The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast #135 - Intel Chat: Sigma, Scattered Spider, Microsoft, Empire Market & UNC3886
Jun 21, 2024
36:26
In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some cutting-edge intel coming out of LimaCharlie's community Slack channel.
- SigmaHQ has introduced Sigma Correlations to enhance its rule-based detection capabilities, allowing for more sophisticated event correlation across multiple Sigma rules.
- Tyler Buchanan, a 22-year-old from the UK and alleged leader of the Scattered Spider hacking group, was arrested in Spain.
- Microsoft has issued an urgent update for all supported versions of Windows to address a critical Wi-Fi vulnerability, CVE-2024-30078.
- Three individuals— Yousef Selassie, Ugochukwu Emmanuel Nwosu, and David Gil—have been charged with operating Empire Market, a dark web marketplace that facilitated over $430 million in illegal transactions.
- In September 2022, Mandiant began investigating several intrusions conducted by UNC3886, a China-linked cyber espionage group, after discovering malware in ESXi hypervisors.