Month: June 2021

In this episode Javvad and Erich discuss the death of John McAfee, a story where 2 brothers in South Africa disappear under mysterious circumstances (and along with $2.2 billion in BTC) and, Facebook calls out Apple by funding an attempt at an academic-ish paper, as they strive to protect you from the evils of monopolistic behavior (or maybe just to protect their own profits). All this and more in this episode!

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Javvad’s Interview with John McAfee:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHuVW63ceSQ

Stories from the show:

John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison after his extradition to the US was approved:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/23/tech/john-mcafee-death/index.html

South African Brothers Disappear, Along With $2.2 Billion Worth Of Bitcoin:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilymason/2021/06/23/south-african-brothers-disappear-along-with-22-billion-worth-of-bitcoin/?sh=4dbd6a3a1a60

Facebook vs. Apple: Here’s what you need to know about their privacy feud:
https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-vs-apple-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-their-privacy-feud/

The paper that was published:
Harming Competition and Consumers under the Guise of Protecting Privacy: An Analysis of Apple’s iOS 14 Policy Updates:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3852744

In this episode, Javvad and Erich are joined by Magda de Jager (aka Mags) to discuss this weeks news stories, including the Peloton bike vulnerability (or is it?), the takedown of the Clot ransomware gang and credential stuffing attacks targeting the travel and retail industries. Mags also discusses her journey to working in infosec and much, much more!

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About Mags:
Twitter: @magsdj
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/magdadejager/

Stories from the show:

Ukrainian police partner with US, South Korea for raid on Clop ransomware members:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ukranian-police-partner-with-us-south-korea-for-raid-on-clop-ransomware-members/

Peloton Bike+ Was Vulnerable to Remote Hacking, Researchers Find:
https://gizmodo.com/peloton-bike-was-vulnerable-to-remote-hacking-researc-1847105097

Travel and retail industries facing wave of credential stuffing attacks:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/travel-and-retail-industries-facing-wave-of-credential-stuffing-attacks/

Scottish word of the day:
Miss PunnyPennie – @Lenniesaurus

https://twitter.com/Lenniesaurus

In this episode Javvad and Erich welcome Mo Amin, ——– at ——- as we discuss the Fastly outage, some vulnerabilities in some MQTT handlers, what might be the biggest password dump of all times and we have some serious discussion about company security culture and what that means to an organization.

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About Mo:
Twitter:  @infosecmo
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moamin1/

Stories form the show
One Fastly customer triggered internet meltdown:
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57413224

DoS vulns in 3 open-source MQTT message brokers could leave users literally locked out of their homes or offices:
https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/08/mqtt_dos_vulnerabilities/

Largest List of Passwords Ever Has Been Released Online:
https://news.softpedia.com/news/largest-list-of-passwords-ever-has-been-released-online-533160.shtml

In this episode, Jim Zuffoletti, CEO & Co-Founder of SafeGuard Cyber, joins the show as we discuss several ransomware attacks from the week, talk about how security has evolved to bring about some signficant challenges securing human and cloud architectures and the data involved, and much, much more. 

Jim’s info:
SafeGuard Cyber: https://www.safeguardcyber.com/
SafeGuard Cyber’s Twitter: @SafeGuard_Cyber
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimzuffoletti/

Stories from the show:

REvil, A Notorious Ransomware Gang, Was Behind JBS Cyberattack, The FBI Says
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/03/1002819883/revil-a-notorious-ransomware-gang-was-behind-jbs-cyberattack-the-fbi-says

FUJIFILM shuts down network after suspected ransomware attack
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fujifilm-shuts-down-network-after-suspected-ransomware-attack/

NYC’s Subway Operator and Martha’s Vineyard Ferry Latest to Report Cyberattacks
https://www-wsj-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/ransomware-scourge-continues-as-essential-services-are-hit-11622672685

Biden will confront Vladimir Putin about ransomware as cyberattacks increase in US
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/02/joe-biden-discuss-ransomware-putin-amid-rising-cyberattacks/7508957002/

Effectuation.org
https://www.effectuation.org/