Month: October 2022

In this episode, Erich and Javvad discuss the cybersecurity stories of the week, including some significant convictions, bots and LinkedIn battle, CVE PoCs used to spread malware and much more! 

Stories from the show:

EFCC touts 1,968 cybercrime-related convictions secured in nine months 
https://punchng.com/2669-convictions-secured-in-nine-months-efcc/

Battle with Bots Prompts Mass Purge of Amazon, Apple Employee Accounts on LinkedIn
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/10/battle-with-bots-prompts-mass-purge-of-amazon-apple-employee-accounts-on-linkedin/

Security experts targeted with malicious CVE PoC exploits on GitHub
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/137527/hacking/malicious-github-repositories.html

Google bans 16 popular Android apps! Millions warned to delete them now
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/1687205/Android-warning-delete-Google-Play-Store-apps-now

See Tickets discloses 2.5 years-long credit card theft breach
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/see-tickets-discloses-25-years-long-credit-card-theft-breach/

Feds say Ukrainian man running malware service amassed 50M unique credentials
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/10/feds-say-ukrainian-man-running-malware-service-amassed-50m-unique-credentials/

In this episode, Erich and Javvad talk about a woman who was scammed by an ‘astronaut’ that needed money to get home from the space station, the failure of Microsoft to secure their own product, Chinese police stations around the world, how the Dutch scammed a ransomware gang into giving up decryption keys, and more!

Stories from the show:

An Imposter Claiming to Be an Astronaut Wooed a Japanese Woman Into Paying for a ‘Return Ticket to Earth’
https://gizmodo.com/astronaut-iss-instagram-1849638814

Microsoft data breach exposes customers’ contact info, emails
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-data-breach-exposes-customers-contact-info-emails/

China opens police stations in Nigeria, clamps down on alleged Chinese fraudsters
https://gazettengr.com/china-opens-police-stations-in-nigeria-clamps-down-on-alleged-chinese-fraudsters/

Police tricked a ransomware gang into handing over its decryption keys. Here’s how they did it
https://www.zdnet.com/article/police-tricked-a-ransomware-gang-into-handing-over-its-decryption-keys-heres-how-they-did-it/

In this episode Javvad and Erich discuss a number of issues with Android phones, including an unofficial WhatsApp app stealing user accounts, how the Always-on VPN is leaking traffic and more.

Stories from the show:
 
Unofficial WhatsApp Android app caught stealing users’ accounts
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unofficial-whatsapp-android-app-caught-stealing-users-accounts/

Facebook Login Details at Risk as Meta Identifies Over 400 Malicious Apps
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/facebook-login-details-at-risk/

Android leaks some traffic even when ‘Always-on VPN’ is enabled
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/android-leaks-some-traffic-even-when-always-on-vpn-is-enabled/

Lloyd’s of London cuts off network after dodgy activity detected
https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/07/lloyds_london_security_incident/ 

In this episode, Erich and Javvad talking about human trafficking related to cybercrime operations, social media account takeovers and more!

Stories from the show:

Guilty verdict in the Uber breach case makes personal liability real for CISOs
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3676148/guilty-verdict-in-the-uber-breach-case-makes-personal-liability-real-for-cisos.html

Jury Finds Former Uber CSO Joe Sullivan Guilty of Cover-Up
https://www.govinfosecurity.com/jury-finds-former-uber-cso-joe-sullivan-guilty-cover-up-a-20187 

Twitter post by Whitney Merrill – @wbm312
https://twitter.com/wbm312/status/1577827226196013056 

SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT
https://dd80b675424c132b90b3-e48385e382d2e5d17821a5e1d8e4c86b.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/external/sullivansupersedingindictment-dec222021.pdf

Twitter whistleblower tells Senate of ‘egregious’ security failings by company
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/13/twitter-whistleblower-testimony-congress-peiter-zatko 

Hundreds of Indians Reportedly Trafficked to Myanmar by Cybercrime Operations
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/hundreds-of-indians-reportedly-trafficked-to-myanmar-by-cybercrime-operations.html/amp

Police arrest teen for using leaked Optus data to extort victims
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-arrest-teen-for-using-leaked-optus-data-to-extort-victims/

An identity scam that has grown in the past 12 months by more than 1,000% – social media account takeover
https://www.idtheftcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-Consumer-Impact-Report_V3.4_Final_Linked.pdf