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Aug 25th 2020

Security Now 781

SpiKey

Ransomware Hits Jack Daniel's, Iranian Script-Kiddies, How Ransomware Happens

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Ransomware hits Jack Daniel's, Iranian Script-Kiddies, how ransomware happens.

  • SpiKey: using the sound of a key to determine its shape
  • What do The University of Utah, Jack Daniel’s Whiskey, and Carnival Cruise Lines all have in common? Ransomware
  • A Remote Code Execution in Chrome’s WebGL
  • How ransomware happens: email phishing, remote desktop protocol compromise, and software vulnerability
  • Emergency Windows update!
  • Iranian script-kiddies using RDP to deploy Dharma ransomware
  • The Zero-Day Initiative turns 15

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