Dark Reading Daily -- August 10, 2020

Digital Clones Could Cause Problems for Identity Systems

Three fundamental technologies -- chatbots, audio fakes, and deepfake videos -- have improved to the point that creating digital, real-time clones of people is merely a matter of integrating the systems.

Researcher Finds New Office Macro Attacks for MacOS

Building successful macro attacks means getting past several layers of security, but a Black Hat speaker found a way through.

400+ Qualcomm Chip Vulnerabilities Threaten Millions of Android Phones

Security researchers found hundreds of pieces of vulnerable code in the Qualcomm Snapdragon chips powering Android phones.

Hacking the PLC via Its Engineering Software

Researcher will demonstrate at DEF CON an emerging threat to industrial control networks.

IoT Security During COVID-19: What We've Learned & Where We're Going

Vigilance and ongoing training combined with an integrated security framework are key aspects of a successful strategy in the fight against the latest crop of pandemic opportunists.

BEC Campaigns Target Financial Execs via Office 365

A series of business email compromise campaigns has been targeting executives of more than 1,000 companies, most recently in the US and Canada.

Reddit Attack Defaces Dozens of Channels

The attack has defaced the channels with images and content supporting Donald Trump.

8 Signs of a Smartphone Hack

A rapidly dwindling battery life or sudden spike in data usage could indicate your iOS or Android device has been compromised.

Cybersecurity Lessons from the Pandemic

How does cybersecurity support business and society? The pandemic shows us.

What's Anonymous Up to Now?

The hacker group recently took credit for two high-profile incidents -- but its actions aren't quite the same as they once were, some say.

VIRTUAL BLACK HAT HIGHLIGHTS

Dark Reading Video News Desk Returns to Black Hat

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Office 365's Vast Attack Surface & All the Ways You Don't Know You're Being Exploited Through It

Mandiant incident response managers Josh Madeley and Doug Bienstock describe how thoroughly Microsoft 365 (formerly known as Office 365) extends into corporate networks, describe both sophisticated and simple attacks they've detected, and suggest mitigations as businesses rely more heavily on the cloud.

Getting to the Root: How Researchers Identify Zero-Days in the Wild

Google Project Zero researcher Maddie Stone explains the importance of identifying flaws exploited in the wild and techniques used to do it.

A Mix of Optimism and Pessimism for Security of the 2020 Election

DHS CISA's Christopher Krebs and Georgetown University's Matt Blaze at Black Hat USA give the lowdown on where things stand and what still needs to happen to protect the integrity of November's election.

Special Report: Computing's New Normal, a Dark Reading Perspective