Podcast Episodes

In the offense-defense see-saw, the defense seems to be rising.

Season 7 Episode 1941

An Apache vulnerability is being used to install ransomware. Exploitation of Citrix vulnerability in the wild. AP sustains DDoS attack. HHS reaches settlement in HIPAA data breach incident. More evid…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

The beginning of an international consensus on AI governance may be emerging from Bletchley Park.

Season 7 Episode 1940

Bletchley Declaration represents a consensus starting point for AI governance. Lazarus Group prospects blockchain engineers with KANDYKORN. Boeing investigates ‘cyber incident’ affecting parts busine…

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Hacktivism in two hybrid wars (with an excursus on gastropods).

Season 7 Episode 1939

The Hamas-Israel war continues to be marked by hacktivism. Arid Viper's exploitation of Arabic speaker's Android devices. Iran shows improved cyberespionage capabilities. A URL shortener in the C2C m…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

What would it take to get you kids into a nice, late-model malware mealkit?

Season 7 Episode 1938

Malicious packages are found attached to NuGet. Russia will establish its own substitute for VirusTotal. Commodity tools empower low-grade Russian cybercriminals. Malware mealkits, and other notes fr…

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Bringing AI up right–realizing its potential without its becoming a threat. (And how deepfakes might be an informational fleet-in-being.)

Season 7 Episode 1937

The Hive ransomware gang may be back, and rebranded. Coinminers exploit AWS IAM credentials. LockBit claims to have obtained sensitive information from Boeing. Ukrainian auxiliaries disrupt Internet …

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

The Malware Mash! [Bonus]

Enjoy this CyberWire classic.

They did the Mash...they did the Malware Mash...

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Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Nicole Sundin: Women helping women. [Chief Product Officer] [Career Notes]

Season 4 Episode 173

Nicole Sundin, a Chief Product Officer from Axio sits down to discuss her career path and what it is like to be a woman in the cybersecurity field. As a UX leader, Nicole has devoted her entire caree…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

No rest for the wicked HiatusRAT. [Research Saturday]

Season 7 Episode 305

Danny Adamitis from Lumen's Black Lotus Labs sits down to discuss their work on "No Rest For The Wicked: HiatusRAT Takes Little Time Off In A Return To Action." Last March Lumen's Black Lotus Lab res…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Social engineering as a blunt instrument–almost like swatting without the middleman.

Season 7 Episode 1936

Eastern European gangs overcome their reservations about working with anglophone criminals. Mirth Connect is vulnerable to a critical flaw. A look at a mercenary spyware strain. “PepsiCo” as phishbai…

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Some intelligence services understand the value of being underestimated.

Season 7 Episode 1935

StripedFly gets reclassified. YoroTrooper is interested in the Commonwealth of Independent States. The current state of DDoS attacks. Ukrainian hacktivists deface Russian artists' Spotify pages. Trol…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago