Laptop restrictions are for physical, not cyber reasons. Necurs is back, pumping and dumping. MajikPOS notes.
In today's podcast, we hear that laptop flight restrictions spread as security services continue to grapple with ISIS inspiration operations. The Necurs botnet returns, but now it's swapped pump-and-d...
22 Mar 201715min
Extortion claims. Election influence operations seem likely to continue. A Russian bank claims it's being framed by DNS spoofing. "Cyber Pearl Harbor" fears may be a distraction.
In today's podcast, we hear about the claim that "the Turkish Crime Family" is holding iPhones hostage. WikiLeaks grumbles that it has few takers for its Vault 7 bugs. Germany raises its state of cybe...
21 Mar 201716min
Careless criminals, Cisco mitigations, and Vault 7 disclosure conditions. A look at the Atlantic Council's Cyber 9/12. Cabin fever and malware infections. Kirk ransomware.
In today's podcast we ask whether careless cyber criminals working for the FSB blew the gaffe on the Yahoo! hack. WikiLeaks offers to share Vault 7 vulnerabilities with vendors, but it wants something...
20 Mar 201714min
Cyberspace and "Cold War Two." Who's leaking to WikiLeaks? Wishbone breached—warn the kids. Crimeware-as-a-service. The Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act.
In today's podcast, we hear about observers who look around and think they may be seeing Cold War Two in cyberspace. (But this is no bipolar conflict.) Investigation into Vault 7 continues as people w...
17 Mar 201720min
Lazarus Group is back. Dun & Bradstreet loses data; so does ABTA. Patriotic cyber rioting or state influence operations. US indicts four in the Yahoo! breach.
In today's podcast we hear about the return of the the Lazarus Group (or maybe it never really left). A Dun & Bradstreet database is compromised—more than thirty-three million are said to be affected....
16 Mar 201716min
Influence ops, third-party apps with an appetite for permissions, and criminal competition. Google purges malicious apps from the Play Store. Advice for whistleblowers. Farewell to Becky Bace.
In today's podcast, we look as influence operations in the UK and in Europe: the former emanate from Russia, the latter from Turkey. Third-party social media apps increase your attack surface. Petya r...
15 Mar 201715min
Canadian government sites recover from the Apache Struts vulnerability. FireEye's M-Trends report is out, calling out greater sophistication in financial cybercrime. USAF accidentally exposes SF86s. Vault 7 update.
In today's podcast, we hear about how the Apache Struts bug has bitten in Canada. FireEye sees financial cybercrime approaching state espionage exploits in sophistication. The US Air Force leaves sens...
14 Mar 201715min
Vault 7 updates—observers speculate about an inside leaker. Pre-loaded Android malware raises supply chain concerns. Ransomware in Japan. Convincing Chrome-spoofing malware. GCHQ warns UK parties to expect Russian influence operations.
In today's podcast, we review some speculation about Vault 7 that holds the leaker was an insider. (But there's no specific insider named, yet—the investigation is still in its early stages.) Supply c...
13 Mar 201715min
