Seriously? SocGholish is *still* a problem.

Right, so some morons are still getting phished through legitimate-looking ad tools. Apparently, these “tools” – and I use that term loosely because anyone using them deserves whatever they get – are being bundled with malware called SocGholish. It’s basically a backdoor for delivering all sorts of nasty payloads like LockBit and Evil Corp ransomware. Like we *needed* more of those.

The attackers are compromising legitimate marketing/advertising platforms, injecting their crap into the supply chain. Then unsuspecting users download these tools thinking they’re getting something useful, and BAM! Instant access for criminals. It’s a classic supply-chain attack, which means it preys on laziness and stupidity. Mostly stupidity.

They’ve been targeting companies in North America, Europe, and Asia, mostly focusing on stealing credentials and deploying ransomware. The article mentions they’re using some pretty standard techniques – PowerShell scripts, scheduled tasks, the usual garbage. Honestly, it’s embarrassing how often this shit still works.

Mitigation? Oh, you want mitigation? Don’t download random crap from the internet! Patch your systems! Use multi-factor authentication! Basic security hygiene, people! It’s not rocket science, but apparently it is for some of you. And for god’s sake, *monitor your network traffic*.

Honestly, I’m starting to think humanity isn’t worth saving.

Read the full, infuriating story here.

Speaking of stupidity, I once had to debug a system where someone thought it was a good idea to store database passwords in plain text inside a publicly accessible configuration file. A *publicly accessible* one. I swear, sometimes I think people actively try to get hacked just to give me something to roll my eyes at.

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