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- Jan 25, 2023
Jan 25, 2023
Inside a Soviet analog computer for space navigation.
This thing is glorious
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The Evening Star, Independence, Kansas, September 27, 1905
— Yesterday's Print (@yesterdaysprint)
4:29 AM • Jan 25, 2023
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NEW FROM US:
Adani Group – How The World’s 3rd Richest Man Is Pulling The Largest Con In Corporate History
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— Hindenburg Research (@HindenburgRes)
2:45 AM • Jan 25, 2023
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Several days ago Riot Games announced they were victim to a "social engineering attack". They stated they were being extorted for $10,000,000. Riot Games refused to pay the ransom
The source code to League of Legends is now up for sale online
— vx-underground (@vxunderground)
3:43 AM • Jan 25, 2023
We are currently speaking with the individual responsible for the breach on Riot Games.
They have informed us they have also stole Riot Games anti-cheat, Packman. Packman is the anti-cheat for both Valorant and League of Legends.
— vx-underground (@vxunderground)
4:36 AM • Jan 25, 2023
The individual responsible for the Riot Games breach has given us more information
- Social engineered an employee via SMS
- Initial goal was stealing Vanguard
- They pivoted through the network, was unable to get Domain Controller
- SOC detected them in approx. 36 hours— vx-underground (@vxunderground)
5:01 AM • Jan 25, 2023
- They did not deploy any malware to the network
- Managed to escalate privileges by social engineering a company director
- They stated they would not give us more information at this time, more information will be shared in the following daysThere is your free DFIR report
— vx-underground (@vxunderground)
5:20 AM • Jan 25, 2023
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History buffs: Twenty years ago, tonight (a Friday night, Pacific-time) SQL Slammer began tearing its way through the internet. Impact of Slammer (+ other similar worms) across infosec and changes to infosec policy can still be felt today. The author of the worm was never found.
— Allen Jones (@ajMSFT)
4:42 PM • Jan 24, 2023
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Building the set “Red Rocket” for the upcoming Fallout,a post-apocalyptic tv series developed for Amazon Prime and is based on the role-playing video game franchise. @VisitNyack@BethesdaStudios@pcgamer@GameSpot@eurogamer@Fallout@PrimeVideo
— J Carson (@jcarson_nyack)
1:53 AM • Jan 24, 2023
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Should I be concerned if I found classified documents in my preschooler’s backpack?
— Jessie (@mommajessiec)
5:46 PM • Jan 24, 2023
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"Overemphasis on social media manipulation risks both distracting from and reinforcing two notions in need of greater scrutiny: first, that platforms are neutral conduits, co-equal victims with their users of external forces largely beyond their own control; second, and far more importantly, that online influence operations necessarily work in the first place.”
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13/ Now, lets walk through a more sophisticated example. Credit goes to @coinspect for the resource.
— bytes032 (@bytes032)
8:48 AM • Jan 20, 2023
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