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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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Humanitarian organizations targeted. Memcrash extortion. Spring Break bug. Equifax breach update. Russian influence operations (and American "yelling and hollering").

Episode Date: March 5, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear about a new campaign that targets humanitarian organizations with North Korean phishbait. Memcrash is now being exploited...

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Lebal malware phishes for victims. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: March 3, 2018

Researchers at Comodo Security Solutions have been tracking a recently discovered strain of malware named Lebal. The malware uses several clever techn...

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Memcrashing no longer just a theoretical possibility. Fancy Bear's pawprints in German networks and other peoples' embassies. Deterrence in cyberspace. High-profile fraud victims.

Episode Date: March 2, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that a Memcrash amplification attack took GitHub offline, but only briefly, thanks to Akamai mitigation. Germany continues...

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Fancy Bear finds Berlin just right. RedDrop Android blackmail malware. Another AWS S3 exposure. FTC settles; SEC investigates. Blockchain radix malorum?

Episode Date: March 1, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that Fancy Bear has been busy in a sensitive German government network. RedDrop Android malware is built for blackmail. An...

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Memcrash and amplification attacks. SAML vulnerabilities. Thanatos ransomware. Petya returns (so does Marcher). Deterrence and election security.

Episode Date: February 28, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that Memcrash threatens big DDoS events. Problems with single-sign-on solutions. Thanatos ransomware looks like its master...

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Cryptojacking through an AWS S3 bucket. Threats, risk, and unintentional mistakes. Crime and punishment. Industry notes. Alien hackers?

Episode Date: February 27, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that CoinHive was installed via a misconfigured AWS S3 bucket. Unintentional password collection. Threat and risk trends f...

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Olympic hacking—false flags and attack infrastructure. Cryptojacking. Smartphone security bans. Heraldic animals of hacking.

Episode Date: February 26, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that anonymous US Intelligence sources call the Olympic hacks a Russian false flag operation. More cyberattacks are expect...

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Phishing for holiday winnings. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: February 24, 2018

Or Katz is principal lead security researcher for Akamai's Enterprise Security Business Unit, and the research he’s sharing today is a widespread phis...

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Mirai variant establishes proxies. Buggy smart contracts. Banking glitch. Studies from Verizon, Thales. FTC addresses credential stuffing.

Episode Date: February 23, 2018

In today's podcast we hear, OMG, that Mirai is out in a new and improved form. Researchers find buggy smart contracts on Ethereum. A Chase glitch brie...

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Code signing certificates for sale. Impact of cybercrime on the world economy. Reaper out from under Lazarus's shadow. Catphishing. Cyber intelligence against terror. Ransomware and other hacks.

Episode Date: February 22, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that counterfeit certificates are on sale in criminal souks. Cybercrime is said to cost $600 billion globally every year....

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SWIFT phishbait. DPRK hacking gets better; GRU hacking looks east. Coldroot RAT. Cryptojacking. Election cybersecurity.

Episode Date: February 21, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that SWIFT phishbait is hitting inboxes. North Korean hackers show fresh sophistication and new ambitions. Fancy Bear seem...

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SWIFT fraud in India. DPRK hacking updates. Notes on Russian influence ops, both indictments and continuing activity. Alleged Florida gunman may have been an Internet known wolf.

Episode Date: February 20, 2018

In today's podcast we hear that SWIFT fraud has hit an Indian lender. North Korean hacking continues, even during the DPRK's Winter Olympics charm off...

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The uncanny HEX men. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: February 17, 2018

The research we’re discussing today is called, “Beware the Hex Men”, and it tracks multiple attack campaigns conducted by a Chinese threat actor. The...

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The complexities of Olympic Destroyer. More blame for Russia in the matter of NotPetya. Congress mulls election security. New York cyber milestone. Ed Snowden as phishbait.

Episode Date: February 16, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear more about Olympic Destroyer: its relationship status with known threat actors is "complicated." The US joins the UK in bl...

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Olympic Destroyer took its time, compromised the IT supply chain. NotPetya attribution. Coin scams. Coin miners. Botnets old and new.

Episode Date: February 15, 2018

In today's podcast we hear that Olympic Destroyer may have started with a supply-chain compromise back in December. The British Foreign Office blames...

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Olympic Destroyer updates. Cyber forecasts from the US Intelligence Community. Patch notes. Cryptojacking and coinming. Ad blockers (also an incentive to coin mining).

Episode Date: February 14, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that Olympic Destroyer exploits EternalRomance and morphs as it moves from machine to machine. Other Olympic hacks are out...

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Patch Tuesday notes. Skype DLL hijacking vulnerability. Olympic Destroyer malware described. Lazarus Group newly active. BitGrail heist? Cyber Valentine.

Episode Date: February 13, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that Patch Tuesday will not include a Skype fix—that one will take some time and attention. Olympic Destroyer is the malwa...

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Olympic hacking, cryptojacking and other illicit coin mining. Ransomware updates. The curious case of an alleged kompromat buy. Bots turn to ticket scalping.

Episode Date: February 12, 2018

In today's podcast we hear that the the Winter Olympics report ongoing hacking. Cryptojacker hits government websites in the UK, Australia, and the US...

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IcedID banking trojan. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: February 10, 2018

IcedID is a banking trojan recently discovered and tracked by IBM's X-Force research team, targeting banks, payment card providers, mobile services pr...

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Trends in phishing. Olympic hacking. Cryptojacking spreads. Litecoin gains black market share. Influence operations. Can Strava be exploited by bicycle thieves?

Episode Date: February 9, 2018

In today's podcast we hear that phishing has gotten more personal with conversation hijacking and attempts on direct deposit instructions. The Olympic...

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