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In this episode, Erich and Javvad discuss the weeks top cybersecurity issues and stories, including the Reddit hack, a top US cybersecurity diplomat’s persona Twitter getting pwned, talk about a VMware 0-day and Weee! dealing witha not-so-fun breach. 

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Stories from the show:
The Top U.S. Cybersecurity Diplomat’s Personal Twitter Account Was Hacked
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2023/02/06/the-top-us-cybersecurity-diplomats-personal-twitter-account-was-hacked/?sh=3918883d4d7e

VMware Finds No Evidence of 0-Day in Ongoing ESXiArgs Ransomware Spree
https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/vmware-finds-no-evidence-of-0-day-flaw.html

Weee! grocery service confirms data breach, 1.1 million affected
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/weee-grocery-service-confirms-data-breach-11-million-affected/

Reddit: We had a security incident. Here’s what we know.
https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/10y427y/we_had_a_security_incident_heres_what_we_know/

In this episode, Erich and Javvad discuss fraud in the UK, the ‘Pooping Perpertrator’ gets flushed out, a new Russian wiper is spotted and much, much more! 

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Stories from the show:

Over £3.9 BILLION has been lost to fraud and cybercrimes in the last 13 months across the UK 
https://ifamagazine.com/article/over-3-9-billion-has-been-lost-to-fraud-and-cybercrimes-in-the-last-13-months-across-the-uk/

Florida Authorities Arrest ‘The Pooping Perpetrator’ for Burglary After Suspect Jumped Naked into River and was Rescued by Police
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/florida-authorities-arrest-the-pooping-perpetrator-for-burglary-after-suspect-jumped-naked-into-river-and-was-rescued-by-police/?ICID=ref_fark

Hackers use new SwiftSlicer wiper to destroy Windows domains
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-use-new-swiftslicer-wiper-to-destroy-windows-domains/

Insider attacks becoming more frequent, more difficult to detect
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/01/30/detect-insider-attacks/

Anker finally comes clean about its Eufy security cameras
https://www.theverge.com/23573362/anker-eufy-security-camera-answers-encryption

In this episode, Erich and Javvad discuss the Hive ransomware group takedown, some refund scams, RMM tool attacks and more.

 Stories from the show:

DOJ disrupts major ransomware group
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/doj-disrupts-major-ransomware-group-rcna67627

CISA says federal agencies attacked in refund scam through remote management software
https://therecord.media/cisa-says-federal-agencies-attacked-in-refund-scam-through-remote-management-software/ 

GoTo says hackers stole encrypted backups during November cyberattack
https://therecord.media/goto-says-hackers-stole-encrypted-backups-during-november-cyberattack/

 

In this episode we discuss the PayPal issue, Nissan’s vendor leaking data an org that gets defaced after ignoring vulnerability warnings, and more!

 

Stories from the show:

Social Security Numbers Stolen in PayPal Cyberattack
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/social-security-numbers-stolen-in-paypal-cyber-attack/

Nissan North America data breach caused by vendor-exposed database
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nissan-north-america-data-breach-caused-by-vendor-exposed-database/

ODIN Intelligence website is defaced as hackers claim breach
https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/15/odin-intelligence-website-defaced-sweepwizard/

MailChimp second breach in a year
https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/19/mailchimp_fesses_up_to_2nd/ 

Solaris taken over by  kraken
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/illegal-solaris-darknet-market-hijacked-by-competitor-kraken/ 

 

In this episode we welcome in the new year, chat about the future in 2023, recap Erich’s trip to CES, talk about the big news of the last couple of weeks, and more.

Stories from the show:

‘No Evidence’ of Cyberattack Related to FAA Outage, White House Says
https://www.securityweek.com/no-evidence-cyberattack-related-faa-outage-white-house-says

Guardian Tells Workers Their Data Was Compromised in Ransomware Hack
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-11/guardian-tells-staff-their-data-was-accessed-in-ransomware-hack

Royal Mail ransomware attackers threaten to publish stolen data
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/12/royal-mail-ransomware-attackers-threaten-to-publish-stolen-data 

Caught on Camera: Group of thieves accidentally break into Alhambra diaper business
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/caught-on-camera-group-of-thieves-accidentally-break-into-alhambra-diaper-business/

Don’t answer another online quiz question until you read this
https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/01/dont-answer-another-online-quiz-question-until-you-read

In this episode, Javvad gives hjs report on BlackHat Europe and tells of his upcoming trip to BSides London, a story about scammers scamming each other out of millions of dollars, and an interesting andriod malware that parasites on legit apps. All this and more!

In this episode, Erich and Javvad discuss the jargon issue in #cybersecurity, the overwhelming issue of garbage email, the continued trend for crap passwords and more. 

Stories from the show:

Cybersecurity jargon impacting communication between C-suite and specialists
https://www.information-age.com/cybersecurity-jargon-impacting-communication-between-c-suite-specialists-123500747/

Unwanted emails steadily creeping into inboxes
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/11/14/email-security-threats/

Mass Email Extortion Campaign Claims Server Hack
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/mass-email-extortion-claims-server/

Guess the most common password. Hint: We just told you
https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/25/infosec_roundup/

In This episode, Erich and Javvad discuss the hack of Liz Truss’ phone, the offering of $4M worth of initial network access, the FTC crack down on a repeat offender and more!

 

Stories from the show

Hackers selling access to 576 corporate networks for $4 million

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-selling-access-to-576-corporate-networks-for-4-million/

 

FTC Cracks Down on Homework App Provider Chegg for 4 Past Data Breaches

https://www.pcmag.com/news/ftc-cracks-down-on-homework-app-provider-chegg-for-4-past-data-breaches

 

Liz Truss’ phone was ‘clearly hacked’, says minister

https://news.stv.tv/world/liz-truss-phone-was-clearly-hacked-says-minister

 

People are pretending to be laid-off Twitter employees carrying boxes outside of HQ

https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/28/23428775/twitter-fake-employee-layoff-rahul-ligma-elon-musk 

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/