Analyzing a YouTube Sponsorship Phishing Mail and Malware Targeting Content Creators, (Wed, Jun 21st)

One of our Stormcast listeners, Kevin, wrote in to share that his friend Jon had received a direct spear-phishing e-mail. We requested for more information, and Jon kindly provided us with the corresponding e-mails and data to analyze. The spear-phishing e-mail sent to Jon masqueraded as an individual representing NordVPN (note: NordVPN had published an advisory about scammers posing as NordVPN representatives earlier this year [1]) and enquired about the possibility of a YouTube sponsorship/collaboration with his YouTube channel. I …

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