Welcome to this week’s Threat Source newsletter — the perfect place to get caught up on all things Talos from the past week.
An attacker known as “Tortoiseshell” is using a phony, malicious website to deliver malware. The site specifically targets U.S. military veterans who may be searching for a job. These types of sites are likely to be shared on social media as the general population hopes to support the veteran population.
Forget about the iPhone 11, impeachment or nation-state cyber attacks. We all know the biggest news of the past week was Area 51. And thankfully, the latest Beers with Talos talks about storming the secret military base. And some other, more cyber security-focused things.
We also have our weekly Threat Roundup, which you can find on the blog every Friday afternoon. There, we go over the most prominent threats we’ve seen (and blocked) over the past week.
Upcoming public engagements with Talos
Event: “DNS on Fire” at Virus Bulletin 2019Location: Novotel London West hotel, London, U.K.Date: Oct. 2 - 4Speaker: Warren Mercer and Paul RascagneresSynopsis: In this talk, Paul and Warren will walk through two campaigns Talos discovered targeted DNS. The first actor developed a piece of malware, named “DNSpionage,” targeting several government agencies in the Middle East, as well as an airline. During the research process for DNSpionage, we also discovered an effor ..Support the originator by clicking the read the rest link below.
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