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WAV files carry malicious data payloads. [Research Saturday]

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Researchers at BlackBerry Cylance have been tracking ordinary WAV audio files being used to carry hidden malicious data used by threat actors. 
Eric Milam is VP of threat research and intelligence at BlackBerry Cylance, and he joins us to share their findings.
The research can be found here:
https://threatvector.cylance.com/en_us/home/malicious-payloads-hiding-beneath-the-wav.html
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