Prank or Propaganda? TA499 Pesters Politics — DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches

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In this episode, Zydeca Cass, Senior Threat Researcher at Proofpoint, joins the show to discuss Russia-aligned threat actor TA499. Zydeca dives into what makes tracking this threat actor so unique.

Join us as we discuss:

Who TA499 are and what they do
What makes their activity a cyber threat others should pay attention to
What their activity tells us about Russia-aligned groups
How to prevent being exploited

Check out these resources we mentioned:

https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/dont-answer-russia-aligned-ta499-beleaguers-targets-video-call-requests
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/21/video-released-showing-russian-hoax-call-with-uk-defence-secretary

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