Vault 8 and false-flag allegations. Mole hunting. Equifax breach costs. ISIS returns to WordPress defacements. RoK domestic political influence scandal.
In today's podcast, we hear how Vault 8 has succeeded Vault 7 among WikiLeaks dumps (but it's still all CIA all the time from Mr. Assange and company). GCHQ expresses concerns about Kaspersky anti-vir...
13 Nov 201716min
Taiwan Bank Heist and Lazurus Group with BAE's Adrian Nish. [Research Saturday]
Dr. Adrian Nish is head of cyber threat intelligence at BAE Systems. His team has been tracking a new cyber-enabled bank heist in Asia. Some of the tools used are reminiscent of the Bangladesh Bank at...
11 Nov 201716min
Macro-less malware. Metacriminals and botnet herders. Hacking ships and airliners. Cryptocurrency glitch. Congratulations to the SINET 16.
In today's podcast, we hear that there's no honor among thieves, or botnet herders, either. Reaper still seems quiet. Macro-less malware is a problem, Microsoft warns. Researchers show you can hack an...
9 Nov 201721min
Fancy Bear's new moves. OceanLotus and Sowbug cyber espionage groups active. Notes from CyCon, and a look at industry news.
In today's podcast we hear some industry news today, briefly, before we get to the cloak-and-keyboard stuff. Fancy Bear has some new dance steps. OceanLotus and Sowbug, threat actors, not plants or in...
8 Nov 201719min
Stolen Paradise Papers aren't making people or companies look good. Off-year election security. Trollhunting. Notes on the future of cyber conflict from CyCon 2017.
In today's podcast we hear more on the Paradise Papers, where the optics are looking more Inferno than Paradiso. Off-year elections in the US are on today amid general concerns about, well, somebody d...
7 Nov 201720min
The Paradise Papers, tax avoidance, and quiet investments. Kaspersky affair updates. Retaliation against influence operations?
In today's podcast, we hear about the Paradise Papers, a trove of documents obtained from a Bermuda law firm thatcontain details not only about wealthy tax avoiders, but about investments as well. Kas...
6 Nov 201714min
Exploring Phishing Kits with Duo Security's Jordan Wright. [Research Saturday]
In this episode of the CyberWire’s Research Saturday we are joined by Jordan Wright, Senior Research and Development Engineer at Duo Security. He’s the author of the research report, “Phish in a Barre...
4 Nov 201732min
BadRabbit misdirection? Fancy Bear's wish list. AWS misconfigurations. Data breach notes.
In today's podcast, we hear that BadRabbit looks like misdirection. Fancy Bear's wish list is out, and it's very long, and very global. US prosecutors may be preparing to indict half-a-dozen Russian o...
3 Nov 201722min
