This is your sign to step away from the keyboard

Summary: Cisco Talos used its Threat Source newsletter to describe burnout as a real issue in cybersecurity, citing long hours, a heavy sense of responsibility, and a professional tendency to consider negative outcomes. The same newsletter also reported a Malware-as-a-Service operation in early 2025 that used the Emmenhtal loader and Amadey malware to target Ukrainian entities, often through public GitHub repositories, and said Talos worked with GitHub to remove the malicious accounts.
Why it matters: The newsletter frames lost team members as a loss of experience to the entire cybersecurity community, while the same issue notes adversaries using trusted platforms like GitHub to deliver malware, making detection harder for organizations that need GitHub access for legitimate work.

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Topics: Malware
Mentions: CVE-2025-25257
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