#168 - Intel Chat: Latrodectus, WarmCookie, FortiManager, EU's Product Liability Directive & Linus Torvalds
Update: 2024-10-31
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In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some cutting-edge intel coming out of LimaCharlie's community Slack channel.
- VMRay's analysis on Latrodectus highlights the malware family’s development, detailing how it evolved from simple loaders to highly evasive, sophisticated malware.
- The WarmCookie malware is a recent, persistent threat known for its self-updating capabilities, specifically designed to evade security tools and establish long-term presence in systems.
- Fortinet recently disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability in its FortiManager product, assigned CVE-2024-47575, which has been actively exploited in the wild.
- The European Union (EU) recently updated its product liability framework to better address the challenges of the digital age and support the shift toward a circular economy.
- Linux creator Linus Torvalds recently reaffirmed the expulsion of Russian maintainers from the Linux MAINTAINERS file due to sanctions compliance, sparking discussion within the open-source community.
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