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Adversary Village at @defcon 34!
Zhassulan Zhussupov, Malware Researcher and Threat Hunter at @anyrun_app takes the Adversary Village Workshop Stage with “Malware Development for Ethical Hackers (Windows, Linux, Android)” on 8 Aug 2026.
Adversary Village schedule:
https://adversaryvillage.org/adversary-events/DEFCON-34/
More info on the session: https://adversaryvillage.org/adversary-events/DEFCON-34/Zhassulan-Zhussupov
#AdversaryVillage #DEFCON34
#HandsOnWorkshop #MalwareResearch #EthicalHacking
#Windows #Linux #Android #OffensiveTradecraft #AdversaryTradecraft

Proton Reports Malicious Proton VPN Impersonators in Chrome Web Store

Impact reportedly included:
• Credential harvesting
• Personal data collection
• Potential traffic relay
• Abuse of brand trust
Repeated reporting allegedly led to delayed removal.

Security takeaways:
• Extension ecosystems remain high-risk
• Search-based brand targeting is effective for attackers
• Store review latency increases exposure window

Community question:
Should browser vendors implement stricter publisher verification or cryptographic signing tied to corporate identity?

Source: https://cyberinsider.com/proton-warns-of-malicious-chrome-extensions-impersonating-its-vpn-service/

Engage below and follow @technadu for threat ecosystem analysis and digital trust reporting.

#ThreatIntel #BrowserSecurity #ExtensionSecurity #ProtonVPN #CyberRisk #AppStoreSecurity #Infosec #MalwareResearch

Amazon refunded my plant hangers so now I have the four android phones they sent to me instead. They are of questionable origin up for grabs for any researchers. Sent to me by a random Chinese Amazon seller. Who wants some questionable android phones? #malware #android #malwareresearch

Hey there! I stumbled upon a fresh sample of Formbook info-stealer malware. During analysis I found this malware hides its payload into a vulnerable WordPress website.
Read the article to know more.
#FormBook #Stealer #MalwareAnalysis #MalwareResearch #CTI #ThreatIntel #InfoSec https://ashishranax.github.io/posts/FormBook-Malware-The-Uninvited-Guest-of-WordPress/

MalwareDB v0.0.9 released! Mostly minor internal and VT improvements. https://github.com/malwaredb/malwaredb-rs/releases/tag/v0.0.9 #MalwareResearch #MalwareMachineLearning

#MalwareDB release day! https://github.com/malwaredb/malwaredb-rs/releases/tag/v0.0.8 #OpenSource #MalwareResearch #CyberSecurity

Join me for an Elastic Security Community virtual event. I will be giving a tech talk on my Journey Into Malware Research and Reverse Engineering.

Hope to see you there! 🤩🙌

Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 8am PST/11am EST

#Elastic #ElasticSecurity #reverseengineering #malwareresearch #securityresearch
#womenincyber #womenincybersecurity

Meetup link:
https://www.meetup.com/elastic-united-states-and-canada-virtual/events/296510147/

Session will be recorded and shared on the YouTube Elastic Community page for those who are unable to attend.

Exciting news! 📣 Join me at ATT&CK CON 4.0 on October 24-25, 2023, in McLean, VA or online. I'll be presenting alongside my colleague Michael Raggi from Mandiant/Google Cloud. We're unveiling a groundbreaking technique, never seen before, exploiting the .lnk shortcut format. Don't miss out! Register here: [Registration Link](https://na.eventscloud.com/website/58627/) #ATTACKCON #malwareresearch