US indicts Iranian hackers. Guccifer 2.0 is a GRU Bear. Atlanta hit with ransomware. Equifax breach cost consumers plenty. Facebook's troubles persist, as do Cambridge Analytica's.
In today's podcast, we hear that the US has indicted Iranian hackers. Guccifer 2.0 has been fingered as a GRU team. Inquiries into their activities are folded into Special Counsel Mueller's investigat...
23 Mar 201827min
Kaspersky burned a JSOC op? Facebook affair: apps, legal fallout, regulatory inspiration, apologies and resolution to sin no more. Tariffs against IP theft. Best Buy shows Huawei the highway.
In today's podcast, we learn that Kaspersky Lab appears to have burned a US operation. Facebook has some other governments to answer to, now. Facebook CEO Zuckerberg finally discusses the Cambridge An...
22 Mar 201820min
Preparing for grid attacks. Notes on breaches, crime, and punishment. And Facebook's no-good, bad, awful week.
In today's podcast we hear that the US Department of Energy says the power grid is preparing for Russian attacks. Teenager finds flaw in hardware wallet. Travel service Orbit suffers a data breach. La...
21 Mar 201820min
Power grid threats coming through the router. Cambridge Analytica and Facebook face tough questions.
In today's podcast, we hear that ICS experts continue to warn of grid vulnerability to hacking. AMD chip flaws called real, but not very serious. Cambridge Analytica under investigation in the UK. Fac...
20 Mar 201820min
Power grid hacking fears running high. Social media problems. Election DDoS reported in Russia. FTC and SEC cyber enforcement actions. NSA hoarder case update.
In today's podcast, we hear that tensions between Britain and Russia remain high, as the UK fears a cyberattack. US power utilities are also on alert to an ongoing Russian cyber campaign. Despite a cl...
19 Mar 201820min
Cryptojacking injections heat up. [Research Saturday]
There's been an epidemic of cryptojacking code injections recently, as bad actors attempt to cash in on the cryptocurrency craze through unauthorized cryptomining operations on unsuspecting users. Ma...
17 Mar 201825min
NATO-Russian cyber tensions high. They're also high between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Updates on AMD vulnerability report. Another exposed AWS S3 bucket?
In today's podcast we hear that NATO has condemned Russia for a chemical attack in England. The US sanctions Russia for NotPetya and election meddling, and warns of Russian preparations for an attack ...
16 Mar 201825min
Chip vulnerability disclosure controversial. Black market and point-of-sale malware. SEC charges ex-Equifax exec with breach-related insider trading. Tensions over Salisbury nerve agent attack.
In today's podcast, we hear that AMD continues its investigation of the backdoors and other vulnerabilities CTS Labs publicly disclosed. That disclosure remains controversial. BlackTDS offers malware ...
15 Mar 201820min
