Entries from October 29, 2023 - November 4, 2023

Friday
Nov032023

Planned Power Outage, West Penn Power, Sunday 12a-6a, Eastern Westmoreland Area 

Per West Penn:

There will be a planned power outage during this coming weekend. West Penn Power will be performing work Sunday night, between 12:00 am and 6:00 am. Areas to be affected are New Alexandria, Latrobe, Derry and Blairsville.

 

Monday
Oct302023

DUCKTAIL Spread via Compromised LinkedIn Profiles

By Cluster25 Threat Intel Team
October 25, 2023

Linkedin has been targeted as reported above using LinkedIn messages as a vector for executing identity theft attacks.

If it’s not enough for North Korean and Iranian hackers using this ultra-popular professional networking web site for cyber espionage, other groups are using it to distribute malware. Cybersecurity experts have tracked a malware strain known as ‘Ducktail’ on the platform that is targeting Italian company employees. Hackers are leveraging fraudulent profiles that offer lucrative job via the platform’s messaging system. The email proclaims that an attached .PDF file contains job details - but contains the Ducktail malware to infect the recipient’s system(s).Worth a quick read to be aware!

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