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Team Flashback ASSOCIATED_WITH persistent backdoor
Radek said two of Team Flashback’s router exploits delivered persistent backdoors that survived a factory reset; this is reported as the team’s account.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Radek EP 82 Details
“two of our exploits were delivering a persistent back door. Once you exploit it, the user is not even aware of the exploit being planted”
Project Raven ASSOCIATED_WITH United Arab Emirates
Project Raven was described as a hacking group contracted by the UAE to hack its adversaries; the link is presented as a contractual association rather than direct operational control.
Explicit Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 82 Details
“This was basically a hacking group who was contracted by the UAE to hack into its adversaries.”
Junghoon Lee ASSOCIATED_WITH Safari
Forbes reportedly described Junghoon Lee, also known as Lokihardt, as able to hack Safari.
Attributed Confidence 90% · Jack Rhysider EP 82 Details
“Google Chrome, or Safari.””
Zero Day Initiative ASSOCIATED_WITH TippingPoint Intrusion Detection System
ZDI was created to enrich the vulnerabilities detectable by Trend Micro’s TippingPoint intrusion detection system.
Explicit Confidence 95% · Jack Rhysider EP 82 Details
“ZDI was created in order to enrich the vulnerabilities that their intrusion detection system can detect.”
Amat Cama MEMBER_OF Fluoroacetate
Amat Cama is one of the two members of Team Fluoroacetate.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 82 Details
“It’s made up of two people, Richard Zhu and Amat Cama.”
Richard Zhu MEMBER_OF Fluoroacetate
Richard Zhu is one of the two members of Team Fluoroacetate.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 82 Details
“It’s made up of two people, Richard Zhu and Amat Cama.”
Radek MEMBER_OF Team Flashback
Radek and Pedro are known together as Team Flashback.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 82 Details
“Together, they’re known as Team Flashback.”
Pedro MEMBER_OF Team Flashback
Pedro and Radek are known together as Team Flashback.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 82 Details
“Together, they’re known as Team Flashback.”
Zero Day Initiative OPERATED_BY Trend Micro
ZDI is run by Trend Micro.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 82 Details
“ZDI is ran by Trend Micro”
Fluoroacetate OTHER Tesla Model 3
Team Fluoroacetate exploited a Tesla Model 3’s browser session and won a Tesla Model 3 at Pwn2Own.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 82 Details
“they were able to exploit that session and take over the Tesla.”
“That was enough for them to win a Tesla Model 3.”
Fluoroacetate OTHER baseband
Amat Cama’s specialty within Team Fluoroacetate was baseband exploitation.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Brian Gorenc EP 82 Details
“Amat’s specialty was actually – was baseband exploitation.”
Vupen OTHER Google Chrome
Vupen demonstrated an exploit chain against Google Chrome at Pwn2Own in 2014.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Brian Gorenc EP 82 Details
“Vupen was – at the contest was targeting Google Chrome.”
Team Flashback OTHER remote code execution
Team Flashback brought working zero-day exploits capable of remote code execution to Pwn2Own events.
Explicit Confidence 95% · Jack Rhysider EP 82 Details
“Together, Team Flashback has brought eleven working zero-day exploits to three different Pwn2Own events”
Team Flashback OTHER Master of Pwn
Team Flashback won the Masters of Pwn in November 2020.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 82 Details
“In the November 2020 Pwn2Own, they won Masters of Pwn.”
Fluoroacetate OTHER Samsung Galaxy
The Samsung Galaxy was exploited via baseband in Pwn2Own for three consecutive years from 2017 to 2019, in connection with Amat’s research.
Explicit Confidence 93% · Brian Gorenc EP 82 Details
“From 2017 to 2019, the Samsung Galaxy was part of the contest and it was actually exploited via baseband three years in a row.”
Pwn2Own PART_OF CanSecWest
Pwn2Own has been held annually at CanSecWest since 2007.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 82 Details
“Since 2007, the Pwn2Own contest has been going on every year at CanSecWest.”
Project Raven USES Karma
Project Raven operatives used the Karma exploit to access information on a target’s iPhone without requiring a click.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 82 Details
“One of the hacking tools they used is called Karma.”
“This allowed Project Raven operatives to access information on a target’s iPhone without the target having to click or do anything.”
National Security Agency ASSOCIATED_WITH NIST
Marcus says that NSA and NIST work hand-in-hand on security guidance for American businesses.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Marcus J. Carey EP 83 Details
“NSA and NIST, they work hand-in-hand to try to help all American businesses stay secure as well.”
Operation Eligible Receiver ASSOCIATED_WITH Jeff Man
Jeff says he was involved in Eligible Receiver without knowing it at the time, because a visitor to The Pit was gathering information for the exercise.
Uncertain Confidence 90% · Jeff Man EP 83 Details
“Yeah, so yes, I was involved. I didn’t know it at the time.”
Marcus J. Carey ASSOCIATED_WITH National Security Agency
Marcus describes himself as a Navy intelligence asset tasked by the NSA and later working at Fort Meade on augmented staff.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Marcus J. Carey EP 83 Details
“my whole job in the military was you’re pretty much an attache or an asset for NSA”
“I was still in the Navy and sort of on loan to the NSA.”
Threatcare ASSOCIATED_WITH ReliaQuest
Threatcare was acquired by ReliaQuest, according to Jack.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 83 Details
“Threatcare was acquired by a larger company called ReliaQuest”
Marcus J. Carey AUTHORED Tribe of Hackers Blue Team Edition
Marcus authored Tribe of Hackers Blue Team Edition.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 83 Details
“Blue Team Edition”
Marcus J. Carey AUTHORED Tribe of Hackers Red Team Edition
Marcus authored Tribe of Hackers Red Team Edition.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 83 Details
“there’s Tribe of Hackers Red Team Edition”
Marcus J. Carey AUTHORED Tribe of Hackers
Marcus authored the book Tribe of Hackers.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 83 Details
“he wrote a book and it’s called Tribe of Hackers.”
Marcus J. Carey AUTHORED Tribe of Hackers Security Leaders
Marcus authored Tribe of Hackers Security Leaders.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 83 Details
“and Tribe of Hackers Security Leaders.”