Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw.
Good afternoon, Talos readers. We recently uncovered a series of email campaigns utilizing links to malicious documents hosted on legitimate file-sharing platforms to spread malware. The campaigns distributed various malware payloads including Gozi ISFB, ZLoader, SmokeLoader and AveMaria, among others. Check out our complete details of the threat and our protections here.
Cyber Security Week in Review
Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that his company was the target of an alleged scheme to install malware on the company’s network. A Russian tourist was arrested last week for allegedly recruiting a Tesla employee to carry out the hack.
Several states’ Department of Motor Vehicles may overreach in how available they make drivers’ information. Several private investigators indicated to Vice’s Motherboard that they were able to easily buy information under several little-known policies.
Norwegian parliament says it was the victim of a cyber attack. Several government officials’ emails were breached, though the country is still investigating the full extent of the damage.
Facebook shut down a swath of groups it says is tied to Russian threat actors who were attempting to spread disinformation. The social media giant says thanks to partnerships with American intelligence agencies, it is catching these groups earlier on in their lifecycle.
New updates are on their way to iOS and Android that officially implement COVID-19 contact-tracing alerts. The features, which will need to be manually enabled ..
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