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Syrian Honey Trap – Daily Security Byte EP.16

February 3, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

Bad actors have always tried to lure us into doing things we shouldn’t by appealing to our base, carnal instincts. Today’s daily infosec video shares why you might want to avoid “hot girls” in general online.

(Episode Runtime: 1:38)

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyivxEiCuKM

EPISODE REFERENCES:

  • “Hot Girls” are still an effective lure, even among nation-state attackers – Gizmodo
  • FireEye’s report on the Syrian “Hot Girl” attack campaign [PDF] – FireEye

— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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