Month: March 2022

In this Episode, Erich and Javvad cover the weekly hot stories related to the Lapsus$ group, ISACA says we need more staff, London voter info leaked and more.

Stories from the show:

ISACA: Two-Thirds of Cybersecurity Teams Are Understaffed
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/isaca-cybersecurity-understaffed/

Anonymous claims it has hacked the Central Bank of Russia
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252515064/Anonymous-claims-it-has-hacked-the-Central-Bank-of-Russia

Over 40,000 London Voters Have Data Leaked to Strangers
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/over-40000-london-voters-data/

Microsoft confirms they were hacked by Lapsus$ extortion group
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-confirms-they-were-hacked-by-lapsus-extortion-group/

Lapsus$: Oxford teen accused of being multi-millionaire cyber-criminal
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60864283?fbclid=IwAR3NCh_dI68zqoFiqgC1oGxCLGHqBtM14pCmwa6p4J7YDxKBOVP6ckqXnnI

In this episode, Javvad and Erich talk about the German Governement warning about using Russian anitivirus, Meta gets a fine and the CISSP gets a testing revamp. All this and more!

Stories from the show:

German Government Warns Against Using Russia’s Kaspersky Antivirus Software
https://thehackernews.com/2022/03/german-government-warns-against-using.html

Facebook Hit With $18.6 Million GDPR Fine Over 12 Data Breaches in 2018
https://thehackernews.com/2022/03/facebook-hit-with-186-million-gdpr-fine.html

Cyber security certification overhaul brings new questions and longer exams
https://www.itpro.co.uk/security/cyber-security/366966/cyber-security-certification-overhaul-longer-exam-questions

In this episode, Javvad and Erich chat about the Lapsus$ ransomware group and the attacks on NVIDIA and Samsung, Android malware and more! 

Stories from the show:

Chinese phishing actors consistently targeting EU diplomats
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-phishing-actors-consistently-targeting-eu-diplomats/ 

Samsung Confirms Lapsus$ Ransomware Hit, Source Code Leak
https://threatpost.com/samsung-lapsus-ransomware-source-code/178791/

That Android antivirus could actually be malware
https://www.techradar.com/news/that-android-antivirus-could-actually-be-malware 

‘Dirty Pipe’ Linux vulnerability discovered
https://www.zdnet.com/article/dirty-pipe-linux-vulnerability-discovered-fixed/ 

A Risk Question
https://twitter.com/jwgoerlich/status/1501941528628891648?s=20&t=IpRD0oVurIpM4x3zoR1Pdw

In this episode, Javvad and Erich chat about the cybersecurity issues related to the Ukraine invasion, the Conti ransomware group has a lot of data dumped, and the folks that hit Nvidia, get hit back. 

All of this and more! 

Stories from the show:

83% of employees continue accessing old employer’s accounts
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/02/21/employees-maintaining-accounts-access/

Conti Ransomware Decryptor, TrickBot Source Code Leaked
https://threatpost.com/conti-ransomware-decryptor-trickbot-source-code-leaked/178727/

Ransomware group claiming responsibility for Nvidia attack is hacked in turn
https://www.pcgamer.com/ransomware-group-claiming-responsibility-for-nvidia-attack-is-hacked-in-turn/