The 443 - Security Simplified

A Wild Month in Ransomware

https://youtu.be/iYM3y85hEkM
This week on the podcast, we're joined by Ryan Estes, a member of WatchGuard's Zero-Trust Application Service classification team and resident ransomware expert to discuss the wild month in ransomware news. We start the episode with a story about a fake ransomware operator that scammed cybercriminals out of tens of thousands of dollars before discussing two major Ransomware-as-a-Service operators that have had a pretty rough couple of weeks.

Locking Up LockBit

https://youtu.be/GaX_8NOoq7w
This week on the podcast, we cover an international law enforcement takedown of the LokBit ransomware group's infrastructure. After that, we cover a novel malware delivery vector involving an IoT "toy." We end the podcast by covering the latest White House Executive Order addressing cybersecurity in critical infrastructure.

Flipping Out Over Flipper Zero

https://youtu.be/3SY1sDF-BA0
This week on the podcast we cover Canada's attempt to ban the Flipper Zero. Before that, we review a recent research post on a new class of vulnerability on the Ubuntu operating system. We end the episode with a chat bout a the impacts of artificial intelligence on data security.
Menlo Report on Business AI Usage - https://info.menlosecurity.com/rs/281-OWV-899/images/How-employee-usage-of-generative-AI-is-impacting-security-posture.pdf?version=5

Could a Toothbrush Botnet Happen?

https://youtu.be/VfKlq6DisLY
This week on the podcast, we cover a recent news post about an army of 3 million compromised toothbrushes taking down a Swiss website, causing millions in damages. After that, we discuss the United States DOJ's latest botnet takedown, this time targeting Volt Typhoon. We end the episode by walking through a CISA joint-publication giving guidance on how to defend against Living-of-the-Land (LotL) attacks

A Door in Apple’s Walled Garden

https://youtu.be/MY4TpiL76gY
This week on the podcast, we cover Apple's recent announcement describing how they will comply with the European Union's new Digital Markets Act and what that means for the iPhone walled garden. Before that, we cover a databreach at Mercedez-Benze thanks to an alternative authentication method. Additionally, we cover the roundup of vulnerabilities in Ivanti's remote Policy Secure and Connect Secure products and how organizations should respond.

A Blizzard of Threats

https://youtu.be/fdAjMPAV6CM
This week on the podcast, we cover two "Blizzard" threat actors targeting governments and private organizations. We also give an update to the SEC's compromised Twitter/X Account, and then end with a discussion of an EU program designed to improve their citizen's privacy while browsing the internet.

Androxgh0st Analysis

https://youtu.be/jG3mwjCLpJQ
This week on the podcast, we review a CISA and FBI joint advisory on the Androxgh0st malware. Before that we cover recent Volt Typhoon activity targeting SMB routers exposed on the internet. We end the episode with a fun research blog post about a series of flaws in an Indian insurance provider.

NIST Tackles Adversarial AI

https://youtu.be/3E_Ei9hgNzA
This week on the podcast, we review NIST's new publication that defines a taxonomy for how we talk about Adversarial Machine Learning. Before that, we cover a recent discovery of threat actors retaining access to Google accounts even through a password reset. We round out the episode with an account compromise that lead to a surge in Bitcoin price before finishing with a discussion of Living-off-Trusted Sites (LoTS) attacks that leverage GitHub.

RIPE for the Taking

https://youtu.be/VK1QoxLP16Y
This week, we cover a password compromise that lead to a mobile telco in Spain losing control of their IP address space. We also give a quick update on the Lapsus$ ringleader's court case before discussing a recently discovered macOS backdoor malware that evades most endpoint protection. We end the episode by covering Microsoft's research into a malware installation method that bypasses many security protections.

Hacking the Crypto Supply Chain

https://youtu.be/YZLayuDJyyk
This week on the podcast, we cover a supply chain attack against one of the largest hardware cryptocurrency wallet manufacturers. After that, we discuss the latest Apache Struts vulnerability under active exploit by threat actors. We end the episode with our thoughts on a research blog post about a set of threat actors using an old school attack against modern targets.