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Talos Threat Source newsletter (March 10, 2022) — Fake social media posts spread in wake of Ukraine invasion

Summary: Cisco Talos reported that disinformation around the Ukraine invasion is spreading through ordinary social media users resharing viral posts without checking sources, citing examples such as alleged Ukrainian "Army Cats" trained to spot sniper lasers, art mistaken for a Time magazine cover, and miscaptioned videos of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers dancing. Talos also noted CISA and FBI warnings that large-scale cyber attacks could reach the U.S. as the West pushes back against Russia's invasion, and described a pro-Ukrainian Conti ransomware member leaking internal chats, Bitcoin addresses, and proof the Trickbot botnet was shut down earlier this year.

Bottom line: CISA and the FBI have already warned that large-scale attacks could hit U.S. critical infrastructure and companies of every size, and Talos calls this the closest the world has come to a cyberwar - a moment when tech debt, poor hygiene, and out-of-date systems carry catastrophic impact.

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