...
“So who hacked us?” Faukman demanded, leaning forward.
“That's why I wanted to talk to Katherine—to find out if she could think of
anyone who might be targeting her so I could build a proprietary algorithm and
search for specific digital artifacts.”
My God, this kid needs an editor: Just tell me who the hell did it?!
“But before I could build the algorithm, my FIK scan returned a hit. One of
the IoCs from this hack had a match on MISP associated with known—"
“Alex, I have no idea—"
“All you need to know is that the people who hacked PRH were in a hurry!
They saved time by using a piece of their own recycled code—duplicated strings
that hackers call copy pasta! It saves time, but it also risks revealing—"
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Someone asked me, “Have you read the latest Dan Brown?” There’s actually a mention of MISP in _The Secret of Secrets_. And yes, it fits surprisingly well within the story. Alex Conan (who assists Jonas Faukman in the investigation) mentions that he detected […]
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