Cybercrime has gone corporate. In this episode, Caden dives into three real-world stories that prove you no longer need deep coding knowledge to launch a massive malicious campaign. By leveraging the power of AI and paid advertisements, "Script Kiddies" are now siphoning sensitive data at scale.
Inside this video, we break down:
The "Tampered Chef" Campaign: How attackers used Google Ads to push a functional but malicious "App Suite PDF editor". We explain how the software stayed silent for weeks before activating Luma Stealer to siphon credentials and session cookies.
The Audio File Camouflage: A deep dive into a sneaky technique where malware is broken into harmless-looking .m4a audio chunks. You’ll see how a simple batch script stitches these "puzzle pieces" together to form a fully functional stealer.
The "Helpdesk" Social Engineering Trap: A look at the first recorded malicious use of Adaptix C2, an open-source red-teaming tool. We detail how a simple Teams call pretending to be IT led to DLL side-loading and memory-only beacons.
What you will learn:
How AI is used to generate malicious code and clean-looking websites.
Why traditional "search page results" are no longer a gauge for safety.
How Unit 42 and Cortex XDR use behavioral threat prevention and XQL hunting queries to identify and stop these "quiet" attacks in real-time.
The threat landscape is changing, but with a combination of human expertise and AI-powered prevention, you can stay ahead of the curve.
🕒 Timestamps:
0:00 – The declining bar for entry in cybercrime
0:45 – Case Study 1: The App Suite PDF Editor
1:50 – How Luma Stealer bypasses MFA and steals cookies
3:45 – Case Study 2: Hiding code in .m4a files
5:30 – Malware as a Service (MaaS) explained
7:15 – Case Study 3: The Adaptix C2 helpdesk scam
9:00 – Behavioral Threat Prevention vs. Encoded PowerShell
10:45 – How human expertise plus AI stays ahead
🔍 Keywords & Tags:
#CyberSecurity #AI #Malware #LumaStealer #AdaptixC2 #SocialEngineering #Unit42 #CortexXDR #InfoSec #Phishing #TechSupportScam #ScriptKiddie
