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The new malware on the block. [OMITB]

CyberWire Daily

N2K Networks, Inc.

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4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

This week, we are sharing an episode of our monthly show, Only Malware in the Building. We invite you to join Dave Bittner and cohost Selena Larson as they explore "The new malware on the block." Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building. Join us each month to sip tea and solve mysteries about today’s most interesting threats. Your host is Selena Larson, Proofpoint intelligence analyst and host of their podcast DISCARDED. Inspired by the residents of a building in New York’s exclusive upper west side, Selena is joined by N2K Networks Dave Bittner —and our newest totally unbiased co-host, Archy, a highly sophisticated AI robot who swears they have no ulterior motives (but we’re keeping an eye on them just in case). Being a security researcher is a bit like being a detective: you gather clues, analyze the evidence, and consult the experts to solve the cyber puzzle. On this episode, we talk about the latest shake-ups in the fake update threat landscape, including two new cybercriminal actors, fresh Mac malware, and the growing challenge of tracking these evolving campaigns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, everybody, Dave here.

0:02.6

We are taking a break this week from our usual research Saturday routine

0:06.6

and sharing a research-focused episode of one of our other N2K podcasts,

0:12.0

only malware in the building, hosted by yours truly and proofpoints, Selena Larson.

0:17.7

We hope you'll check it out, and we'll be back with our usual research Saturday

0:21.8

cadence next week.

0:33.2

Does your computer run slower than a dial-up modem in 1999?

0:38.3

Are mysterious pop-ups offering free vacations ruining your workday?

0:43.3

Have you recently inherited $10 million from a prince you've never heard of?

0:49.6

Well, you might just have a case of...

0:52.3

Malware!

0:53.3

... Well, you might just have a case of malware.

1:00.8

Sorry.

1:03.3

That's right, folks.

1:05.0

Here at Only Malware in the building,

1:07.4

we help you learn about the sneaky, slimy,

1:09.3

and downright devious cyber threats that are trying to weasel their way into your life.

1:12.6

From fishing scams to ransomware shenanigans.

1:15.6

Access denied.

1:16.6

We'll teach you how to spot the scams before they spot you.

1:20.6

Tired of sketchy security software that promises protection but actually is malware.

1:25.6

Sick of pop-ups that say you've won a new iPhone, but instead steal your credit card info?

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