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SANS Stormcast Wednesday, November 26th, 2025: Attacks Against Messaging; Passwords in Random Websites; Fluentbit Vuln; #thanksgiving

November 25, 2025 6:07 1.13 MB ( 4.0 MB less) Downloads: 0

Spyware Allows Cyber Threat Actors to Target Users of Messaging Applications
Spyware attacks messaging applications in part by triggering vulnerabilities in messaging applications but also by deploying tools like keystroke loggers and screenshot applications.
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/11/24/spyware-allows-cyber-threat-actors-target-users-messaging-applications
Stop Putting Your Passwords Into Random Websites Yes. Just Stop!
https://labs.watchtowr.com/stop-putting-your-passwords-into-random-websites-yes-seriously-you-are-the-problem/
Fluentbit Vulnerability
https://www.oligo.security/blog/critical-vulnerabilities-in-fluent-bit-expose-cloud-environments-to-remote-takeover
Happy Thanksgiving. Next podcast on Monday after Thanksgiving.