Handler on Duty: Xavier Mertens
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Sextortion BTC Earnings; Adware Laced Downloads; PDF Editor Supply Chain Attack
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Summary of Earchings in Recent Sextortion Attack
https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Sextortion+Follow+the+Money/23922/
Adware Distributed with Legitimate Applications
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-websites-for-keepass-7zip-audacity-others-found-pushing-adware/
https://twitter.com/JusticeRage
PDF Editor Supply Chain Exploit
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/microsoftsecure/2018/07/26/attack-inception-compromised-supply-chain-within-a-supply-chain-poses-new-risks/
https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Sextortion+Follow+the+Money/23922/
Adware Distributed with Legitimate Applications
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-websites-for-keepass-7zip-audacity-others-found-pushing-adware/
https://twitter.com/JusticeRage
PDF Editor Supply Chain Exploit
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/microsoftsecure/2018/07/26/attack-inception-compromised-supply-chain-within-a-supply-chain-poses-new-risks/
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