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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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Professor at Roger Williams University
  1. 1. Windows 11 now warns when typing your password in Notepad, websites
  2. 2. New Erbium password-stealing malware spreads as game cracks, cheats
  3. 3. Hackers use PowerPoint files for ‘mouseover’ malware delivery
  4. 4. Ukraine warns allies of Russian plans to escalate cyberattacks
  5. 5. New hacking group ‘Metador’ lurking in ISP networks for months
  6. 6. Two Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities Patched in WhatsApp
  7. 7. Accused Russian RSOCKS Botmaster Arrested, Requests Extradition to U.S. – Krebs on Security
  8. 8. James Earl Jones allows AI to take his role as Darth Vader
Security Researcher
  1. 1. Taking down coordinated inauthentic behavior from Russia and China
    Meta busts first Chinese campaign targeting US midterms - https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/27/meta_chinese_campaign/

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