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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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Ransomware gangs talk about retiring, and about deception. High-level Russo-American talks. US sanctions four spyware vendors. CISA tells US agencies to patch known, exploited vulnerbalities.

Episode Date: November 3, 2021

The BlackMatter ransomware gang says that it’s retiring under pressure from the authorities. The spokesman for the Groove group says his gang doesn’t...

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Trojan Source--a threat to the software supply chain. Ransomware goes to influence operations school. Triple extortion? Criminal target selection.

Episode Date: November 2, 2021

Researchers describe Trojan Source, a hard-to-detect threat to the software supply chain. A ransomware gang takes a page from the information operator...

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Iranian officials blame the US and Israel for gas station cyber sabotage. A new direction for NSO? Cyber extortion, Minecraft phishing, and sugar daddies looking for sugar babies (sez they).

Episode Date: November 1, 2021

Iran hasn’t finished investigating its gas station cyber sabotage, but Tehran is pretty sure the Great and Lesser Satans are behind it. NSO Group says...

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Jadee Hanson: Cybersecurity is a team effort. [CISO] [Career Notes]

Episode Date: October 31, 2021

Jadee Hanson, CIO and CISO at Code 42, started her technology journey thanks to the help of a teacher in high school. She began college studying compu...

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Malware sometimes changes its behavior. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: October 30, 2021

Dr. Tudor Dumitras from University of Maryland and joins Dave Bittner to share a research study conducted in collaboration with industry partners from...

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Iranian-Israeli cyber tensions rise. Decaf ransomware described. Philippine government phshbait. Unemployment due to cyberattack. Europol’s latest collars. Facebook rebrands as “Meta.”

Episode Date: October 29, 2021

Tensions between Iran and Israel rise as sources in Tehran blame Israel for hacking gas stations, and as apparent Iranian hacktivists dox Israeli defe...

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The Malware Mash!

Episode Date: October 29, 2021

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Hacktivists or intelligence services in Iran? BOLO NIkolay K. Renouncing Conti, and all its empty promises. SEO poisoning. US cyber strategic intent.

Episode Date: October 28, 2021

Iran continues its recovery from a cyberattack that disrupted subsidized fuel distribution. Wanted in Stuttgart (but living it up in Russia): ransomwa...

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Coups and comms blackouts. Fuel sale sabotage in Iran. Wslink described. Operation Dark HunTor takes down a contraband market. FTC looks into Facebook. LockBit speaks.

Episode Date: October 27, 2021

Sudan is under a blackout as a military junta consolidates control over the government. Iran says a cyberattack--unattributed so far--was responsible...

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Ransomware and privateering, counteroffense and deterrence. The US State Department will reestablish its cyber office. And looking forward to Halloween.

Episode Date: October 26, 2021

Notes on ransomware and privateering: Conti’s barking at its victims, someone’s exploiting billing software, and BlackMatter repeated some coding erro...

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SolarMarket malware carried in some WordPress sites. Russian privateers don’t much like REvil’s takedown. The SVR in the supply chain. Malicious Squid Games app. Scary social media.

Episode Date: October 25, 2021

SolarMarket infestations are up, and circulating through WordPress sites. More indications that REvil was taken down by a US-led but thoroughly intern...

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Mark Nunnikhoven: Providing clarity about security. [Cloud strategy] [Career Notes]

Episode Date: October 24, 2021

Distinguished Cloud Strategist at Lacework, Mark Nunnikhoven, has gone from taking technology to its limits for his own understanding to providing cla...

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When big ransomware goes away, where should affiliates go? [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: October 23, 2021

Our guest Doel Santos, Threat Research Analyst at Palo Alto Networks, joins Dave Bittner to talk about Unit 42's work on "Ransomware Groups to Watch:...

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Counting coup against REvil (and other gangs are taking note). Export controls and dual use. A timing bug will surface this weekend.

Episode Date: October 22, 2021

REvil’s troubles appear to be the work of an international law enforcement operation. Other gangs have noticed, and they’re looking a little spooked,...

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Evil Corp identified as the threat actor behind ransomware attacks on Sinclair and Olympus. Privateering. Fin7’s front company. Sentencing in a bulletproof hosting case.

Episode Date: October 21, 2021

Evil Corp is identified as the operator behind the ransomware that hit the Sinclair Broadcast Group and Olympus. The US Defense Department complains o...

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Cyberespionage campaign looks a lot like SIGINT collection. Magnitude gets more capable. VPN exploits solicited. Ransomware trends. Seven years for UPMC hacker. Plenty of Candy Corn coming.

Episode Date: October 20, 2021

The LightBasin “activity cluster” has been active indeed against telecom infrastructure in what looks like an espionage campaign. The Magnitude exploi...

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TA505’s recent activity. Advice on defending organizations from BlackMatter. CISA RFI seeks EDR information. REvil’s halting attempts to return. Sinclair’s incident response.

Episode Date: October 19, 2021

A look at TA505, familiar yet adaptable. A US joint cybersecurity advisory outlines the BlackMatter threat to critical infrastructure. CISA asks indus...

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A US broadcaster sustains a ransomware attack. North Korean catphis expelled from Twitter. REvil’s Tor sites are hijacked. Hacking back. Prosecution and responsible disclosure?

Episode Date: October 18, 2021

The Sinclair Broadcast Group discloses that it sustained a ransomware attack over the weekend. Twitter kicks out two North Korean catphish deployed in...

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Ell Marquez: It's okay to be new. [Linux] [Career Notes]

Episode Date: October 17, 2021

Linux and Security Advocate at Intezer Ell Marquez shares her journey from the family ranch to security. Needing a life change due to a bunch of circu...

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Groove Gang making a name for themselves. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: October 16, 2021

Guest Michael DeBolt, Chief Intelligence Officer from Intel471, joins Dave Bittner to discuss their work on "How Groove Gang is shaking up the Ransomw...

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