AMD investigates report of processor flaws. A look at OceanLotus. Patch Tuesday. Russo-British tensions high. MuddyWater threatens researchers.
In today's podcast, we hear that AMD is investigating a report of exploitable flaws in its processors. Vietnamese threat actor OceanLotus gets a look from researchers. Patch Tuesday notes. Britain exp...
14 Maalis 201821min
May hands Putin an ultimatum (and cyber conflict is expected). HenBox spies on Uyghurs. Vixen Panda creeps in UK targets by backdoors. Changes at US State Department, CIA. SINET ITSEF notes.
In today's podcast we hear that Britain has given Russia an ultimatum: explain by midnight how your nerve agent got to Salisbury or face the consequences. Russia calls it nonsense. Cyber conflict betw...
13 Maalis 201821min
Iran grows more capable and assertive in cyberspace. Bots have nothing on humans when it comes to peddling disinformation. Chinese influence ops. Fancy Bear, Slingshot updates.
In today's podcasts, we hear that security firms are warning of Iran's growing cyber capabilities, and Tehran's disposition to use them. Gossips and activists far outdo bots in spreading disinformatio...
12 Maalis 201820min
Dark Caracal APT steals out of Lebanon. [Research Saturday]
Researcher from Lookout and the EFF have discovered an APT group operating out of Lebanon they've named Dark Caracal. The group is running a global espionage campaign, targeting journalists, military ...
10 Maalis 201840min
Cyber reconnaissance. Vulnerability database misdirection. Cryptoming attempts. New Memcrash DDoS. Policy changes in the US coming as agencies report?
In today's podcast, we hear reports of cyber reconnaissance of Turkish financial institutions: Hidden Cobra is the suspect. The Chinese government appears to have finagled its national vulnerability d...
9 Maalis 201823min
A Memcrash kill-switch. Shadow Brokers' leaked "Territorial Dispute" tools. Dutch DDoS, Indian hacks. FBI and backdoors. Notes from SINET ITSEF.
In today's podcast, we hear that a kill-switch for Memcrash may have been found (and Memcrash may be dangerous for other purposes than denial-of-service). Researchers in Hungary take a look at the Sha...
8 Maalis 201817min
Patchable vulnerabilities in Apache Struts and Exim. CombJack malware. DPRK vs. UN Panel of Experts. Cyberwar and legal limits. Espionage Act prosecution. Infowars turn grimly kinetic.
In today's podcast, we hear that spies like Apache Struts exploits. Server vulnerabilities described. A new cryptojacker steals at least four varieties of cryptocurrency. North Korea may have hacked U...
7 Maalis 201819min
Cyber espionage in Central and Eastern Europe. Cyber deterrence. Notes from Matrosskaya Tishina. Exabeam describes what crooks can get from your browser.
In today's podcast we hear that Fancy Bear sightings continue—Fancy seems to have settled down in Montenegro, and Germany is seeing bears and snakes. Cyber deterrence is much desired but difficult to ...
6 Maalis 201819min
