Cristian Souza

Cristian Souza is a security researcher at Kaspersky focused on analyzing targeted attacks and threat actors. He has primary expertise in APT (Advanced Persistent Threats), mobile malware, financial threats, spam and phishing, industrial espionage, web threats, and vulnerabilities. Cristian regularly shares his findings through articles on the SecureList platform and contributes to various Kaspersky publications. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Buenos Aires.

Biography:  https://securelist.com/author/cristiansouza/

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The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

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  • ]In a recent incident response engagement[,] the attackers were able to deploy and run an advanced VBS script that took advantage of BitLocker for unauthorized file encryption.[
  • ShrinkLocker uses VBScript to determine the operating system version on a victim's machine before encrypting its storage.
  • This is not the first time[] attackers have used BitLocker for encrypting drives and demanding a ransom.

Deceptions

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Recent Articles

BitLocker Exploited: Two Reports Detail Unauthorized File Encryption Attacks in Steel, Vaccine Manufacturing, and Government Sectors

BitLocker Exploited: Two Reports Detail Unauthorized File Encryption Attacks in Steel, Vaccine Manufacturing, and Government Sectors

Broke On: Thursday, 23 May 2024 Cybercriminals have exploited BitLocker in Windows systems for unauthorized file encryption and ransom demands, targeting industries like steel manufacturing, vaccine manufacturing, and a government entity as detailed in reports from Kaspersky and The Register.