DDoS attack on ProtonMail. Rancor cyberespionage campaign. PythonBot serves ads and a cryptominer. EU joint cyber response unit forming. Arrests in BEC campaign. Reality Winner's plea.
In today's podcast, we hear that ProtonMail was hit this morning by an Apophis Squad DDoS attack. Rancor cyberespionage campaign observed in Southeast Asia. PythonBot serves up adware and cryptojackin...
27 Jun 201820min
Romania, UK, warn of Russian cyber ops. International norms of cyber conflict. Bronze Butler's USB drives. Too-smart batteries not smart enough. Industry notes. Game cheater gets jail time.
In today's podcast, we hear warnings of Russian cyber operations from Romania and the UK. Recent attempts at developing international rules of conduct (and conflict) in cyberspace. Bronze Butler's nau...
26 Jun 201821min
Nation-state cyberespionage and cybercrime. Cryptocurrency fraud and theft give alt-coins a rocky ride. Sino-US trade conflict update. GDPR data extortion. Spammy protection racket.
In today's podcast, we hear that Taiwan continues to receive the PLA's cyber attentions. A look at what the Lazarus Group is up to. Cryptocurrency fraudsters arrested as alt-coin values have a rocky r...
25 Jun 201814min
LG smartphone keyboard vulnerabilities. [Research Saturday]
Researchers at Check Point Research recently discovered vulnerabilities in some LG smartphone keyboards, vulnerabilities that could have been used to remotely execute code with elevated privileges, ac...
23 Jun 201818min
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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 201821min
