This newsletter highlights key insights from Black Hat USA including a cybersecurity incident-response exercise, AI guardrail bypass research, and vulnerabilities in security chips affecting laptops. It also reports on a widespread malvertising campaign distributing the PS1Bot malware targeting sensitive information. #BlackHatUSA #PS1Bot
Keypoints
- Black Hat USA featured notable presentations on cybersecurity research and interactive exercises.
- Joe Marshall demonstrated a live incident-response card game for crisis simulation.
- Amy Chang revealed techniques to bypass AI guardrails using decomposition.
- Philippe Laulheret uncovered vulnerabilities in embedded security chips affecting millions of laptops.
- Cisco Talos identified the PS1Bot malware in a widespread malvertising campaign targeting users’ sensitive data.
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