Two new things to worry about: how long it takes to read the fine print, and bed bug disinformation.
DDoS activity during the Hamas-Israeli war. Insurance firm reports cyber incident. Recent arrests in cybercrime sweeps. Ukrainian hacktivist auxiliaries compromise customer data at Russia's Alfa Bank....
24 Loka 202328min
How people get over on the content moderators.
Okta discloses a data exposure incident. Cisco works to fix a zero-day. DPRK threat actors pose as IT workers. The Five Eyes warn of AI-enabled Chinese espionage. Job posting as phishbait. The risk of...
23 Loka 202330min
Jennifer Reed: Balance the gender scales. [Principal] [Career Notes]
This week, we welcome Jennifer Reed, a Principal Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS) to sit down and share her amazing story. After Jennifer graduated high school, she immediately went in...
22 Loka 20238min
AMBERSQUID hides in the depths. [Research Saturday]
Sysdig's Alessandro Brucato and Michael Clark join Dave to discuss their work on "AWS's Hidden Threat: AMBERSQUID Cloud-Native Cryptojacking Operation." Attackers are targeting what are typically cons...
21 Loka 202317min
Disinformation and its often overlooked potential for denial-of-services.
Hacktivism and influence operations in the Hamas-Israel war. An OilRig cyberespionage campaign prospects a Middle Eastern government. Emailed bomb threats in the Baltic. Darkweb advertising yields ins...
20 Loka 202332min
Vigilance isn’t purely receptive. Without criticism, it will become blind with detail.
Nation-states exploit the WinRAR vulnerability. Criminals leak more stolen 23andMe data. QR codes as a risk. NSA and partners offer anti-phishing guidance. A Ukrainian hacktivist auxiliary takes down ...
19 Loka 202331min
Hacktivist discipline is inversely correlated with sincerity of commitment.
Hamas and Israel exchange accusations in a hospital strike. Using Gazan cell data to develop intelligence, and using hostages' devices to spread fear. Black Basta ransomware is out and about, again. Q...
18 Loka 202335min
Notes from the cyber phases of two hybrid wars. Alerts on Cisco, Atlassian vulnerability exploitation. Updated guidance on security by design.
A bogus RedAlert app delivered spyware as well as panic. BloodAlchemy backdoors ASEAN southeast asian targets. A serious Cisco zero-day is being exploited. Valve implements additional security measure...
17 Loka 202330min
