Comments on the Deloitte breach. SEC Commissioner talks to the Senate. Sonic breached. Vulnerable stock-trading apps. Russian influence operations shift their focus.
In today's podcast, we hear more about the Deloitte breach. Deloitte's stil saying little, but other people are talking. The SEC tells the Senate it's "deeply concerned" about its own breach. Popular ...
27 Sep 201718min
Equifax C-suite retirements continue. Deloitte still has little to say about its breach. Mac OS zero-day goes unpatched. Russian influence operations.
In today's podcast we hear that Equifax CEO Smith has joined the company's CSO and CIO in retirement, apparent expiation for the credit bureau's breacn. Deloitte remains tight-lipped. Suggestions abou...
26 Sep 201718min
Deloitte hacked. Verizon AWS S3 exposure. Phantom Squad's protection racket. Nuclear tension expected to spawn cyberattacks. Updates on CCleaner backdoor and FinFisher distro. Carlos Danger goes to jail.
In today's podcast, we review reports saying that Deloitte has been hacked. Details are sparse but the story is developing. A Verizon AWS S3 bucket is found exposed online. Locky is being spammed out ...
25 Sep 201716min
Pacifier APT : Bitdefender's Liviu Arsene describes a sophisticated, multifaceted malware campaign. [Research Saturday]
In 2016 Bitdefender uncovered a new advanced persistent threat dubbed Pacifier, targeting government institutions starting in 2014. Using malicious .doc documents and .zip files distributed via spear ...
23 Sep 201724min
Hacks shake confidence in financial system. FinFisher using MitM. CCleaner backdoor had specific targets in mind? US Forces Korea debunks bogus NEO warning. Locky masters like Game of Thrones. nRansomware asks for a different kind of payout.
In today's podcast, we hear that the EDGAR breach is being seen as a blow to confidence in financial system. Credit bureaus continue to receive heightened scrutiny after the Equifax breach. FinFisher ...
22 Sep 201721min
EDGAR hack enabled illicit stock trades? Equifax tweets phishing url to troubled inquirers. Kaspersky ban clarified.
In today's podcast, we hear that the SEC was hacked, and someone might have made a lot of money from the incident. Equifax tweets send inquirers to a phishing site. Investigation into the Avast caper ...
21 Sep 201718min
German election update: nichts neues. Equifax breach. Viacom dodges a bad bucket. Like Sandworm, but from Tehran. Less than fully successful criminals.
In today's podcast we learn that so far Russian influence seems not to be operating in Germany's election. Iran's APT33 turns from spying to sabotage. Equifax woes continue, but don't appear to includ...
20 Sep 201719min
Russia Spy Files from WikiLeaks. Disinformation and influence operations. Equifax sustained a breach in March. Software supply chain issues.
In today's podcast, we hear that WikiLeaks is shocked, shocked, to learn that there's gambling…uh, we mean, Russian surveillance going on. Advice from Ukraine about influence operations. The Equifax s...
19 Sep 201718min
