Episode 226: The Prime Episode

8th July 2008: Several DNS vendors released patches to mitigate an attack method discovered by Dan Kaminsky which could be used to cause DNS cache poisoning. Kaminsky had discovered the vulnerability 6 months prior and reported it to vendors privately so they could address it. RIP, Dan.

https://x.com/todayininfosec/status/1942695691270193211

10th July 1999: Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) member DilDog debuted the program Back Orifice 2000 (BO2k) at DEF CON 7. It was the successor to Back Orifice, released by cDc a year prior. DilDog proclaimed it "a remote administration tool for corporate America". 

https://x.com/todayininfosec/status/1943440335608385876

Outsourced Trust: How Coinbase's $400M Problem Started in an Indian Call Center

The GPS Leak No One Talked About: Uffizio’s Silent Exposure

Hundreds of Malicious Domains Registered Ahead of Prime Day

M&S Chair Details Ransomware Attack, Declines to Confirm if Payment Was Made

Chinese State-Sponsored Hacker Charged Over COVID-19 Research Theft

Qantas Confirms 5.7 Million Customers Hit by Data Breach

Tribunal Ruling Brings ICO’s £12.7m TikTok Fine Closer

Four Arrested in Connection with April UK Retail Attacks

TikTok's Handling of EU User Data in China Comes Under Scrutiny Again

LLMs Fall Short in Vulnerability Discovery and Exploitation

MPs Warn of “Significant” Iranian Cyber-Threat to UK

https://x.com/krezae/status/1943463109173338558

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