Handler on Duty: Johannes Ullrich
Threat Level: green
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SANS Stormcast Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025: Sextortiion Analysis; Covert Channel DNS/ICMP; Azure AD Secret Theft; Official FreePBX Patches
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Sextortiion Analysis; Covert Channel DNS/ICMP; Azure AD Secret Theft; Official FreePBX Patches
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A Quick Look at Sextortion at Scale
Jan analyzed 1900 different sextortion messages using 205 different Bitcoin addresses to look at the success rate, lifetime, and other metrics defining these campaigns.
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/A%20quick%20look%20at%20sextortion%20at%20scale%3A%201%2C900%20messages%20and%20205%20Bitcoin%20addresses%20spanning%20four%20years/32252
Azure AD Client Secret Leak
Attackers are stealing Azure AD client secrets from websites that are leaving them exposed.
https://www.resecurity.com/blog/article/azure-ad-client-secret-leak-the-keys-to-cloud
Covert Channel via ICMP and DNS
A new bot combines ICMP and DNS in new ways for covert communication. The DNS requests use domains with a fixed prefix followed by a base64 encoded command, and the ICMP echo request packets include commands as a payload.
https://blog.xlab.qianxin.com/mystrodx_covert_dual-mode_backdoor_en/
Official Release of Critical FreePBX Patch
Sangoma has announced that the experimental patch released for the exploited FreePBX vulnerability is now considered stable, and users should update to apply it.
https://community.freepbx.org/t/security-advisory-please-lock-down-your-administrator-access/107203
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