On today’s episode of the Security Stories podcast we discuss the history of online manipulation campaigns, and how they’re used today to try and influence political elections. To do that, we welcome back Theresa Payton, the first female CIO of the White House and author of ‘Manipulated: Inside the Cyberwar to Hijack Elections and Distort the Truth’. Also joining us is … [Read more...] about Distorting the truth: The roots of online political disinformation campaigns
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How to recognize fake charity campaigns on the Internet
Facebook has been experiencing a wave of fake fundraising campaigns. The pattern is familiar: Attackers create groups from scratch to which they add a couple of posts. They provide bank transfer details along with a bunch of tear-jerking comments. The groups tend to follow a template. The group’s name contains an appeal for help, and the posts provide emotional stories, usually … [Read more...] about How to recognize fake charity campaigns on the Internet
SWEED: Exposing years of Agent Tesla campaigns
Threat Research By Edmund Brumaghin and other Cisco Talos researchers. Executive summary Cisco Talos recently identified a large number of ongoing malware distribution campaigns linked to a threat actor we’re calling “SWEED,” including such notable malware as Formbook, Lokibot and Agent Tesla. Based on our research, SWEED — which has been … [Read more...] about SWEED: Exposing years of Agent Tesla campaigns