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Anna Lough, February 6, 2016
EDITION: Events, News of the Week

Palo Alto Networks News of the Week – February 6

Here’s all of the top Palo Alto Networks news from this past week. In a new study released this week, Palo Alto Networks partnered with the Ponemon Institute to understand not only what motivates cy …

Robert Falcone and Jen Miller-Osborn, February 3, 2016
EDITION: Malware, Threat Prevention, Unit 42

Unit 42

Emissary Trojan Changelog: Did Operation Lotus Blossom …

In December 2015, Unit 42 published a blog about a cyber espionage attack using the Emissary Trojan as a payload. Emissary is related to the Elise Trojan and the Operation Lotus Blossom attack campaig …

Robert Falcone and Jen Miller-Osborn, December 18, 2015
EDITION: Malware, Threat Prevention, Unit 42

Unit 42

Attack on French Diplomat Linked to Operation Lotus Blossom

We observed a targeted attack in November directed at an individual working for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The attack involved a spear-phishing email sent to a single French diplomat base …