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SANS Stormcast Friday Mar 7th: Chrome vs Extensions; Kibana Update; PrePw0n3d Android TV Sticks; Identifying APTs (@sans_edu, Eric LeBlanc)

Episode 9354 Published 1 year ago
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Latest Google Chrome Update Encourages UBlock Origin Removal
The latest update to Google Chrome not only disabled the UBlock Origin ad blocker, but also guides users to uninstall the extension instead of re-enabling it.
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/1j2ec76/ublock_origin_is_gone/
Critical Kibana Update
Elastic published a critical Kibana update patching a prototype polution vulnerability that would allow arbitrary code execution for users with the "Viewer" role.
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-17-3-security-update-esa-2025-06/375441
Certified PrePw0n3d Android TV Sticks
Wired is reporting of over a million Android TV sticks that were found to be pre-infected with adware
https://www.wired.com/story/android-tv-streaming-boxes-china-backdoor/
SANS.edu Research Paper
Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) are among the most challenging to detect in enterprise environments, often mimicking authorized privileged access prior to their actions on objectives.
https://www.sans.edu/cyber-research/identifying-advanced-persistent-threat-activity-through-threat-informed-detection-engineering-enhancing-alert-visibility-enterprises/
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