Warnings of Russian cyber threat to power grids. Phishing rises. Patch gets patched. SingHealth breach. Satori botnet. Bluetooth MitM. Evil maids?
In today's podcast, we hear that warnings of Russian prep for an attack on power grids become more pointed. Phishing and impersonation attacks continue to rise. Microsoft patches a patch. The SingHeal...
24 Juli 201821min
SingHealth breach hits Singapore. Manufacturers afflicted with third-party data exposure. Aspen Security Forum takes cyber threats seriously. Ecuador may withdraw asylum from Assange.
In today's podcast we hear that Singapore's SingHealth has sustained a major data breach: authorities speculate it may have been the work of a nation-state yet to be determined (or at least named). A ...
23 Juli 201815min
Measuring the spearphishing threat. [Research Saturday]
Researchers Gang Wang and Hang Hu from Virginia Tech recently conducted an end-to-end measurement on 35 popular email providers and examining user reactions to spoofing through a real-world spoofing/p...
21 Juli 201826min
Cyberespionage and influence operations. Big botnet assembled in less than a day. Monetizing stolen paycards through online games. Amazon nudges developers. Report on Huawei. Phishing notes.
In today's podcast we hear that the US Intelligence Community remains convinced the Bears are up to no good. Finland experienced elevated rates of cyberattack during the Helsinki summit, mostly Chines...
20 Juli 201823min
Fancy Bear's Roman Holiday. RAT phishing in Ukraine. AWS S3 bucket leaks robocaller data. Bug or abuse? NIST to withdraw outdated cybersecurity publications. Content moderation.
In today's podcast, we hear that Fancy Bear has taken a Roman Holiday, and the Italian Navy may be taking note. A criminal espionage campaign is underway, with Ukraine's government as its target. An e...
19 Juli 201821min
Magnibur ransomware spreads. LabCorp discloses suspicious incident on its networks. Spectre, Meltdown notes. Oracle patches. Helsinki summit backing and filling and backing.
In today's podcast, we hear about the spread of Magnibur ransomware. LabCorp discloses "suspicious activity" on its networks. The Pentagon will add cybersecurity checks to its test and evaluation proc...
18 Juli 201820min
Trump-Putin summit. East Asian cyberespionage campaigns. Vulnerable DVRs. Concern about census security.
In today's podcast we review fallout from the Trump-Putin summit. Cyberespionage campaigns resurface in East Asia—at least one of them originates in North Korea. Telefonica sustains a major data breac...
17 Juli 201821min
DNI warns of cyber threats. Russo-US summit. Mueller investigation and indictments. Huawei agonists. Congress reconsiders ZTE reinstatement. Kaspersky receives no emergency ban relief.
DNI says "warning lights are blinking red" over cyber threats. Election interference remains a risk despite lower than expected levels of threat activity. Presidents Trump and Putin meet in Helsinki. ...
16 Juli 201820min
