SWN #242 – SmartScreen, Erbium, Graphite, Russian Cyber War, Metador, WhatsApp, & RSOCKS
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1. SmartScreen, Erbium, Graphite, Russian Cyber War, Metador, WhatsApp, & RSOCKS, – SWN #242
This week Dr. Doug talks: Darth Vader, SmartScreen, Erbium, Graphite, Russia, Metador, Whatsapp, RSocks, and is joined by the illustrious Jason Wood on the Security Weekly News!
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Doug White
Professor at Roger Williams University
- 1. Windows 11 now warns when typing your password in Notepad, websites
- 2. New Erbium password-stealing malware spreads as game cracks, cheats
- 3. Hackers use PowerPoint files for ‘mouseover’ malware delivery
- 4. Ukraine warns allies of Russian plans to escalate cyberattacks
- 5. New hacking group ‘Metador’ lurking in ISP networks for months
- 6. Two Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities Patched in WhatsApp
- 7. Accused Russian RSOCKS Botmaster Arrested, Requests Extradition to U.S. – Krebs on Security
- 8. James Earl Jones allows AI to take his role as Darth Vader
Jason Wood
Security Researcher
- 1. Taking down coordinated inauthentic behavior from Russia and ChinaMeta busts first Chinese campaign targeting US midterms - https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/27/meta_chinese_campaign/