Fake LastPass Authenticator drops a Microsoft-signed driver that kills 145 security tools.
A valid signature is not trust. EDR goes blind first.

Fake LastPass Authenticator drops a Microsoft-signed driver that kills 145 security tools.
A valid signature is not trust. EDR goes blind first.
Her name is Cole, and she can sleep. In fact she sleeps way too much.
#icantsleep #ican'tsleep #ICS #nosleep666 #oc
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