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Microsoft, SeroxenRAT, Smart Links, ToddyCAT, ShellBot, More News & Aaran Leyland – SWN #333

This week Dr. Doug talks: Microsoft, SeroxenRAT, Smart Links, Vogons, ToddyCAT, ShellBot, Hidden servers, Aaran Leyland, and More on the Security Weekly News!

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Professor at Roger Williams University
  1. 1. New Microsoft bug bounty program focuses on AI-powered Bing
  2. 2. Malicious Solana, Kucoin packages infect NuGet devs with SeroXen RAT
  3. 3. Credential-phishing campaign using LinkedIn Smart Links resurfaces
  4. 4. Five threats security pros everywhere need to focus on as the Middle East war escalates
  5. 5. Researchers Unveil ToddyCat’s New Set of Tools for Data Exfiltration
  6. 6. ShellBot Uses Hex IPs to Evade Detection in Attacks on Linux SSH Servers
  7. 7. AI voice clones mimic politicians and celebrities, reshaping reality
  8. 8. Workload written by student made millions, without support
Cyber security lead EMEA at Defence
  1. 1. Five threats security pros everywhere need to focus on as the Middle East war escalates

    https://siliconangle.com/2023/10/12/hamas-israeli-war-also-fought-cyberspace/

    https://www.wired.com/story/israel-hamas-war-hacktivism/

    https://securityaffairs.com/152224/hacktivism/hacktivists-palestine-israel-after-scada-ics.html

    https://www.darkreading.com/dr-global/hacktivists-enter-fray-following-hamas-strikes-against-israel

    https://www.wired.com/story/x-israel-hamas-war-disinformation/

    https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/09/hacktivismmiddleeast/

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