SN 781: SpiKey - Ransomware Hits Jack Daniel's, Iranian Script-Kiddies, How Ransomware Happens

Ransomware hits Jack Daniel's, Iranian Script-Kiddies, how ransomware happens.

• SpiKey: using the sound of a key to determine its shape
• What do The University of Utah, Jack Daniel's Whiskey, and Carnival Cruise Lines all have in common? Ransomware
• A Remote Code Execution in Chrome's WebGL
• How ransomware happens: email phishing, remote desktop protocol compromise, and software vulnerability
• Emergency Windows update!
• Iranian script-kiddies using RDP to deploy Dharma ransomware
• The Zero-Day Initiative turns 15

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