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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

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This ends up executing sketchy code that installs viruses, ransomware, spyware, or adware behind the victim's back. The attackers then mishandle this well-known adversary simulation tool to harvest information about the operating system, exfiltrate data, and locate directories and services with weak access control settings.

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The CyberWire Daily Podcast EP. 389 With Guest Speaker David Brumley

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Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. Dave Bittner: [00:06:20] This insertion of the Sec into DevOps - what's been the practical implications of that? So when you deny them access to the location data in the operating system, that essentially denies them access to the GPS receiver.

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The CyberWire Daily Podcast EP. 389 With Guest Speaker David Brumley

ForAllSecure

Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. Dave Bittner: [00:06:20] This insertion of the Sec into DevOps - what's been the practical implications of that? So when you deny them access to the location data in the operating system, that essentially denies them access to the GPS receiver.

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THE CYBERWIRE DAILY PODCAST EP. 389 WITH GUEST SPEAKER DAVID BRUMLEY

ForAllSecure

Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. Dave Bittner: [00:06:20] This insertion of the Sec into DevOps - what's been the practical implications of that? So when you deny them access to the location data in the operating system, that essentially denies them access to the GPS receiver.