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**Defensive Security Podcast – Malware, Hacking, Cyber Security & Infosec**

Defensive Security is a weekly information security podcast which reviews recent high profile cyber security breaches, data breaches, malware infections and intrusions to identify lessons that we can learn and apply to the organizations we protect.

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Defensive Security Podcast Episode 340 Feb 24, 2026

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Links to this week’s stories:

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/02/notepad_hijacking_lotus_blossom/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-job-recruiters-hide-malware-in-developer-coding-challenges/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amos-infostealer-targets-macos-through-a-popular-ai-app/

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/10/ai_agents_messaging_apps_data_leak/

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/11/payroll_pirates_business_social_engineering/

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 339 Feb 16, 2026

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Links to the stories we cover in this episode:

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/29/faster_patching_please_cry_infoseccers/
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/mandiant-finds-shinyhunters-using.html?m=1
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/marquis-blames-ransomware-breach-on-sonicwall-cloud-backup-hack/
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/researchers-find-175000-publicly.html?m=1
https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/openclaw-ai-runs-wild-business-environments

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 338 Feb 02, 2026

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Links to the stories we cover in this episode:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-security-testing-apps-to-breach-fortune-500-firms/

https://www.securityweek.com/analysis-of-6-billion-passwords-shows-stagnant-user-behavior/

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/20/group_ib_ai_cycercrime_subscriptions/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/voidlink-cloud-malware-shows-clear-signs-of-being-ai-generated/

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/mandiant-releases-rainbow-table-that-cracks-weak-admin-password-in-12-hours/

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 337 Jan 26, 2026

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Links to the stories in this episode:

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/pyongyangs_cyberspies_are_turning_qr/
https://www.scworld.com/perspective/five-ways-to-conduct-a-more-secure-hiring-process
https://cybersecuritynews.com/vmware-esxi-exploited-toolkit/
https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ciso-succession-crisis-highlights-turnover-amplifies-security-risks

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 336 Jan 15, 2026

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Links to this week’s stories:

https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cybersecurity-tech-recommended-by-cyber-insurer-claims-data
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trust-wallet-links-85-million-crypto-theft-to-shai-hulud-npm-attack/
https://www.securityweek.com/hacker-claims-theft-of-40-million-conde-nast-records-after-wired-data-leak/
https://databreaches.net/2025/12/30/software-company-lacked-downstream-liability-for-data-breach/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/12/home-depot-exposed-access-to-internal-systems-for-a-year-says-researcher/

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 335 Jan 07, 2026

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Links to this week’s stories:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/webrat-malware-spread-via-fake-vulnerability-exploits-on-github/

https://cybersecuritynews.com/mongobleed-poc-exploit-mongodb/

https://cybersecuritynews.com/fortigate-firewall-vulnerability/

https://cybersecuritynews.com/oracle-e-business-suite-hack/

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 334 Dec 25, 2025

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Links to this week’s stories:

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/12/most-parked-domains-now-serving-malicious-content/

https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/russia-linked-hackers-use-microsoft-365.html?m=1

https://cybersecuritynews.com/amazon-catches-north-korean-it-worker/

https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/fake-proof-ai-slop-hobble-defenders

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/17/cisco-secure-email-cve-2025-20393/

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 333 Dec 20, 2025

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Links to this week’s stories:

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/09/hypervisor_ransomware_attacks_increasing

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/react2shell-flaw-exploited-to-breach-30-orgs-77k-ip-addresses-vulnerable

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/log4shell-downloaded-40-million

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ncsc-raises-alarms-prompt

https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/researchers-uncover-30-flaws-in-ai.html?m=1

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 332 Dec 13, 2025

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Links to this week’s stories:

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/advanced-security-phishing-tactics

https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/28/posthog_shaihulud/?td=keepreading / https://posthog.com/blog/nov-24-shai-hulud-attack-post-mortem

https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/27/scattered_lapsus_hunters_zendesk/

https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/25/akira_ransomware_acquisitions

Browser extensions pushed malware to 4.3M Chrome, Edge users • The Register

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 331B Dec 02, 2025

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Reposting Episode 331 due to the wrong mp3 attached to the original.

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Links to this week’s stories:

https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc6040-proactive-hardening-recommendations
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/13/chinese_spies_claude_attacks/ / https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/anthropic-claims-of-claude-ai-automated-cyberattacks-met-with-doubt/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/14/selfreplicating_supplychain_attack_poisons_150k/
https://cyberscoop.com/fortinet-delayed-disclosure-exploited-vulnerability/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/piecing-together-the-puzzle-a-qilin-ransomware-investigation/

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Links to this week’s stories:

https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc6040-proactive-hardening-recommendations
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/13/chinese_spies_claude_attacks/ / https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/anthropic-claims-of-claude-ai-automated-cyberattacks-met-with-doubt/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/14/selfreplicating_supplychain_attack_poisons_150k/
https://cyberscoop.com/fortinet-delayed-disclosure-exploited-vulnerability/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/piecing-together-the-puzzle-a-qilin-ransomware-investigation/

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