Podcast Episodes

Pandas with a purpose. [Research Saturday]

Season 9 Episode 378

This week, we are joined by Deepen Desai, Zscaler's Chief Security Officer and EVP of Cyber and AI Engineering, taking a dive deep into Mustang Panda’s latest campaign. Zscaler ThreatLabz uncovered n…

Published on 7 months ago

When malware masters meet their match.

Season 10 Episode 2315

Operation Endgame dismantles cybercriminal infrastructure. DOGE’s use of the Grok AI chatbot raises ethical and privacy concerns. Malware on the npm registry uses malicious packages to quietly gather…

Published on 7 months ago

Lights out for Lumma.

Season 10 Episode 2314

A joint operation takes down Lumma infrastructure. The FTC finalizes a security settlement with GoDaddy. The Telemessage breach compromised far more U.S. officials than initially known. Twin hackers …

Published on 7 months ago

Bear in the network.

Season 10 Episode 2313

A joint advisory warns of Fancy Bear targeting Western logistics and technology firms. A nonprofit hospital network in Ohio suffers a disruptive ransomware attack. The Consumer Financial Protection B…

Published on 7 months ago

The Take It Down act walks a fine line.

Season 10 Episode 2312

President Trump signs the Take It Down Act into law. A UK grocer logistics firm gets hit by ransomware. Researchers discover trojanized versions of the KeePass password manager. Researchers from CISA…

Published on 7 months ago

Redacted realities: Inside the MoJ hack.

Season 10 Episode 2311

The UK’s Ministry of Justice suffers a major breach. Mozilla patches two critical JavaScript engine flaws in Firefox. Over 200,000 patients of a Georgia-based health clinic see their sensitive data e…

Published on 7 months ago

Dave Bittner: From puppet shows to podcasts. [Media] [Career Notes]

Season 2 Episode 68

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes.

Host of the CyberWire Podcast, Dave Bittner, wanted to work with the Muppets, so naturally he landed in cybersecurity. Dave and his Cookie Monster puppet sp…

Published on 7 months ago

Leveling up their credential phishing tactics. [Research Saturday]

Season 12 Episode 377

This week, Dave speaks with Max Gannon of Cofense Intelligence to dive into his team's research on "The Rise of Precision-Validated Credential Theft: A New Challenge for Defenders."

Threat actors co…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Preparing for the cyber battlespace.

Season 10 Episode 2310

NATO hosts the world’s largest cyber defense exercise. The DOJ charges a dozen people in a racketeering conspiracy involving the theft of over $230 million in cryptocurrency. Japan has enacted a new …

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Bypassing Bitlocker encryption.

Season 10 Episode 2309

Google issues an emergency patch for a high-severity Chrome browser flaw. Researchers bypass BitLocker encryption in minutes. A massive Chinese-language black market has shut down. The CFPB cancels p…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago