S2 Ep25: Bad Extensions Level Up, Social Engineering Gets Social
Update: 2024-09-09
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**Threat Hunting Workshop: Hunting for Collection
October 2, 2024 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET
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In this episode of Out of the Woods: The Threat Hunting Podcast, Scott and Lee discuss four key topics: North Korea’s social engineering attacks on the crypto industry, the rise of the malicious Chrome extension Luma C2 Stealer, a phishing and doxxing campaign by Russian threat actors targeting NGOs, and hacktivist attacks on Russian and Belarusian institutions using ransomware and common tools. They highlight the growing sophistication of these tactics and stress the importance of vigilance and proactive threat hunting to defend against these increasingly complex threats.
Top Headlines:
1. FBI | Public Service Announcement - North Korea Aggressively Targeting Crypto Industry with Well-Disguised Social Engineering Attacks: https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2024/PSA240903
2. Cybersecurity News | Beware the Drive-By Download: LummaC2 Stealer and Malicious Chrome Extension Wreak Havoc: https://securityonline.info/beware-the-drive-by-download-lummac2-stealer-and-malicious-chrome-extension-wreak-havoc/?&web_view=true
3. The Hacker News | North Korean Threat Actors Deploy COVERTCATCH Malware via LinkedIn Job Scams: https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/north-korean-threat-actors-deploy.html
4. SecureList | Head Mare: Adventures of a Unicorn in Russia and Belarus: https://securelist.com/head-mare-hacktivists/113555/
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Stay in Touch!
October 2, 2024 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET
Sign Up > https://intel471.com/resources/webinars/threat-hunting-workshop-hunting-for-collection
In this episode of Out of the Woods: The Threat Hunting Podcast, Scott and Lee discuss four key topics: North Korea’s social engineering attacks on the crypto industry, the rise of the malicious Chrome extension Luma C2 Stealer, a phishing and doxxing campaign by Russian threat actors targeting NGOs, and hacktivist attacks on Russian and Belarusian institutions using ransomware and common tools. They highlight the growing sophistication of these tactics and stress the importance of vigilance and proactive threat hunting to defend against these increasingly complex threats.
Top Headlines:
1. FBI | Public Service Announcement - North Korea Aggressively Targeting Crypto Industry with Well-Disguised Social Engineering Attacks: https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2024/PSA240903
2. Cybersecurity News | Beware the Drive-By Download: LummaC2 Stealer and Malicious Chrome Extension Wreak Havoc: https://securityonline.info/beware-the-drive-by-download-lummac2-stealer-and-malicious-chrome-extension-wreak-havoc/?&web_view=true
3. The Hacker News | North Korean Threat Actors Deploy COVERTCATCH Malware via LinkedIn Job Scams: https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/north-korean-threat-actors-deploy.html
4. SecureList | Head Mare: Adventures of a Unicorn in Russia and Belarus: https://securelist.com/head-mare-hacktivists/113555/
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