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# Phil Da Silva

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## [Events](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/events/?ts=markdown), [Threat Prevention](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/threat-prevention-2/?ts=markdown), [Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown)

### [Our Favorite Presentations from ShmooCon 2015](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2015/01/favorite-presentations-shmoocon-2015/)

We were fortunate enough to attend this year's ShmooCon, an annual hacker conference held in Washington, DC. It is organized by The Shmoo Group, which was founded in the late 1990s as ...  
Jan 21, 2015  
By [Phil Da Silva](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/phil-da-silva/?ts=markdown "Posts by Phil Da Silva") and [Jen Miller-Osborn](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/jen-miller-osborn/?ts=markdown "Posts by Jen Miller-Osborn")

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## [Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown)

### [NetWire and MITRE ChopShop](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2014/08/netwire-mitre-chopshop/)

On August 4, Unit 42, the Palo Alto Networks threat intelligence team, released a tool to decrypt the traffic from a Remote Administration Tool (RAT) named NetWire (part of the NetWiredRC malware ...  
Aug 25, 2014  
By [Phil Da Silva](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/phil-da-silva/?ts=markdown "Posts by Phil Da Silva")

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## [Threat Advisories - Advisories](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/threat-advisories-advisories/?ts=markdown), [Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown)

### [New Release: Decrypting NetWire C2 Traffic](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2014/08/new-release-decrypting-netwire-c2-traffic/)

On July 22, Palo Alto Networks threat intelligence team, Unit 42, released our first report on the evolution of "Silver Spaniel" 419 scammers. Of particular note is how these actors use a ...  
Aug 04, 2014  
By [Phil Da Silva](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/phil-da-silva/?ts=markdown "Posts by Phil Da Silva"), [Rob Downs](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/rob-downs/?ts=markdown "Posts by Rob Downs") and [Ryan Olson](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/ryan-olson/?ts=markdown "Posts by Ryan Olson")

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## [Events](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/events/?ts=markdown), [Threat Prevention](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/threat-prevention-2/?ts=markdown), [Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown)

### [Our Favorite Presentations from ShmooCon 2015](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2015/01/favorite-presentations-shmoocon-2015/)

We were fortunate enough to attend this year's ShmooCon, an annual hacker conference held in Washington, DC. It is organized by The Shmoo Group, which was founded in the late 1990s as ...  
Jan 21, 2015  
By [Phil Da Silva](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/phil-da-silva/?ts=markdown "Posts by Phil Da Silva") and [Jen Miller-Osborn](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/jen-miller-osborn/?ts=markdown "Posts by Jen Miller-Osborn")

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[](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2014/08/netwire-mitre-chopshop/)

## [Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown)

### [NetWire and MITRE ChopShop](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2014/08/netwire-mitre-chopshop/)

On August 4, Unit 42, the Palo Alto Networks threat intelligence team, released a tool to decrypt the traffic from a Remote Administration Tool (RAT) named NetWire (part of the NetWiredRC malware ...  
Aug 25, 2014  
By [Phil Da Silva](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/phil-da-silva/?ts=markdown "Posts by Phil Da Silva")

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[](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2014/08/new-release-decrypting-netwire-c2-traffic/)

## [Threat Advisories - Advisories](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/threat-advisories-advisories/?ts=markdown), [Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown)

### [New Release: Decrypting NetWire C2 Traffic](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2014/08/new-release-decrypting-netwire-c2-traffic/)

On July 22, Palo Alto Networks threat intelligence team, Unit 42, released our first report on the evolution of "Silver Spaniel" 419 scammers. Of particular note is how these actors use a ...  
Aug 04, 2014  
By [Phil Da Silva](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/phil-da-silva/?ts=markdown "Posts by Phil Da Silva"), [Rob Downs](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/rob-downs/?ts=markdown "Posts by Rob Downs") and [Ryan Olson](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/ryan-olson/?ts=markdown "Posts by Ryan Olson")

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