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* Unit 42 shared new research
  * [OilRig Targets a Middle Eastern Government and Adds Evasion Techniques to OopsIE](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2018/09/unit42-oilrig-targets-middle-eastern-government-adds-evasion-techniques-oopsie/)
  * [Web-based Threats-2018 Q2: U.S. Remains #1 in Malicious Web Addresses, China Falls from #2 to #7](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2018/09/unit42-web-based-threats-2018-q2-u-s-remains-1-malicious-web-addresses-china-falls-2-7/)
  * [Slicing and Dicing CVE-2018-5002 Payloads: New CHAINSHOT Malware](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2018/09/unit42-slicing-dicing-cve-2018-5002-payloads-new-chainshot-malware/)
  * [Traps Prevents In-The-Wild VBScript Zero-day Exploit in Internet Explorer](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2018/09/unit42-traps-prevents-wild-vbscript-zero-day-exploit-internet-explorer/)
* Thought Bubble: [Why Defining a Protect Service Can Reduce Your Attack Service](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2018/09/define-protect-surface-massively-reduce-attack-surface/)
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