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SANS Stormcast Wednesday Feb 20th: XWorm Cocktail; Quantum Computing Breakthrough; Signal Phishing
February 19, 2025
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XWorm Cocktail: A Mix of PE data with PowerShell Code
Quick analysis of an interesting XWrom sample with powershell code embedded inside an executable
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/XWorm+Cocktail+A+Mix+of+PE+data+with+PowerShell+Code/31700
Microsoft's Majorana 1 Chip Carves New Path for Quantum Computing
Microsoft announced a breack through in Quantum computing. Its new prototype Majorana 1 chip takes advantage of exotic majorana particles to implement a scalable low error rate solution to building quantum computers
https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/microsofts-majorana-1-chip-carves-new-path-for-quantum-computing/
Russia Targeting Signal Messenger
Signal is well regarded as a secure end to end encrypted messaging platform. However, a user may be tricked into providing access to their account by scanning a QR code masquerading as a group channel invitation.
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/russia-targeting-signal-messenger/