# infection chain (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover infection chain. Page: Feed: --- ## [A World of Blinkenlights](https://jpdias.me/hardware/2026/07/11/world-of-blinkenlights.html) _2026-07-11 · João Pedro Dias_ There is this scene in WarGames (1983, which I have watched an embarrassing number of times) where a teenage hacker’s modem connects to what he thinks is a games company. It’s actually the War Operation Plan Response (WORP) computer and the big screen fills with a world map: bombers, submarines,... ## [Beyond Context Windows: When Malware Stops Fitting into Naive Automated Analysis](https://jpdias.me/infosec/2026/06/13/old-tricks-fighting-ai-analyst.html) _2026-06-13 · João Pedro Dias_ Another fun ride with a malware sample from out there in the wild. As is often the case, it all starts with yet another fake overdue bill reminder. This one contains a VBS script that uses string-splitting, Chr() arithmetic, and multi-variable Base64 encoding to deliver a 111 MB Delphi PE... ## [VoicePress5: Tracing a Phishing-to-Java RAT Infection Chain](https://jpdias.me/infosec/2026/03/04/email-to-rat.html) _2026-03-04 · João Pedro Dias_ Another day, another not so boring phishing attempt. This time let’s dive into the analysis of a phishing attempt against a Portuguese volunteer association with a multi-hop infection chain designed to bypass most email phishing scanners. Spreading the Bait The email is being spread using a trusted Spanish... ## [Plywood Trojan: When Attackers Go Budget](https://jpdias.me/infosec/2025/11/17/trojans-made-easy.html) _2025-11-17 · João Pedro Dias_ I’m always amused by the smell of a fresh phishing email in the morning. And this time, a closer to home one, as I know the target company since I have a friend working there, namely, Uphold. So let’s dive right in. Disclaimer: Uphold is not in any... ## [Hardware Hacking 101 Village - Post-Mortem](https://jpdias.me/infosec/2025/07/25/iot-hacking-post-mortem.html) _2025-07-25 · João Pedro Dias_ On June 14, 2025, I organized a hardware hacking focused village as part of the ØxＯＰＯＳɆＣ Hack Day, and this is a post-mortem analysis of the village, focusing on some of the observations and common mishaps, and how to improve your journey in the hardware hacking world, especially from a... ## [How to Run Your Own Weather Station](https://jpdias.me/iot/2025/05/02/weather-station.html) _2025-05-02 · João Pedro Dias_ Some months ago I decided to finally acquire a weather station. Nothing fancy, just a cheap enough, no frills, weather station. As I wanted to have the least amount of trouble setting it up, I bought a WiFi-enabled unit, in a way I could stream the data, somehow, via Internet.... ## [From a NAS to a full-fledge homelab with spare parts](https://jpdias.me/homelab/2024/09/05/homelab-or-not.html) _2024-09-05 · João Pedro Dias_ It all started with a QNAP NAS to backup my raw photography’s and have some way to store other media files. Then some smart home devices randomly appeared. And then some enhancements needed to be done to a proper way to stream audio and video to my LG dumb smart...