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In this episode, Erich is on the road in Dallas for the Podcast Movement conference, but him and Javvad still take the time out to discuss some major stories on cybersecurity this week. 

Stories from the show:

LastPass developer systems hacked to steal source code
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lastpass-developer-systems-hacked-to-steal-source-code/

Twitter whistleblower alleges ‘egregious deficiencies’ in security measures
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/aug/23/twitter-whistleblower-peiter-zatko-mudge-security

Cyber attackers disrupt services at French hospital, demand $10 million ransom
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220823-cyber-attackers-disrupt-services-at-french-hospital-demand-10-million-ransom

Researchers Find Counterfeit Phones with Backdoor to Hack WhatsApp Accounts
https://thehackernews.com/2022/08/researchers-find-counterfeit-phones.html

In this episode, Javvad and Erich talk about the Cisco hack and wrap up the 2022 Black Hat experience.

Stories from the show:

Las Vegas slammed with more flash floods as iconic strip, casinos under water again
https://nypost.com/2022/08/12/las-vegas-slammed-with-more-flash-floods-as-iconic-strip-casinos-under-water-again/

Smishing Attack Led to Major Twilio Breach
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/smishing-attack-led-to-major/

Cloudflare: Someone tried to pull the Twilio phishing tactic on us too
https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/10/cloudflare_twilio_phishing/

Cisco Talos shares insights related to recent cyber attack on Cisco
https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2022/08/recent-cyber-attack.html

Erich and Javvad discuss a crypto currency theft of around $190mil, FEMA warns about patching emergency alerts systems and macros have become a top way to spread ransomware, plus more stories of the week. 

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Stories from the show:

Hack of US cryptocurrency firm Nomad leads to $190 million loss in bridge attack
https://www.scmagazine.com/analysis/breach/hack-of-us-cryptocurrency-firm-nomad-leads-to-190-million-loss-in-bridge-attack

87% of the ransomware found on the dark web has been delivered via malicious macros
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/08/03/ransomware-malicious-macros/

FEMA warns emergency alert systems could be hacked to transmit fake messages unless software is updated
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/03/politics/fema-emergency-alert-software-warning/index.html

Ex-T-Mobile US store owner phished staff, raked in $25m from unlocking phones
https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/03/tmobile_unlock_prison_phone/

In this episode Erich and Javvad discuss cyber attacks on the Port of Los Angeles, the value T-Mobile places on your data and much more!

T-Mobile Pitches $4-Per-Customer Settlement for Data Leak Impacting 80M People

https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/t-mobile-pitches-4-per-customer-settlement-for-data-leak

Cyber-attacks on Port of Los Angeles have doubled since pandemic

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62260272

In this episode, Javvad and Erich discuss a Florida man charged with selling fake Cisco gear, a phish designed to get around MFA, ransomware gangs allow searching of dumped data and Google updates their password manager.

Stories from the show:

Florida man charged with selling fake Cisco equipment in $1 billion scheme
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/florida-man-charged-with-selling-fake-cisco-equipment-1-bln-scheme-2022-07-08/

This big phish can swim around MFA, says Microsoft Security
https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/13/aitm-phishing-microsoft/

Ransomware gang now lets you search their stolen data
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-now-lets-you-search-their-stolen-data/

Google Updates Password Manager With New Security, Management Tools 
https://uk.pcmag.com/password-managers/141268/google-updates-password-manager-with-new-security-management-tools

India: How a fake ‘IPL’ cricket league ran for Russian punters
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-62123966

In this episode, Erich and Javvad talk about fake copyright infringement emails, Carnival cruise line is fined $5 for not having MFA, A Dutch univeristy makes money off a paid ransom, unemployment payments taken offline by ransomware and more. 

Stories from the show:

Fake copyright infringement emails install LockBit ransomware
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-copyright-infringement-emails-install-lockbit-ransomware/

Cruise line operator Carnival hit with $5m fine for failing to implement multi-factor authentication and failing to conduct cyber security training for its staff.
https://www.itpro.co.uk/security/cyber-security/368362/carnival-hit-with-5-million-fine-over-cyber-security-violations

Dutch University retrieves Bitcoin ransomware payment and makes a profit
https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/05/maastricht_university_ransom_return/

Cyberattack shuts down unemployment, labor websites across the US
https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/01/gsi-cyberattack-state-unemployment/

Supermarket chain Wegmans settles with New York over data breach
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/supermarket-chain-wegmans-settles-with-new-york-over-data-breach-2022-06-30/

Google Updates Password Manager With New Security, Management Tools 
https://uk.pcmag.com/password-managers/141268/google-updates-password-manager-with-new-security-management-tools

Microsoft rolls back decision to block Office macros by default
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-rolls-back-decision-to-block-office-macros-by-default/