Talos Takes Ep. #68: The various pivots and pitfalls in a malware investigation
Summary: On this episode of Talos Takes, Vitor Ventura from Cisco Talos's research team walks through his work connecting several malware campaigns that leverage the aviation industry, using lure documents about fake flight itineraries and bills and possibly targeting airlines themselves. He discusses what he learned about the threat actor, what threw him off, and what he took away for future investigations, alongside interviews with Talos leaders marking the group's 10 years.
Why it matters: The lures here are fake flight itineraries and bills aimed at airlines, so a single convincing document is the entry point a threat actor is counting on - and the researcher's own account of what misled him shows how easily an investigation can follow the wrong thread.
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