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Ransomware updates. ShadowPad backdoor may have got into the supply chain from a Chinese APT group. Apple Secure Enclave decryption key released. Profexor and Fancy Bear. Misconfigured AWS S3 exposes voter data. Countering extremism online. FBI continues Aug 18, 2017

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In today's podcast, we hear that ransomware strains, old and new, are circulating in the wild. ShadowPad backdoors are tentatively attributed to Chinese espionage operations in the supply chain. A hacker releases the decryption key for Apple's Secure Enclave. Profexor may actually not know much about Fancy Bear's romp through the DNC. Another misconfigured AWS bucket exposes data on voters in Chicago. The difficulties of countering extremism online. Malek Ben Salem from Accenture Labs on the cloud security maturity model. Joseph Carson from Thycotic on the evolution of phishing campaigns. The FBI has a roadshow warning companies of the risks of using Kaspersky security products.

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Email brute-forcing. Aadhaar woes. Leaked Equation Group exploits remain a problem. Hijacked Chrome extensions. Pulse wave DDoS. FBI interviews "Profexor." Extremism and vigilantism. OurMine hacks HBO Twitter, Facebook. Aug 17, 2017

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In today's podcast, we hear that Holyrood is defending itself with some success against email brute-forcing. India's national ID system compromised, again. ShadowBroker-leaked exploits continue to do damage. Hijacked Chrome extensions prove difficult to eradicate. New variants of Locky and other ransomware are out. "Pulse wave" DDoS attacks are observed. Researchers find DDoS-as-a-service for sale in Chinese online souks. Governments express suspicion of foreign IT. Extremist site loses hosts, but its content will go on, even as opposing vigilantes mistakenly dox innocent targets. Emily Wilson from Terbium Labs with thoughts from Black Hat and shifting awareness of the dark web. Brad Stone from Booz Allen on a recently released report on NotPetya. And OurMine hijacks HBO social media accounts.

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NIST SP 800-53 updated. Attack on Scotland Parliament's email system. Consequences of Equation Group leaks. "Mr. Smith" and HBO. Attacks of note: Trickbot, OLE exploits, NetSarang backdoor. Extremist inspiration. BEC. Aug 16, 2017

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In today's podcast, we hear about a new draft of NIST SP 800-53. There's been an attempt to brute-force email credentials in Scotland's Parliament. Fancy Bear's romp through high-end hotel Wi-Fi suggests the Equation Group leaks will be with us for some time. "Mr. Smith" remains at large, and still wants to be paid. Trickbot uses unusually convincing counterfeit sites. PowerPoint malware vectors may be part of a criminal test. NetSarang urges swift patching of a backdoor in its software. Extremist inspiration persists. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on privacy concerns with robot vacuum cleaners. Guest is Jeff Pederson from Kroll Ontrack, a data recovery firm, with tips on data recovery.And some guy in Nigeria with more moxie than skills is behind a big business email compromise campaign.

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Lazarus Group is back, phishing in English. Extremist content online. Google cleans up SonicSpy. Arrests for HBO hacking are unrelated to "Mr. Smith." Marcus Hutchins is out on. DJI drones get a security makeover. Help desk scams. Aug 15, 2017

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In today's podcast, we hear that the Lazarus Group is back, and now they're phishing in English. The Daily Stormer gets the boot, but companies and governments continue to struggle with developing appropriate responses to extremist content. Google has swiftly cleaned up SonicSpy, but the malware is still circulating outside the Play store. Indian police make four arrests for HBO hacking, but none of them are related to "Mr. Smith." Marcus Hutchins is out on bail and preparing for an October trial. DJI drones get a peacemaking makeover. Justin Harvey from Accenture on prepping for destructive attacks. Jeff Schumann CEO of Wiretap on vulnerabilities in messaging technologies like Slack and Yammer. And one weird trick to recognizing that a call is a help desk scam. Ready? It's this: they called you.

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Charlottesville hacking. Operation #LeakTheAnalyst. Dissatisfied customer calls ShadowBrokers a "ripoff." More HBO leaks. Google purging SonicSpy. Collusion attacks. Marcus Hutchins in court. Aug 14, 2017

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In today's podcast, we hear about online reactions and hacks in response to the Charlottesville rioting and homicide. Operation #LeakTheAnalyst releases another, smaller, set of documents. The ShadowBrokers get some poor customer reviews for their Exploit-of-the-Month Club. Reputation matters in the dark web souks. More HBO leaks (but no new messages). Google ejects SonicSpy-infected apps from the Playstore. Oxford researchers describe Android library collusion attacks. Robert M. Lee from Dragos on recent incursions into the Irish and UK power grids. And fellow security researchers can't believe Marcus Hutchins would wittingly do what the Feds accuse him of.

