Phishing plays small ball with depressing success. Chinese cyberespionage up. US IC, JCS, worries about innovation. Guilty plea in US espionage case. Ex-Knesset member suspected of spying. Supreme Court decides location privacy case.
In today's podcast, we hear that phishing scams continue to nibble away at bank accounts and reputations: the State of Oregon is among those suffering. Avoid emails promising you leaked pictures of Yo...
22 Juni 201824min
Malicious apps, a clever botnet, and cryptojacking. Patch notes. EU copyright regulations. Congress still doesn't like the cut of ZTE's or Huawei's jib. Tesla sues a former employee.
In today's podcast we hear about a malicious app that will save your battery, but it will also install a backdoor, steal information, and click on a bunch of ads. A sophisticated and patient botnet, M...
21 Juni 201821min
Satellite communications suffer from Thrip(s). Zacinlo rootkit poses as a VPN. Insecure Firebase apps. EU copyright legislation. Kardon Loader. Bithumb robbed. #Opicarus2018. Bitcoin Baron jailed.
In today's podcast, we hear that the Chinese espionage group Thrip is targeting satellite communications operators and others in the US and Southeast Asia. Zacinlo rootkit hides inside a bogus VPN. De...
20 Juni 201821min
Charges in Vault 7 case. Olympic Destroyer appears to be back. Liberty Life hack. Does Tesla have a rogue insider? US Senate hits at ZTE. Guilty plea in OPM hack-related fraud. Motive: blackmail.
In today's podcast we hear that the US has charged a former CIA engineer in the WikiLeaks Vault 7 case. Olympic Destroyer may be back, and preparing to hit chemical weapons investigators and arms cont...
19 Juni 201821min
Date extortion attempt against Liberty Life. Rex Mundi, Black Hand arrests. Hidden Cobra's back. Clipboard hijacking hits cryptocurrency wallets. ZTE, Huawei security fears. Pulp fiction.
In today's podcast we hear that Liberty Life has sustained an attempt at data extortion. In separate operations, international police agencies cooperate against Rex Mundi, Black Hand, and the remnants...
18 Juni 201819min
Cyber bank heists. [Research Saturday]
Carbon Black's Chief Cybersecurity Officer Tom Kellerman shares the results of their recent report, Modern Bank Heists: Cyberattacks & Lateral Movement in the Financial Sector. For the report, they in...
16 Juni 201818min
MysteryBot developed from LokiBot. Satan rebranded as DBGer. Snooping on iOS got harder, but maybe not impossible. IG report on the FBI is out, not damning but not good, either.
In today's podcast we hear that MysteryBot is under development and presumably being prepared for sale on the black market. Satan ransomware gets a makeover and a new name. Apple has taken measures to...
15 Juni 201824min
Chinese espionage in Central Asia. Dixons Carphone data exposure. Lazy State speculative execution bug. Pyongyang is expected to come roaring back into cyberspace. Unlucky 13. Chinese espionage in Central Asia. Dixons Carphone data exposure. Lazy State sp
In today's podcast, we hear that LuckyMouse has crept into an unnamed Central Asian house. Dixons Carphone data exposure presents complex legal and regulatory issues—it's the first big incident since ...
14 Juni 201819min
