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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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Phishing campaign targets Israeli scientists. Low-level contract phishing in China's hinterlands? Apps with privacy flaws. Cisco patches ASA products. Cryptocurrency speculation and fraud.

Episode Date: January 31, 2018

In today's podcast we hear about a possible Charming Kitten sighting. Phishing in Tibet shows just how successful cheap skid labor can be. Cisco patch...

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Netherlands financial sector recovers from DDoS. Lizard Squad, Mirai, and coin mining. IOTA wallets emptied. Snooper's Charter loses in court. US House may release surveillance memos. Strava OPSEC.

Episode Date: January 30, 2018

In today's podcast we hear that the Dutch financial sector is well on its way to recovering from the recent DDoS wave, which could be the work of anyo...

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Coincheck cryptocurrency heist. ICO phishing. Jackpotting comes to America. Dridex and FriedEx. Transduction attack threat to IoT sensors. Jihadist steganography. Oversharing with Strava?

Episode Date: January 29, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that hackers have looted cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck to the tune of about $530 million. Experty's ICO speculators ge...

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Targeting Olympic organizations. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: January 27, 2018

This week we’re discussing the a campaign the McAfee Advanced Threat Research team recently discovered, one that’s targeting organizations involved wi...

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Lebal's layered approach to infection. Crytominers are becoming a big problem. Tracking influence ops. Dutch intelligence spotted Cozy Bear early. Exploiting password recovery.

Episode Date: January 26, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear how Lebal malware steps its way through layered defenses. Cryptocurrency mining campaigns go after Monero with XMRig, Wann...

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2018 forecast [Special Editions]

Episode Date: January 26, 2018

It’s fair to say that 2017 was a busy year when it came to cyber security, and as we head into 2018 there’s certainly no sign of things slowing down....

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Patriotic hacktivism. HNS botnet spreads P2P. Electron vulnerabilities found, mitigated, Criminals target ICOs. Ransomware-as-a-service. Cryptowars. Fancy Bear doxes luge.

Episode Date: January 25, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear about how patriotic hacktivists are talking turkey to high-profile Twitter accounts. The Hide 'N' Seek IoT botnet spreads...

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Satori variants. Hacking in Anatolia. Lazarus Group improves its tradecraft. Tindr vulnerabilties. UK's new office to combat disinformation. Pirated pdfs hold malware.

Episode Date: January 24, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that new Satori variants are out. Turkish hacktivists use Twitter for social engineering. Parties unknown are conducting a...

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ISIS messaging. Intel will roll out new Spectre/Meltdown patches. Identities for sale on the dark web. IDN spoofing. SpriteCoin ransomware, with a malware chaser. Three Sonic games may be trouble.

Episode Date: January 23, 2018

In today's podcast we hear that ISIS is howling "we are in your home" as they lose their own home. Intel says a new patch for Spectre and Meltdown is...

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Evrial and the Clipboard threat. SamSam ransomware recovery. Olympic hacking? Russian bots. Crime and punishment. Speculated origins of Bitcoin.

Episode Date: January 22, 2018

In today's podcast, we learn that the Evrial Trojan is interested in what's on your Windows Clipboard. The healthcare sector continues its struggle to...

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Fancy Bear Duping Doping Domains. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: January 20, 2018

Researchers at ThreatConnect have discovered evidence that Fancy Bear, a cyber espionage group generally associated with Russia's military agency GRU,...

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AllScripts works to remediate ransomware in medical apps. Group 123 hits ROK targets. Triton/Trisis zero-day. Dark Caracal espionage op. Section 702 renewed. GhostTeam ejected from Play Store.

Episode Date: January 19, 2018

In today's podcast we hear about ransomware afflicting a healthcare IT provider. Group 123 phishes in South Korean waters. Schneider Electric describe...

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Big healthcare data breach. False civil defense alerts. Davos will take up cyber next week (among other topics). Exobot on the block. Satori in your wallet? Ponzi scheme or pump-and-dump?

Episode Date: January 18, 2018

In today's podcast we hear that Norway's Southern and Eastern Regional Health Authority has suffered a breach. False civil defense alerts are mistakes...

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Section 702 update. Kaspersky reports on Skygofree—dangerous Android spyware. Recorded Future on DPRK spearphishing. Healthcare hacks. Bogus patches. VR game could expose users.

Episode Date: January 17, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that the US Senate is ready, after a successful cloture motion, to vote on Section 702 surveillance reauthorization. Bipar...

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New Mirai variant forming. Meltdown and Spectre remediation updates. Notes on Russian hacking. Charges in swatting death.

Episode Date: January 16, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that a new Mirai variant, Okiru, is forming botnets of ARC-based IoT devices. Meltdown and Spectre remediation continues....

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Shake Your MoneyTaker. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: January 13, 2018

A group of Russian-speaking hackers have stolen nearly $10 million from banks around the world. Group-IB, a company with expertise in computer forensi...

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Spectre and Meltdown patches may be messy, but not as performance-killing as feared. AMT exploit. Mobile ICS apps. Monero mining. Badness in the Play Store. Huawei ban? Droning while drunk.

Episode Date: January 12, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that Spectre and Meltdown have continued to receive patches, and they may not be as performance-killing as feared. F-Secur...

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Aadhaar updates. Fancy Bear doxes the Olympics. WhatsApp snooping vulnerability discussed. Spectre and Meltdown patching. US House reauthorizes Section 702. Bitcoin isn't Bitcoin Cash.

Episode Date: January 11, 2018

In today's podcast we hear that the Government of India is working on Aadhaar security, suspending many officials' access. Fancy Bear doxes the IOC. W...

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Turla returns. Moscow interested in Mexican elections? FakeBank mobile Trojan hits Russian banks. Phishing the Olympics. Patch Tuesday. Bad flashlights, nice doggie.

Episode Date: January 10, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear that Turla's back, with a depressingly nifty man-in-the-middle campaign. The US thinks it sees Russia trying to influence...

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Spectre and Meltdown mitigations. Psiphon and Iran's unrest. Olympic phishing. Mobil pop-up redirection. Alt-coin speculation.

Episode Date: January 9, 2018

In today's podcast, we hear about how Spectre and Meltdown mitigations are proceeding, with many successes (but some blue-screen-of-death failures, to...

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