Reports of Chinese seeding attacks on the supply chain. Five Eyes and other allies push back at Russia's GRU. NPPD to become Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
In today's podcast, we hear more on the possibility that China's Peoples Liberation Army engaged in seeding the supply chain with malicious chips. Companies deny it, but Bloomberg stands by its story....
5 Loka 201825min
Bloomberg reports a seeding attack on the supply chain by Chinese intelligence services. GRU is named, shamed, indicted, and expelled.
In today's podcast, we hear that Bloomberg reports that a Chinese hardware hack has infested sensitive US supply chains. Dutch authorities expel GRU officers for attempting to hack the international b...
4 Loka 201821min
Facebook breach updates. Bogus Zoho Office Suite. Brazil's big botnet. Vulnerable router firmware. Patch news. A DGSI officer arrested for dark web collusion with the mob. Bad Fortnite cheats.
In today's podcast, we hear that Facebook continues to investigate its breach, and says it's not found any evidence of apps compromised through Facebook Login. Irish authorities open a GDPR investigat...
3 Loka 201820min
RDP exploitation. More on the Facebook breach. Google and content moderation. Reaper Group stayed busy even after US-DPRK summit. Spyware in Canada. Hacking an airport.
In today's podcast we hear that the US FBI and DHS warn that RDP exploitation is up. Facebook's breach exhibits the tension between swift disclosure and sound incident response. A look at slow-rolled ...
2 Loka 201821min
Facebook agonistes. Election meddling. Livestreamed hack gets cancelled.
In today's podcast we hear an update on Facebook's data breach, including EU inquiries, Congressional attention, FTC scrutiny, and user unhappiness. The threat of Chinese election meddling seems to be...
1 Loka 201820min
Sophisticated FIN7 criminal group hits payment card data. [Research Saturday]
Researchers at security firm FireEye have been tracking malicious actors they call FIN7, a group which targets payment card data in the hospitality industry and elsewhere. They make use of targeted ph...
29 Syys 201834min
Facebook discloses a major breach. Botnet brute forcing ransomware. Retail domain typosquatting. ATM wiretapping. Ransomware in San Diego. SEC hits cyber deficiencies. Assange retires?
In today's podcast, we hear that Facebook has disclosed a cyberattack that affected fifty million users. A botnet is brute-forcing credentials. Cybercriminals show signs of ramping up spoofed retail d...
28 Syys 201825min
Fancy Bear, again and again. QRecorder is a banking Trojan. Authentication issues with Apple's Device Enrollment Program. Notes on regulation. Farewell to a code-breaker.
In today's podcast, we find out that Fancy Bear has its very own rootkit. VPNFilter turns out to do a lot more than previously suspected. One of the Salisbury assassins is identified as a GRU colonel....
27 Syys 201820min
