Andromeda takedown (with an arrest in Belarus). Mirai is back; Reaper still threatens. PayPal phishing. Tech support scam evolves. Cryptowars notes. SEC goes after an ICO.
In today's podcast, we hear how an international police operation took down Andromeda, and possibly the criminal mastermind known as Ar3s. Mirai is back, and so are warnings about Reaper. There's a Pa...
5 Dec 201718min
Nghia Hoang Pho charged with mishandling classified NSA material. A review of other recent leaks. Kaspersky under fire in the UK. More Uber executives depart.
In today's podcast, we hear about an NSA employee who was charged Friday with "willful retention of national defense information." This appears to be the individual whose computer was equipped with Ka...
4 Dec 201714min
Staying ahead of Fast Flux Networks. [Research Saturday]
Bad actors are using Fast Flux Networks with quickly-changing IP addresses and domain names to help hide their activities. Or Katz, Principal Lead Security Researcher at Akamai, takes us through their...
2 Dec 201720min
Flynn pleads guilty in Mueller probe. Misconfigured AWS S3 buckets, again. Election trolling and spy versus oligarch. Black Friday fraud down. Crime and punishment.
In today's podcast, we hear that former National Security Advisor Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the FBI. Another misconfigured AWS account is found. Cobalt is either careless or engaged in misdirect...
1 Dec 201720min
Breaches, extortion, and insider threats. Credit bureaus and GDPR. HP addresses spyware allegations. When is a snack bag more than a snack bag?
In today's podcast we learn that British shipping giant Clarksons was breached but refuses to pay hackers extortion. The US House may be reaching consensus on surveillance authorities. INSCOM mops up ...
30 Nov 201717min
Building your cyber security career. [Special Edition]
In this CyberWire special edition, we take a closer look at finding your career in cyber security. Just how important is that degree? Does it make sense to invest in certifications? What are employers...
30 Nov 201734min
Another misconfigured AWS S3 bucket, this one with US Army INSCOM files. Apple fixes a major issue in MacOS. Influence ops and autarky. Boyusec disbanded.
In today's podcast we hear that another misconfigured AWS S3 bucket has turned up. This one holds sensitive US Army files. Apple fixes a big flaw in the latest MacOS High Sierra version—the password i...
29 Nov 201720min
Who's the third man in the Shadow Brokers leaks? ISIS diaspora means more ISIS online. Monero miner identified. Tizi backdoored apps booted from Google Play. Scarab ransomware. M&A notes. Indictments in IP theft.
In today's podcast we hear rumors that the third-man in the Shadow Brokers leak might soon become publicly known. ISIS enters its diaspora phase. Monero miner targets Macs. Google Play ejects apps wit...
28 Nov 201718min
