Episode
Caught in the funnel.
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- Research Saturday
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- Jan 24, 2026
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- 1413
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Summary
Today we have Andrew Northern, Principal Security Researcher at Censys, discussing "From Evasion to Evidence: Exploiting the Funneling Behavior of Injects". This research explains how modern web malware campaigns use multi-stage JavaScript injections, redirects, and fake CAPTCHAs to selectively deliver payloads and evade detection. It shows that these attack chains rely on stable redirect and traffic-distribution chokepoints that can be monitored at scale. Using the SmartApe campaign as a case study, the report demonstrates how defenders can turn those chokepoints into high-confidence detection and tracking opportunities. The research can be found here: From Evasion to Evidence: Exploiting the Funneling Behavior of Injects Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices