DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches
DISCARDED: Tales from the Threat Research Trenches is a podcast for security practitioners, intelligence analysts, and threat hunters looking to learn more about the threat behaviors and attack patterns. Each episode you’ll hear real world insights from our researchers about the latest trends in malware, threat actors, TTPs, and more.
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DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches
The ClickFix Convergence: How Threat Actors Blur the Lines
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Proofpoint
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Season 1
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Episode 78
Hello to all our Cyber Spring Chickens! Join host Selena Larson, and guest host, Sarah Sabotka, as they chat with Saher Naumaan, Senior Threat Researcher at Proofpoint, for a deep dive into how modern espionage and cybercrime are increasingly blurring lines.
At the center of the conversation is ClickFix—a fast-evolving social engineering technique originally used by cybercriminals but now adopted by espionage actors across at least three countries in just 90 days.
We explore:
- how threat actors are borrowing each other’s tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), creating “muddled attribution” as espionage groups mimic high-volume e-crime methods
- how these techniques are being tailored to target high-value, often non-technical individuals
- what defenders can do in the face of increasingly sophisticated psychological attacks
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