Talkin' Bout [Infosec] News

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Talkin’ About Infosec News – 7/25/2023 Jul 25, 2023

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Talkin’ About Infosec News – 7/21/2023 Jul 21, 2023

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Talkin’ About Infosec News – 6/27/2023 Jun 27, 2023

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Talkin’ About Infosec News – 6/21/2023 Jun 21, 2023

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Talkin’ About Infosec News – 6/15/2023 Jun 15, 2023

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Talkin’ About Infosec News – 6/9/2023 Jun 08, 2023

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(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Pick Your Crap
(02:01) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2023-06-05
(02:35) - Story # 1: International Underwear Model and Insurrectionist Was Just Sentenced to 32 Months in Prison
(05:39) - Story # 2: Mass exploitation of critical MOVEit flaw is ransacking orgs big and small
(07:46) - Story # 2b: https://github.com/AhmetPayaslioglu/YaraRules
(14:11) - Story # 2c: Critical Vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer: Technical Analysis and Recommendations
(42:31) - Story # 3: Millions of PC Motherboards Were Sold With a Firmware Backdoor
(44:01) - Story # 3b: Gigabyte Rolls Out BIOS Updates to Remove Backdoor From Motherboards
(46:31) - Story # 4: Cyberweapon manufacturers plot to stay on the right side of US
(54:16) - Story # 5: Hackers steal around $170,000 after compromising Steve Aoki's Twitter account

Talkin’ About Infosec News – 5/26/2023 May 26, 2023

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(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — The Power of PreShow Banter™
(02:19) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2023-05-22
(04:40) - Story # 1: Meta slapped with record $1.3 billion EU fine over data privacy
(09:23) - Story # 2: Toyota Discloses Decade-Long Data Leak Exposing 2.15M Customers' Data
(11:58) - Story # 3: Microsoft is scanning the inside of password-protected zip files for malware
(21:53) - Story # 4: ChatGPT chief says artificial intelligence should be regulated by a US or global agency
(28:38) - Story # 5: 15million Bug Bounty - LayerZero Labs
(33:38) - Story # 6: Dish Network likely paid ransom after recent ransomware attack
(38:13) - Story # 7: New ZIP domains spark debate among cybersecurity experts
(41:09) - Story # 7b: https://twitter.com/_JohnHammond/status/1657427727425626113
(43:56) - Story # 8: Apple Bans Employees From Using ChatGPT Amid Its Own AI Efforts
(52:21) - Story # 9: TikTok sues Montana over controversial state ban

Talkin’ About Infosec News – 5/17/2023 May 17, 2023

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(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Hardcore Mountain J-Biking
(02:37) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2023-05-15
(03:37) - Story # 1: Discord discloses data breach after support agent got hacked
(12:12) - Story # 2: Cybersecurity firm Dragos discloses cybersecurity incident, extortion attempt
(13:02) - Story # 2b: Deconstructing a Cybersecurity Event
(29:02) - Story # 3: How Apple catches leakers: From color changes to comma placement
(31:32) - Story # 3b: The ingenious way ‘Star Trek Beyond’ is making sure its script doesn’t leak online
(34:34) - Story # 3c: Genius hid a Morse code message in song lyrics to prove Google was copying them
(40:17) - Story # 4: How one of Vladimir Putin’s most prized hacking units got pwned by the FBI
(43:03) - Story # 4b: Hunting Russian Intelligence “Snake” Malware
(51:26) - Story # 4c: Microsoft recommended driver block rules
(55:50) - Story # 4d: Bypassing PatchGuard 3
(58:15) - Story # 5: The Team of Sleuths Quietly Hunting Cyberattack-for-Hire Services

Talkin’ About Infosec News – 5/11/2023 May 11, 2023

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(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Notes about Music
(01:19) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2023-05-08
(01:59) - Story # 1: China’s hackers outnumber FBI cyber staff ‘at least 50 to 1,’ Wray tells Congress
(06:57) - Story # 2: Drone goggles maker claims firmware sabotaged to ‘brick’ devices
(12:27) - Story # 3: Twitter says a 'security incident' led to private Circle tweets becoming public
(13:46) - Story # 4: Billy Corgan Paid Off Hacker to Prevent ATUM Leak
(21:15) - Story # 5: New Atomic macOS info-stealing malware targets 50 crypto wallets
(39:35) - Story # 5b ChatGPT maker OpenAI lost about $540 million last year
(47:51) - Story # 6: QR codes used in fake parking tickets, surveys to steal your money

Talkin’ About Infosec News – 5/5/2023 May 05, 2023

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(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Swords in San Francisco
(01:32) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2023- 04-24
(04:00) - Story # 1: Pentagon Leaks: What's the Damage?
(13:09) - Story # 2: Hacker Group Names Are Now Absurdly Out of Control
(21:15) - Story # 3: 3CX Breach Was a Double Supply Chain Compromise
(38:31) - Story # 4: What’s more prevalent than juice jacking? Fake public WiFi networks, says researcher
(45:23) - Story # 5: Hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights are delayed after FAA lifts nationwide ground stop
(49:06) - Story # 6: European air traffic control confirms website 'under attack' by pro-Russia hackers
(50:56) - Story # 7: APC warns of critical unauthenticated RCE flaws in UPS software
(53:16) - Story # 8: ‘AuKill’ EDR killer malware abuses Process Explorer driver