Election cyber-influence campaign in France. (Will UK and Germany follow?) AMT bug to be fixed. HandBrake compromised. Kazuar upgrade for Snake. Ransomware black market.
In today's podcast, we discuss Emmanuel Macron's victory in France's presidential election despite last-minute hacking and leaked emails. (Hacked emails seem not particularly scandalous as the story d...
8 Maj 201713min
Influence operations and elections, and the difficulty of doing anything about them. Dynamite phishing investigation. Snake hisses at Macs. Fatboy at your (criminal) service.
In today's podcast we hear about elections and election influence operations in Europe, and the difficulty of taming Fancy Bear. Some weekend reading. The Google Docs worm and dynamite phishing incide...
5 Maj 201720min
Phishing with a big worm (and other lures). Botnet mining cryptocurrency. Blackmoon upgraded. Aadhaar troubles in India. Passwords, security questions, and Grand Moff Tarkin's CISO.
In today's podcast, we hear about how OAuth abuse rushed a worm around Google Docs, and how the good guys swiftly contained the attack. Bondnet discovered mining cryptocurrency. The Blackmoon financia...
4 Maj 201716min
Shamoon update. Sabre discloses possible breach to SEC. Mobile device and VPN threats and vulnerabilities. Information operations and cyberespionage.
In today's podcast we hear that Shamoon's Trojan servant seems to have got a new comms channel. Sabre discloses possible breach: hospitality and travel sectors affected. Some more things to worry abou...
3 Maj 201715min
IBM, Apple, and Intel all fix vulnerabilities and block threats. Neustar's DDoS report. Updates on the DarkOverlord and (separately) LizardSquad. Info ops and what they're after.
In today's podcast we hear that Trojanized USB sticks are out in the wild. So are phishing emails complete with backdoors and spyware payloads. Intel reports (and mitigates) a major firmware vulnerabi...
2 Maj 201716min
NSA changes collection policy in a privacy-friendly direction. Latest Vault7 leaks look anodyne. Election influence concerns in Europe and the US. Blocking social media. DarkOverlord returns with extortion caper.
In today's podcast, we hear how the NSA is revising its interpretation of Section 702 collection, to the general approval of privacy advocates. WikiLeaks drops another alleged tool from Vault7—this on...
1 Maj 201714min
OilRig fingered as Iranian state-sponsored group behind attempted hacks of Israeli targets. Shamoon still under the same management. Botnet wars in the IoT. Countermessaging, hopes of missile hacks, and more.
In today's podcast, we hear that researchers have named the hitherto unnamed country that attempted to hack Israeli targets. Other researchers conclude Shamoon is still under the same management. Role...
28 Apr 201719min
Fancy Bear in France (and in Germany, too). Israel debates Cyber Authority's charter. Sudan says its using Electronic Jihad against ISIS. Verizon, Symantec threat reports out. Adware campaigns.
In today's podcast, we hear about the bear tracks analysts are seeing in Macron's campaign for France's presidency. (They're also appearing in German political parties' think tanks.) Cyber gangs cont...
27 Apr 201715min
