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We were looking at two separate things. We were looking at the previous project of looking at

COBOLT strike infections and we were also looking at

some exploit kits that were being used in the wild. That's John DiMaggio. He's a senior threat intelligence analyst at Symantec.

The research we're discussing today is titled Wasted Locker.

Symantec identifies wave of attacks against US organizations. You can sense to glory.

Is this the start of something?

Feel it in your bones.

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