Year: 2021

Cisco/Talos Researchers Find Attackers Using Slack and Discord to Distribute Malware Thursday, April 15, 2021 Another example of the resiliency and creativity of cyber-attackers is outlined in a new blog by Cisco/Talos researchers, which outlines how, over the past year, and in particular as a result of the migration from work at the office to work from home during the pandemic, cyber-attackers are using collaboration platforms like Slack and Discord to distribute malware to unsuspecting victims. According to the blog: As telework has become the norm throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, attackers are…

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