Redirecting to discord downloads a file

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Now live: A fully responsive profile. Reducing the weight of our footer. Visit chat. Related Hot Network Questions. Research published by Cisco's Talos division tells us hackers have been using Slack and Discord to hand out malware through links that seem legitimate.

Both Slack and Discord have their own way to store uploaded files. Discord links usually start with "cdn. Hackers have two good reasons to use Discord and Slack file servers: malware is delivered through HTTPS, and the files undergo a compression process that will obfuscate the contents. It's worth noting users don't need to have Discord nor Slack installed to be targeted, since the malware does not reside on the platform or application, but rather hackers are using the CDN links to host the malicious code and appear legitimate.

If a user clicks on a link redirecting to where malware is stored and downloads the file, they will become vulnerable. Users may see the links on various platforms, but email seems to be the most likely. Emails with these links ask users for a transaction or tell about the importance of a particular document that can be accessed through the link.

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Select Forwarding. As i couldn't get it to work redirecting it directly through a CNAME, i had success by creating a simple netlify app which is just redirecting via JS: Create index. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. The Overflow Blog. Podcast Who is building clouds for the independent developer? Exploding turkeys and how not to thaw your frozen bird: Top turkey questions Featured on Meta.

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