CRITICAL vscode Vulnerability HIJACKS Computers with One Click!

Recently in security...Check Point Research reveals hundreds of millions of WhatsApp records are available for sale on the darknet; A new malware-as-a-service called DuckLogs has been spotted in the wild; and a newly disclosed vscode vulnerability allows an attacker to take control of their victim's computer by just having them click on a link.

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Read more about what happened recently in security:

https://blog.checkpoint.com/2022/12/01/check-point-research-analyzes-files-on-the-dark-web-and-finds-millions-of-records-available/

https://blog.cyble.com/2022/12/01/ducklogs-new-malware-strain-spotted-in-the-wild/

https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-pw56-c55x-cm9m

I originally covered a recent LastPass incident, but the information changed after recording the video, so I omitted it.
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00:00 Introduction
00:02 WhatsApp Records for Sale
00:54 DuckLogs Malware-as-a-Service
01:45 vscode Critical Vulnerability
02:27 Outro

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