Handler on Duty: Xavier Mertens
Threat Level: green
Podcast Detail
Obfuscated Qakbot URLs; Encrypted Email Bugs; Win8.1/2012 Patch; Fileless Worm
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Example of a Word Document Delivering Qakbot
https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Example+of+Word+Document+Delivering+Qakbot/26482/
PGP/SMime Implementation Weaknesses
https://www.nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2020/08/15/mailto-paper.pdf
Windows 8.1 / 2012 Special Patch
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4578013/security-update-for-windows-8-1-rt-8-1-and-server-2012-r2
Fileless Cryptomining Worm
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/08/19/fileless-worm-p2p-botnet/
https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Example+of+Word+Document+Delivering+Qakbot/26482/
PGP/SMime Implementation Weaknesses
https://www.nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2020/08/15/mailto-paper.pdf
Windows 8.1 / 2012 Special Patch
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4578013/security-update-for-windows-8-1-rt-8-1-and-server-2012-r2
Fileless Cryptomining Worm
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/08/19/fileless-worm-p2p-botnet/
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