Cybersec Brief w/c 29th August 2016

Selected cybersecurity events of the week commencing Monday 29th August 2016.

A new Stuxnet documentary and a mature IoT botnet seen in the wild

Geo-Politics

New documentary about Stuxnet sheds light on overall cyberwar plans
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/zero-days-why-the-disturbing-stuxnet-documentary-is-a-must-see/

Cybercrime

IoT malware creates botnet
https://www.hackread.com/bashlite-malware-linux-iot-ddos-botnet/

Kernel.org hacking suspect arrested
http://www.securityweek.com/kernelorg-hacking-suspect-arrested-florida

BitTorrent client Transmission infected with malware

http://uk.businessinsider.com/transmission-malware-2016-8?r=US&IR=T

Research & Reports

Inversoft hacking challenge hacked: Hack this hardened server
http://polynome.co/infosec/inversoft/elasticsearch/linode/penetration-testing/2016/08/16/hack-that-inversoft.html

How to make the best out of a Pentest or Bug Bounty
https://infosecremedy.blogspot.in/2016/06/how-to-truly-benefit-from-pentests-and-bugbounties.html

[LONG] The threat of autonomous weapons
https://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahatopol/how-to-save-mankind-from-the-new-breed-of-killer-robots?utm_term=.tk3Amd0na#.xcY4QBbqz