Every semester, our SCI students form teams to research and deliver presentations on recent developments in cybersecurity, which are called "Technology Watch" presentations. The topics from the previous semesters are as follows:
Spring 2024:
The Terrapin attack
The StripedFly malware
Storm-0558 attack techniques
Volt Typhoon
Ransomware attacks
Fall 2023:
MOVEit Data Breach
(yet another) T-Mobile Data Breach
Dell kernel-privilege bug
Drovorub Linux malware
SuperVPN data breach
Spring 2023:
LastPass Data Breach
PNG Steganography Hides Backdoor
The Caffeine Phishing-as-a-Service Platform
Google Ad Fraud Campaign Used Adult Content to Make Millions
Attackers Use Event Logs to Hide File-less Malware
Russian Software Disguised as American Found on US Army, CDC Apps
Fall 2022:
The Pegasus Spyware
Mars Stealer Malware Campaign Using Google Ads to Spread
Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB Hack
Pipedream Malware Toolkit: a Swiss Army Knife for Hacking Industrial Control Systems
Adversary in the Middle (AiTM) Phishing Attacks: From Cookie Theft to BEC
Spring 2022:
Nine WiFi Routers Used by Millions Were Vulnerable to 226 Flaws
Log4Shell 0-day Vulnerability
Major Gaming Companies Hit With Ransomware
Google Reveals Sophisticated Windows and Android Hacking Operation
Android Banking Malware Infects 300,000 Google Play Users
