Mad Squirrel Tech

In this episode Erich and Javvad disucss the Acer hack, a story where a Russian cybercrime gang dumped naked pics of cancer patients when a hospital wouldn’t pay the ransom, and how an old version of Plex lead to the latest LastPass hack.

All this and more

Show Notes:

‘THE’ Video:
A Facebook message that sparked hope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OH99CFzhFM

Acer confirms server intrusion after miscreant offers 160GB cache of stolen files
https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/08/acer_confirms_server_breach/

LastPass Hack: Engineer’s Failure to Update Plex Software Led to Massive Data Breach
https://thehackernews.com/2023/03/lastpass-hack-engineers-failure-to.html

Russian hackers post NAKED photos of Pennsylvania cancer patients receiving treatment to dark web
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11833591/Russian-hackers-post-NAKED-photos-Pennsylvania-cancer-patients-hospital-refused-ransom.html

In this episode Erich Javvad discuss important #cybersecurity stories including… Lastpass… again, the U.S. Marshals get pwned by #ransomware, and much more.

Stories from the show:

U.S. Marshals Service suffers ‘major’ security breach
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/major-us-marshals-service-hack-compromises-sensitive-info-rcna72581

LastPass says employee’s home computer was hacked and corporate vault taken
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/lastpass-hackers-infected-employees-home-computer-and-stole-corporate-vault/

Salesforce to sweat assets
https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/02/salesforce_q4_fy_2023/ 

Hacker leaks alleged Activision employee data on cybercrime forum
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-leaks-alleged-activision-employee-data-on-cybercrime-forum/ 

In this episode, Erich and Javvad discuss the hack of NameCheap’s email, which was used to send phishing emails, how Godaddy has been breached for years, accidental WhatsApp account takeovers and more.

Stories from the show:

NameCheap’s email hacked to send Metamask, DHL phishing emails
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/namecheaps-email-hacked-to-send-metamask-dhl-phishing-emails/ 

How a women’s ‘disdain for email guff’ stopped a Putin hack six years on
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/russia-ukraine-email-putin-hack-b2280580.html 

GoDaddy: Hackers stole source code, installed malware in multi-year breach 
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/godaddy-hackers-stole-source-code-installed-malware-in-multi-year-breach/ 

Accidental WhatsApp account takeovers? It’s a thing 
https://www.theregister.com/2023/02/21/accidental_whatsapp_account_takeover/ 

European Commission bans TikTok on staff devices
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64743991 

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/