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HBO offered Mr. Smith a bug bounty, but no takers. Fancy Bear's in hotel Wi-Fi. DNC leak argument resumes. Locky and Mamba ransomware are back. ISIS on eBay. NotPetya arrest. WikiLeaks dumps more from Vault7. Aug 11, 2017

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In today's podcast, we hear that Mr. Smith turned down HBO's offer of a $250,000 bug bounty. Fancy Bear uses EternalBlue tools against hotel Wi-Fi networks. Argument over who leaked DNC emails last year flares again. New versions of Locky and Mamba ransomware circulate in the wild. The US Department of Defense is ready to use rapid acquisition to buy cyber tools and services. The FBI says a Maryland man used eBay and PayPal to receive ISIS funds for possible terror activity. Ukraine makes an arrest in the NotPetya case. David Dufour from Webroot on basic cyber hygiene. Barmak Meftah, President & CEO at AlienVault, with his thoughts on the state of the industry. And WikiLeaks dumps video intercept tool CouchPotato.

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Kenyan elections, not hacked? Someone's poking into DPRK systems. DDoS in Ukraine. Pseudoransomware protection. Spyware in Play Store. HBO hack. Aug 10, 2017

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In today's podcast, we learn that EU election monitors say Kenyan presidential voting went off without hacking (the losing opposition disagrees). Germany looks toward securing September's vote. North Korea receives cyber attention from somewhere in the civilized world. Ukraine's postal service sustains a two-day DDoS attack. WannaCry and NotPetya pseudoransomware fallout. Spyware-infected apps found in the Google Play Store. Jonathan Katz from UMD on a RSA 2048 encryption hack. Markus Jakobsson from Agari on a proposed cyber threat classification system. "Mr. Smith" comes to Midtown, and he wants a raise from Richard.

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Patches, passwords, wipers, and pseudoransomware. New fronts in hybrid war? KONNI, OnionDog, and Israbye. Aug 09, 2017

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In today's podcast, we hear that Patch Tuesday saw Windows and Adobe fixes. Venezuela's civil conflict gets a hacktivist dimension. Anti-Israeli wiper malware is circulating in the wild, unpolished by nasty. Kaspersky Lab expects to see more pseudoransomware, especially when disruption and not profit is the goal. The KONNI RAT, of unknown origin sniffs at sites associated with North Korea. The HBO hack remains under investigation. Putin turns his attentions to Georgia. Johannes Ulrich from the SANS Technology Institute and the ISC Stormcast podcast on weak two-factor authentications systems. Tim Erlin from Tripwire on their Infosecurity Europe 2017 survey. And familiar password advice gets jettisoned.

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Power grid risks. Update on the Mandiant employee hack. "Mr. Smith" holds HBO for ransom. Shipping industry looks for GPS backup. DHL sees a NotPetya windfall. Google patches ten Android remote-code execution vulnerabilities. NIST issues a Cybersecurity W Aug 08, 2017

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In today's podcast, we hear about a security incident at EirGrid, a misconfigured server in Texas, and a demonstration of photovoltaic system hacking prompt power grid security concerns. Update on the Mandiant employee hack. "Mr. Smith" holds HBO for ransom (but says, no, he's really a good guy). Shipping industry looks for GPS backup capability, and shippers not hit by NotPetya enjoy an increase in business. Google patches ten Android remote-code execution vulnerabilities. Joe Carrigan from JHU on Facebook and Google eavesdropping conspiracy theories. Juan Perez-Etchegoyen from Onapsis on Oracle business app vulnerabilities . NIST issues a Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.

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US Army bans DJI COTS drones. Amazon will scan AWS customers' S3 buckets for public accessibility. Recommendations for election security. Marcus Huchins pleads not guilty to Kronos-related charges. Aug 07, 2017

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In today's podcast, we hear that the US Army bans, immediately, all use of DJI commercial-off-the-shelf drones. We discuss two known unknowns and offer some background on Defense acquisition practices. Amazon will begin scanning AWS customers' buckets for publicly accessible data. Dale Drew from Level 3 Communications offers his view on hacking back. White hat hackers offer recommendations for election security. And Marcus Huchins, a.k.a. MalwareTech, pleads not guilty to Kronos-related charges and makes bail.

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