Apparent hacktivism exposes Iranian prison CCTV feeds. Misconfigured Power Apps expose data. FBI warns of the OnePercent Group. Mr. White Hat gives back. Dog bites man
More hacktivism appears to have hit Iran. Misconfigured Power Apps portals expose data on millions. The FBI warns of the activities of a ransomware affiliate gang. Mr. White Hat really does seem to ha...
24 Aug 202127min
Notes on the fall of Afghanistan, with its cyber and kinetic implications. US State Department hack reported. ShinyHunters resurface. Further incentive to patch Microsoft Exchange Server.
The Taliban consolidates control over Afghanistan, and it’s doing so online as well as on the ground. Reports say the US State Department has come under cyberattack; State says that any such incident ...
23 Aug 202119min
From board advisor to board member: evolution of the modern CISO. [CyberWire-X]
The recent frequency of ransomware attacks and heightened visibility of supply chain risks has garnered the attention of executive teams and boards of directors for companies of all sizes, across all ...
22 Aug 202147min
Jennifer Walsmith: Pioneering and defining possible. [Cyber Solutions] [Career Notes]
Vice President for Cyber and Information Solutions within Mission Systems at Northrop Grumman, Jennifer Walsmith takes us on her pioneering career journey. Following in her father's footsteps at the N...
22 Aug 20217min
Exploring vulnerabilities of off-the-shelf software. [Research Saturday]
Guest Tomislav Peričin, Reversing Labs' Chief Software Architect and Co-Founder, joins Dave to discuss his team's research that addresses the importance of validating third-party software components a...
21 Aug 202116min
Warm wallet pilferage. Advice on reducing the ransomware risk. Regulatory action in the T-Mobile breach. China’s privacy law. FTC refiles monopoly complaint against Facebook. Better MICE traps?
Pilferage reported from Liquid Global’s alt-coin warm wallets. CISA offers advice on reducing the risk of ransomware. The FCC is looking into the T-Mobile breach, and Moody’s raises questions about th...
20 Aug 202125min
T-Mobile outlines what it’s offering customers hit by its data breach. Taliban on good T&C behavior? Apple’s CSAM. OS bug may affect medical devices. A report on 2020’s US Census Bureau hack.
T-Mobile describes what it intends to do for those who may have been affected by its big data breach. The Taliban is taking care not to get banned from social media. Apple defends its CSAM measures ag...
19 Aug 202125min
Taliban seizes HIIDE devices. T-Mobile customer data compromised. Ransomware attack against Brazil’s Treasury. Social engineering espionage. Ransomware vs. sewers. IoT bug disclosed.
The Taliban now has, among other things, a lot of biometric devices. T-Mobile concludes that some customer data were compromised in last week’s incident. InkySquid’s in the watering hole. Brazil’s Tre...
18 Aug 202124min
