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A clever Google-hosted, malicious ad fakes the KeePass website

TechSpot

Punycode-enhanced techniques for spreading malware and cyber-attacks have been known since 2017 when a web developer created a proof-of-concept site that resembled apple.com. Punycodes remain highly effective today, especially when employed in a malicious advertising campaign that closely mimics legitimate websites.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: So You Want To Be A Pentester

ForAllSecure

So for instance in 2017 during the whole WannaCry, and NotPetya phenomenon. Vamosi: WannaCry and NotPetya were ransomware campaigns in 2017. Unlike other malware, ransom not only infected machines, it encrypted all the data, then asked for a ransom to decrypt them. Crawley: A red team can engage in a lot of penetration testing.

Network 52
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The Hacker Mind Podcast: So You Want To Be A Pentester

ForAllSecure

So for instance in 2017 during the whole WannaCry, and NotPetya phenomenon. Vamosi: WannaCry and NotPetya were ransomware campaigns in 2017. Unlike other malware, ransom not only infected machines, it encrypted all the data, then asked for a ransom to decrypt them. Crawley: A red team can engage in a lot of penetration testing.

Network 52