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The daily cybersecurity news and analysis industry leaders depend on. Published each weekday, the program also includes interviews with a wide spectrum of experts from industry, academia, and research organizations all over the world.

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DPRK hackers quieter in the run-up to the Kim-Trump summit. Russian EW. Cryptocurrencies and crime. Law firm social engineering. Dodgy World Cup Wi-Fi. Bad AI, a time-traveler's poly.

Episode Date: June 5, 2018

In today's podcast, North Korea still seems to be leaving American IoT networks more-or-less alone, for now, however actively they're hacking elsewher...

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Microsoft buys GitHub for $7.5 billion. VPNFilter tries to reconstitute itself. Ransomware and DDoS notes. USA Really seems to be latest in Russian disinformation.

Episode Date: June 4, 2018

In today's podcast we hear that Microsoft is buying GitHub for $7.5 billion. VPNFilter seeks to reestablish itself. Financial Trojans are up and ranso...

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Islamic State propaganda persistence. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: June 2, 2018

Researchers from Flashpoint recently explored ISIS' ability to distribute propaganda across the internet, and their use of major internet service prov...

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Lazarus Group updates. Cybercrime's GDP. New Zealand a Chinese espionage target? ZTE and Huawei criticized. BND will continue to monitor Frankfurt hub. Google's knowledge panels.

Episode Date: June 1, 2018

In today's podcast we hear that the Lazarus Group may be on (relative, selective) good behavior. A study suggests that if cybercrime were a country, i...

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Kaspersky loses court challenge to US Government ban. Cryptomix ransomware. US Departments of Commerce, Homeland Security, and Energy plan resiliency. A packrat at CIA? Reboot your routers.

Episode Date: May 31, 2018

In today's podcast we hear that Kaspersky has lost its court challenge to the US Government ban on its products, but plans to appeal. Cryptomix ranso...

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More North Korean malware identified. EOS scanned for misconfigurations by parties unknown. Canadian banks won't pay extortion. Stay away from Joker's Stash. Crime and punishment.

Episode Date: May 30, 2018

In today' s podcast, we hear that the US has attributed two more strains of malware to North Korea. And whether you call them Hidden Cobra or the Laza...

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Rebooting routers against VPNFilter. Canadian banks compromised? Cobalt gang is back. 51% attacks on blockchains. "Courvoisier" sentenced. NATO looks at Russia's weaponized jokes.

Episode Date: May 29, 2018

In today's podcast we hear that the FBI recommends rebooting your routers against VPNFilter. Data extortion hits Canadian banks. The Cobalt Gang is ba...

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UPnProxy infiltrates home routers. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: May 26, 2018

Researchers at Akamai recently published a white paper titled UPnProxy: Blackhat proxies via NAT Injections. In it, they describe vulnerabilities with...

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VPNFilter takedown. Low-cost Android phones with preloaded adware. Alexa's selective attention. BMW patches connected cars. Cryptocurrency crimes. New swatting charges. GDPR is here.

Episode Date: May 25, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that the FBI's takedown of VPNFilter may have averted a major state-directed campaign. Some discount Android phones come w...

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VPNFilter and battlespace preparation. XENOTIME may be back, and after industrial systems. GDPR updates. Following Presidential Tweets.

Episode Date: May 24, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that VPNFilter, described by Cisco's Talos research unit, looks like battlespace preparation for Fancy Bear. The FBI may h...

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Variant 4 and other chipset vulnerabilities. Confucius and Patchwork. Turla goes two-stage. Misconfigured not-for-profit bucket. ZTE's fraying lifeline. Facebook and the EU. Brain Food.

Episode Date: May 23, 2018

In today's podcast we hear a bit more on Variant 4—we may see more like it. Mitigations are under preparation. The Confucius threat group modifies its...

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Speculative Store Bypass. GPON-based botnet. Customer data exposures. Roaming Mantis gets more capable. Nation-state threats.

Episode Date: May 22, 2018

In today' podcast we hear about the Speculative Store Bypass vulnerability that's been found in most current chipsets. GPON-based routers assembled in...

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DPRK's Sun Team works from three apps in Google Play. PII for sale in Zheijiang. SPEI theft. Jihadist content in social media. SEA charges. DDoS-for-hire sentencing. ZipperDown bug.

Episode Date: May 21, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that North Korea's Sun Team is rising in Red Dawn. Much PII, mostly out of Japan, appears in the black-market stall of a p...

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Threat actors hijack Lojack. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: May 19, 2018

Researchers from Arbor Networks' ASERT Threat Intelligence Team recently published a report titled, "Lojack Becomes a Double Agent." It outlines how t...

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Something Wicked this way comes. Automating wallet pilferage. Office 365 phsihing scams. DPRK hackers remain active. Recognizing alt-coin investment frauds.

Episode Date: May 18, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that a new Mirai variant is out and about: they call it "Wicked." MEWkit automates coin theft. LocationSmart was buggy and...

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Competing for terrorist mindshare. ICS threat group update. AnonPlus vandalizes US state sites. GDPR's disclosure timeline. Congressional hearings. DarkOverlord collared.

Episode Date: May 17, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that Al Qaeda is back, howling online toward whatever lone wolves might be within earshot. The CHRYSENE ICS threat group m...

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Spyware campaigns: phishing and watering holes. Signal patches (fast). DHS cyber strategy. Russian election hacking. Cyber Investing Summit. Do smart people pick better passwords?

Episode Date: May 16, 2018

In today's podcast we hear that a spyware campaign centered on Pakistan and thought to be the work of Pakistan's military, comes in two variants: one...

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Email client vulnerabilities. Sanctions and trade policy. FinFisher in Turkey. myPersonality data scandal. Patch news. High school phishing.

Episode Date: May 15, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear about reports of email client vulnerabilities. Worries about Russian and Chinese software and hardware vendors. Security a...

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Unauthorized banking transfers in Mexico? A lifeline for ZTE. Iranian cyber op-tempo rises. Russian troll farm's ad buys. Reining in apps. Cell tracking. Anonymous is back.

Episode Date: May 14, 2018

In today's podcast we hear that Mexican banks may have sustained unauthorized funds transfers. Presidents Trump and Xi seem willing to toss a lifeline...

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Three pillars of Artificial Intelligence. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: May 12, 2018

Bobby Filar is a Principal Data Scientist at Endgame, and coauthor of the research paper, The Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence: Forecasting, P...

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