Qatar and the United Arab Emirates at loggerheads over hacking. Commonly used gSOAP IoT code vulnerable to exploitation. A data exposure risk in connected toys. And what could be in that EULA.
In today's podcast we hear more on how Qatar has accused the UAE of hacking, and vows legal retribution—all on the strength of a Washington Post story. UAE says it didn't do it. Warnings about vulnera...
18 Jul 201716min
Qatar accuses UAE of disinformation, hacking campaign. Other international cyberconflict. Ransomware and clickfraud in one campaign. Banking credential-stealing malware vs. Macs.
In today's podcast we hear that Qatar has accused the United Arab Emirates of a hacking and disinformation campaign—the UAE deny it. Russia's Foreign Ministry says it was hacked. Russia-experts in the...
17 Jul 201714min
More from WikiLeaks' Vault7. Cyber ops and national policy. NotPetya's costs. Clouds of misconfiguration. Chasing innovation. AlphaBay takedown. Phishbait.
In today's podcast, we hear that WikiLeaks dumps another alleged CIA cyber manual from Vault7. Cyberwar is the continuation of war (and therefore policy) by other means. Counting the cost of NotPetya....
14 Jul 201723min
Motives behind NotPetya, other operations. Verizon customer data exposed. Industry notes. Licensing hackers in Singapore.
In today's podcast, we hear about signs that NotPetya was covering up a broad espionage campaign. State-sponsored hacking seems, when not simple spying, to aim at eroding trust. Verizon suffers a majo...
13 Jul 201716min
Patch Tuesday. Infrastructure hacking and hackers. Industry notes. Influence operations. Jamming a radio station.
In today's podcast we share some Patch Tuesday notes: Microsoft and Adobe both offer updates. Kremlinology goes cyber as infrastructure attacks remain under investigation. A cyber company emerges from...
12 Jul 201719min
Russia's phishing for nuclear power plants. NATO offers aid to Ukraine. Election hacking updates. M&A and venture news. Crime, punishment, and cryptocurrency.
In today's podcast we hear about how Russia has apparently been phishing in the North American and European power grid. NATO has had about enough of that. There will be no US-Russian joint cybersecuri...
11 Jul 201721min
Infrastructure hacking. No Russo-American agreement in cyberspace. Android malware infestations. Misspelling as OPSEC
In today's podcast we discuss some answers to two Russian claims. No, Russia and America won't be linking up in a cyber alliance. And no, no one at the G20 meetings actually bought the line about elec...
10 Jul 201715min
NotPetya still looks like an act of state; intended result or not, companies warn of possible material effect from the attack. Another S3 database found exposed.
In today's podcast, we hear that NotPetya still looks like a Russian campaign to Ukrainian authorities, and experts remain skeptical that affected data can be recovered. Companies warn that NotPetya m...
7 Jul 201722min
