly nasty twist on the Powerpoint one.  

Article 1 - Exchange servers abused for spam through malicious OAuth applications
Supporting Article:
OAuth app policies

Article 2 - Hackers Using PowerPoint Mouseover Trick to Infect Systems with Malware

Article 3 - Cryptominers hijack $53 worth of system resources to earn $1
Supporting Article:
Configure Amazon EC2 Dedicated Hosts

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