Next week, I'm speaking at #Saintcon about #phishing, #smishing, #quishing (all the -ishings) and propose a broad-based possible solution that could end this problem forever. Nothing big.
If you're going to be there, you can find me in Track 2 at 2:30pm, or most of the rest of the time at the @SAINTCON @malwarevillage Community, where we will be hosting two of our contests (MARC I and BOMBE) and encouraging people to consider the field of malware analysis and threat research as a career.
We also will have minibadges, both at #MalwareVillage and at the #Netcraft booth. If you're a #minibadge fan/collector, you aren't going to want to miss out on the Netcraft minibadge, which is awesome. Just drop by the booth to get a kit to build one. Tell them Spike sent ya.
Until then, stay safe, and please tell everyone you know, don't click links to tax refunds or toll road fees you get on your phone.
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https://www.netcraft.com/blog/taxpayers-drivers-targeted-in-refund-and-road-toll-smishing-scams
Threat actors deployed over 850 fake tax and toll websites to steal personal and financial data from U.S. and international victims. Netcraft uncovers the latest smishing campaign targeting taxpayers and drivers ahead of the October 15 IRS extension deadline.
Malware Village invites sponsorship for our inaugural DEF CON season.
Our village's mission is to help develop and teach the cybersecurity analysis arts and sciences, to support the growing need for cyber workforce. We welcome your support.
#malware #village #malwarevillage #DEFCON #DEFCON33 #malmons
🚨🚨 The CFP for Malware Village @defcon is closing tomorrow, May 24th!
The form: http://bit.ly/MV2025CFP
Now is the time to apply if you haven't already! 🥳
Happy birthday to...us! 🎂
Today, May Day 2025, World Cyber Health, the parent organization of #MalwareVillage, officially became incorporated in Canada as a not-for-profit organization.
What this means is that, soon, we will be able to begin fundraising to pay for our operations, which include Malware Village, but also several other important projects that focus on training the next generation of malware analysts, and helping victims of cybercrime.
Until those mechanisms are set up, you can support the organization and its efforts by purchasing #malmons embroidered patches from our swag store. MV and WCH founder Lena Yu created these unique characters to represent malware families.
https://malwarevillage.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage
We're looking forward to seeing many of you at upcoming conferences, including DEF CON 33. Our call for presentations is open until midnight UTC May 25. Submit your proposal soon!
The inaugural #MalwareVillage at @defcon is proud to announce the opening of its call for talks/papers. Got an interesting investigation you want to share? Submit a proposal today! 🎺
⚠️Deadline⚠️
Midnight UTC on May 25
⚠️Submit here⚠️
https://bit.ly/MV2025CFP 👾
#WorldCyberHealth #WCH #MV #DEFCON33 #DEFCON #Villages #CFP #CFPtime
Are you interested in giving a malware-focused talk at the 2025 DEF CON Malware Village? Please fill out the form completely. Our program committee will review all submissions and contact you if your talk is selected. For accepted presentations, we can provide up to two co-presenters with Human badges per talk, subject to DEF CON approval. For panel discussions, we can issue up to three Human badges for panelists. We also encourage all prospective speakers to join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/pZQ2jf8cQT To get started, please provide the email address for the primary point of contact for this submission.
I am proud to announce that I have been invited to join the board of World Cyber Health, the parent organization of the #MalwareVillage (proposed at #DEFCON 33, coming soon to a #BSides or other conferences near you). Malware Village will host talks, contests, and workshops to educate and encourage more people to join the malware analysis field.
I continue to work to support those inside and outside the cybersecurity community with a spinoff WCH project called NO HAVOC (https://no-havoc.org/), a cybersecurity "911" service where cybercrime victims can be directed to support services in their region of the world.
We are here to rescue us. Nobody else is going to save us.
#MutualAid #WorldCyberHealth #WCH #MalwareVillage #DEFCON #DEFCON33 #BSides #malware #training #education #CyberCrime #cybersecurity #infosec
Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇
Malware Village