Chinese influence campaigns. Egyptian spear phishing. Hundreds of million email records exposed.
In today’s podcast, we hear that Chinese information operations on US social media are widespread. The Egyptian government launches spear phishing attacks against activists. Hundreds of millions of em...
8 Mars 201925min
Scope of APT33 attacks revealed. GandCrab criminals shift tactics. Slub malware uses Slack.
The scope of Iran-linked APT33 cyberattacks has been revealed. GandCrab criminals are using more sophisticated tactics. A new type of malware was using Slack to communicate. Chrome gets an important u...
7 Mars 201922min
5G worries. Whitefly vs. SingHealth. Speculative execution bug.
In today’s podcast, we hear that Australia's former prime minister warns Britain about Chinese tech companies. Symantec says Whitefly was behind SingHealth's massive data breach. Iranian hackers show ...
6 Mars 201922min
India hacks back. Rob Joyce discusses cyber conflict. Chinese hackers look for maritime technologies. Google reveals a macOS vulnerability.
In today’s podcast, we hear that India went on the offensive when its government websites were attacked by hackers from Pakistan. Rob Joyce, Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity Strategy to the Director o...
5 Mars 201921min
Operation Sharpshooter. Canada begins extradition process. Huawei will sue the US. Facebook’s global lobbying practices revealed. Visitor management systems are vulnerable.
In today’s podcast, we hear that Operation Sharpshooter is linked to North Korea. Canada begins the extradition process for Meng Wanzhou. Huawei is planning to sue the US for banning its equipment fro...
4 Mars 201916min
Fake Fortnite app scams infect gamers. [Research Saturday]
Researchers at Zscaler have been tracking a variety fake versions of the popular Fortnite game on the Google Play store, along with associated scams. Deepen Desai is head of security research at Zscal...
2 Mars 201917min
Qbot spreads. Bug hunting makes a millionaire. US Cyber Command shows what “persistent engagement” looks like. Huawei agonistes. There’s no Momo, really.
Qbot infections are spreading. The bounty-hunting gig economy apparently has its first millionaire. Observers are liking what they see in US Cyber Command’s “persistent engagement.” Canada mulls the e...
1 Mars 201924min
Third-parties can misconfigure, too. Coinhive goes out of business. Intel decides 5G project with Chinese partner is too hard. Bronze Union. Clearing Facebook data. Proper disposal of lawful intercept tools.
In today’s podcast we hear that a misconfigured Amazon Web Services database has exposed a risk screening database--and it seems the exposure itself was an instance of third-party risk. Farewell to Co...
28 Feb 201922min
