March23: buy browser extensions, attackers don't need exploits, socvel CTI quiz

BrakeSec Education Podcast

Check out the BrakeSecEd Twitch at https://twitch.tv/brakesec Join the Discord! https://bit.ly/brakesecDiscord Questions and topics: (please feel free to update or make comments for clarifications) * https://techoreon.com/http-flaw-in-apple-passwords-left-iphones-vulnerable/ * https://darkmarc.substack.com/p/attackers-dont-need-exploits-when * https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/129713/the-browser-is-riddled-with-bugs-2025-may-squash-them/ * https://medium.com/@vanvleet/compound-probability-you-dont-need-100-coverage-to-win-a2e650da21a4 (interesting article on quantifying attack risk by your coverage in MITRE) * https://www.promptfoo.dev/blog/agent-security/ * https://www.socvel.com/quiz/ - 20March2025 edition! * https://secureannex.com/blog/buying-browser-extensions/ - interesting article about browser extensions * https://gist.github.com/c0m4r/45e15fc1ec13c544393feafca30e74de?permalink_comment_id=5298117#gistcomment-5298117 * https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/-particle-chrome-extension-sold-to-new-dev-who-immediately-turns-it-into-adware/ * https://arealsociety.substack.com/p/you-can-just-take-things-cyber-letters?r=99bhj - oh boy, cyber ‘letters of marque’ Additional information / pertinent LInks (Would you like to know more?): * VanVleet detection engineering podcast appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DAQkvOyqME * https://medium.com/@vanvleet/technique-analysis-and-modeling-ffef1f0a595a * https://github.com/prodaft/cradle/ * https://blog.talosintelligence.com/css-abuse-for-evasion-and-tracking/ * https://www.gdatasoftware.com/blog/2025/03/38161-analysis-fin7-anubis-backdoor Show points of Contact: Amanda Berlin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandaberlin/ Brian Boettcher: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bboettcher96/ Bryan Brake: https://linkedin.com/in/brakeb Brakesec Website: https://www.brakeingsecurity.com Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@BrakeSecEd Twitch Channel: https://twitch.tv/brakesec Music: Music provided by Chillhop Music: https://chillhop.ffm.to/creatorcred "Flex" by Jeremy Blake Courtesy of Youtube media library