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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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Who's behind the Android malware infestations? Mirai and Erbus updates. Industry notes. Brussels takes the pro-crypto side in the crypto wars. CrashOverride as a weapon. IG report on NSA insider threat management.

Episode Date: June 20, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear that some believe they've seen the Professor Moriarity behind 2017's Android malware outbreak. Erebus is back, and this ti...

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Bouncing bad adware apps from Google Play. More on WannaCry attribution. Voter data exposed on an Amazon S3 account. Assessment of Russian influence on UK elections: they didn't do it. (Didn't need to?) Hackers sentenced.

Episode Date: June 19, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear that Google is in an "uphill battle" against adware infestation of the PlayStore. GCHQ seems to agree with NSA, which seem...

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More from Vault7. How and why the DPRK hacks. FIN10 hits North American businesses with extortion demands. UK unis sustain ransomware infestation. Free decryptors are out, and ISACs seem to be working.

Episode Date: June 16, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear that WikiLeaks has dumped more of Vault7. More attribution of WannaCry to North Korea, where Hidden Cobra and the Lazarus...

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Hidden Cobra strikes from Pyongyang. Microsoft patches last of ShadowBrokers' leaked exploits. Sanctions coming over Russian election influence operations. Electrical and natural gas sectors brace for CrashOverride.

Episode Date: June 15, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear that the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have warned that Hidden Cobra actively pursuing DDoS campaigns. Micro...

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A CrashOverride update from Robert M. Lee. Patch news. Terrorist funding goes cyber. Cozy and Fancy Bear were more active than earlier believed.

Episode Date: June 14, 2017

Robert M Lee from Dragos provides an overview of CrashOverride. A quick look at yesterday's Patch Tuesday. Some of the fixes even reached back into Wi...

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CrashOverride update. Influence ops harder to disrupt than infrastructure. Samba exploited for cryptocurrency mining. NSO Group for sale. Botnets and fake news. Airliner laptop bans.

Episode Date: June 13, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear that CrashOverride looks like a power grid threat, and industry and government are taking it seriously. Cyber operations a...

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CrashOverride implicated in Ukraine grid hack—possibly as a proof-of-concept. Hack-induced Gulf diplomatic troubles continue. New malware strains, exploits appear.

Episode Date: June 12, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear that Dragos and ESET are bringing some clarity—and some bad news—to investigation of December 2016's Ukrainian power-grid...

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Comey's testimony calls Russian election influence operations massive and ongoing. New Android malware. Malicious hyperlinks infect with a mouse-over. Data privacy issues.

Episode Date: June 9, 2017

In today's podcast we hear that whatever else former FBI Director Comey told the Senate, one thing is clear: he's convinced the Russian are fully comm...

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Qatar—provocation, and disinformation online. Influence operations move from doxing to disinformation. 2FA still a good idea. Former FBI Director Comey testifies. And assume the boss is watching.

Episode Date: June 8, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear that Qatar remains in bad odor with its neighbors over a recent online provocation. (Russia denies any involvement.) Anoma...

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Farewell to Jean Sammet, co-developer of COBOL. Remembering Midway. NSA leak investigation. Signs of Russian disinformation in the Gulf. Data breaches, script kiddies, EternalBlue, and Turla.

Episode Date: June 7, 2017

In today's podcast, we say farewell to a legendary coder, and we also remember the Battle of Midway. Influence operations in the Gulf may have been Ru...

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Report leaked on Russian influence operations (alleged leaker in custody). ISIS continues inspiration; anarchist groups said to follow same playbook. The DarkOverlord is back.

Episode Date: June 6, 2017

In today's podcast we hear about a leaked report describing eleventh-hour Russian influence operations during last year's US elections. An alleged lea...

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ISIS claims responsibility for inspiring attacks in London. More are expected during Ramadan. Hacks roil Middle Eastern diplomatic waters. Ransomware updates. Indian investigates possible aircraft hacking.

Episode Date: June 5, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear that ISIS has claimed responsibility for Saturday's terror attacks in London. The UK reacts with strong words against terr...

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Patriotic and free-spirited hacking? WikiLeaks has a new Vault7 dump. Cyber conflict over the South China Sea. Fireball malware infests more than 250 million devices. Trident security. Kmart breach. Bikers turn hackers.

Episode Date: June 2, 2017

In today's podcast we hear, second-hand but ultimately from Vladimir Vladimirovich himself, that Russian hackers are free-spirited, patriotic artists,...

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It's the first of June, and the ShadowBrokers' exploit-of-the-month club is open for business (exploits to be delivered to subscribers in July).

Episode Date: June 1, 2017

In today's podcast we discuss the ShadowBrokers and their new exploit-of-the-month club, now open for subscription. We get some industry reaction, and...

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Exploit-of-the-month club open for business. Disinformation technology. Lazarus Group tied to North Korean intelligence (again). Extortion is big, but carding is still with us. Spammy apps in Google Play.

Episode Date: May 31, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear that the ShadowBrokers open their exploit-of-the-month club at the low, low price of $22,000 in Zcash. Group-IB finds more...

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Implications of Manchester bombing investigation on policy, Five Eyes relations. British Airways IT outage. Fancy Bear and Malta? ShadowBrokers prep exploit-of-the-month club. Google deals with Chrome, PlayStore issues. Mall boards and ricrolling.

Episode Date: May 30, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear that British Airways suffered a glitch, not a hack, but whichever it was, it amounted to an infrastructure takedown. Fancy...

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WannaCry aftershocks. Influence ops and data corruption. Samba patched. Biometrics and impersonation. GDPR approaches. US legislation update.

Episode Date: May 26, 2017

In today's podcast we hear that bogus WannaCry remediation apps are cumbering the PlayStore—don't be taken in. More on the complexities of WannaCry at...

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Worm alert. Stumblebums or masterminds? Widia commodity ransomware in its early stages. Taking the fight to ISIS in cyberspace.

Episode Date: May 25, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear about a vulnerability in widely used networking software leaves it open to a worm infestation. Were the WannaCry hackers a...

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Manchester bombing investigators look at bomber's network. EnSilo patches ESTEEMAUDIT. Cron cyber gangsters arrested. What we hear at the Cyber Investing Summit.

Episode Date: May 24, 2017

In today's podcast we hear that the Manchester bombing investigation is looking closely at the bomber's networks, with international cooperation. NSA...

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ISIS claims Manchester concert bombing. The case for a North Korean Wannacry. US lawmakers consider cyber legislation.

Episode Date: May 23, 2017

In today's podcast, ISIS claims responsibility for the Manchester concert bombing. Security companies make their case for pinning Wannacry on North Ko...

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