SANS Stormcast Monday, October 20th, 2025: Malicious Tiktok; More Google Ad Problems; Satellite Insecurity (#)

19/10/2025 6 min
SANS Stormcast Monday, October 20th, 2025: Malicious Tiktok; More Google Ad Problems; Satellite Insecurity (#)

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SANS Stormcast Monday, October 20th, 2025: Malicious Tiktok; More Google Ad Problems; Satellite Insecurity TikTok Videos Promoting Malware InstallationTikTok Videos Promoting Malware Installation Tiktok videos advertising ways to obtain software like Photoshop for free will instead trick users into downloading https://isc.sans.edu/diary/TikTok%20Videos%20Promoting%20Malware%20Installation/32380 Google Ads Advertise Malware Targeting MacOS Developers Hunt.io discovered Google ads that pretend to advertise tools like Homebrew and password managers to spread malware https://hunt.io/blog/macos-odyssey-amos-malware-campaign Satellite Transmissions are often unencrypted A large amount of satellite traffic is unencrypted and easily accessible to eavesdropping https://satcom.sysnet.ucsd.edu keywords: google; ads; malware; tiktop; satellite

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