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Research Saturday

Research Saturday

By: N2K Networks
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 Every Saturday, we sit down with cybersecurity researchers to talk shop about the latest threats, vulnerabilities, and technical discoveries.© 2024 N2K Networks, Inc. 706761 Politics & Government
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  • Leveling up their credential phishing tactics.

    Leveling up their credential phishing tactics.
    May 17 2025
    This week, Dave speaks with Max Gannon of Cofense Intelligence to dive into his team's research on "The Rise of Precision-Validated Credential Theft: A New Challenge for Defenders." Threat actors continuously develop new tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to bypass existing defenses. When defenders identify these methods and implement countermeasures, attackers adapt or create more sophisticated approaches. This research explores how cybercriminals are leveling up their credential phishing tactics using Precision-Validated Phishing, a technique that leverages real-time email validation to ensure only high-value targets receive the phishing attempt. The research can be found here: The Rise of Precision-Validated Credential Theft: A New Challenge for Defenders⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 mins
  • Hijacking wallets with malicious patches.

    Hijacking wallets with malicious patches.
    May 10 2025
    This week, we are joined by Lucija Valentić, Software Threat Researcher from ReversingLabs, who is discussing "Atomic and Exodus crypto wallets targeted in malicious npm campaign." Threat actors have launched a malicious npm campaign targeting Atomic and Exodus crypto wallets by distributing a fake package called "pdf-to-office," which secretly patches locally installed wallet software to redirect crypto transfers to attacker-controlled addresses. ReversingLabs researchers discovered that this package used obfuscated JavaScript to trojanize specific files in targeted wallet versions, enabling persistence even after the malicious package was removed. This incident highlights the growing threat of software supply chain attacks in the cryptocurrency space and underscores the need for vigilant monitoring of both open-source repositories and local applications. The research can be found here: ⁠⁠Atomic and Exodus crypto wallets targeted in malicious npm campaign Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 mins
  • When AI gets a to-do list.

    When AI gets a to-do list.
    May 3 2025
    This week, we are joined by ⁠Shaked Reiner⁠, Security Principal Security Researcher at ⁠CyberArk⁠, who is discussing their research on"Agents Under Attack: Threat Modeling Agentic AI." Agentic AI empowers LLMs to take autonomous actions, like browsing the web or executing code, making them more useful—but also more dangerous. Threats like prompt injections and stolen API keys can turn agents into attack vectors. Shaked Reiner explains how treating agent outputs like untrusted code and applying traditional security principles can help keep them in check. The research can be found here: ⁠Agents Under Attack: Threat Modeling Agentic AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins

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