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SANS Stormcast Monday, August 11th, 2025: Fake Tesla Preorders; Bad USB Cameras; Win-DoS Epidemic
August 10, 2025
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Google Paid Ads for Fake Tesla Websites
Someone is setting up fake Tesla lookalike websites that attempt to collect credit card data from unsuspecting users trying to preorder Tesla products.
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Google%20Paid%20Ads%20for%20Fake%20Tesla%20Websites/32186
Compromising USB Devices for Persistent Stealthy Access
USB devices, like Linux-based web cams, can be compromised to emulate malicious USB devices like keyboards that inject malicious commands.
https://eclypsium.com/blog/badcam-now-weaponizing-linux-webcams/
Win-DoS Epidemic: A crash course in abusing RPC for Win-DoS & Win-DDoS
Internet-exposed DCs can be used in very powerful DoS attacks.
https://defcon.org/html/defcon-33/dc-33-speakers.html#content_60389