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Malware distributors are switching to less suspicious file types

Network World

After aggressively using JavaScript email attachments to distribute malware for the past year, attackers are now switching to less suspicious file types to trick users. Last week, researchers from the Microsoft Malware Protection Center warned about a new wave of spam emails that carried malicious.LNK files inside ZIP archives.

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Lazarus APT Targeting Cryptocurrency, CISA Warns

SecureWorld News

The threat actors use social engineering to encourage individuals to download trojanized cryptocurrency applications on Windows or macOS operating systems. They use the apps to gain access to the victim's computer and install malware across the network environment, stealing private keys and exploiting other security gaps.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Beyond MITRE ATT&CK

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: So ATT&CK started as a workshop exercise to document common tactics, techniques and procedures, TTPS, that advanced persistent threats used against Windows Enterprise environments, advanced persistent threats are just as they seem. These could be in the operating system, or it could be a third party that's been added.

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