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Two Malicious Web Campaigns – Daily Security Byte EP. 232

March 16, 2016 By Corey Nachreiner

This week, two web-based attack campaigns are increasing the chance you might encounter a drive-by download when visiting a legitimate web site. Watch Tuesday’s Byte to learn more about these campaigns, the tools one uses, and what you can do to avoid these sorts of attacks.

(Episode Runtime: 5:24)

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAKkZmtD1Ak

EPISODE REFERENCES:

  • Malvertising campaign affecting popular U.S. sites – Trend Micro
  • Angler takes malvertising to new heights – Trustwave
  • The “ultimate” guide to the Angler exploit kit – Heimdal Security
  • Typosquatting on .om domains – EndGame
  • uBlock extension for Chrome – Google

— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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