The Host Unknown Podcast Episode 174 - The Brexit Episode
6:48 This week in InfoSec
With content liberated from the “today in infosec” twitter account and further afield
- 15th November 1994: The earliest known example of the Good Times email hoax virus was posted to the TECH-LAW mailing list. Variants of the hoax spread for several years. In 1997, Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) claimed responsibility for initiating the hoax..
https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1724867863725412627
- 12th November 2012: John McAfee went into hiding because his neighbor, Gregory Faull, was found dead from a gunshot. Belize police wanted him to come in for questioning, but he fled to Guatemala where he was then arrested. He was never charged, though he lost a $25 million wrongful death suit.
https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1723790884053938623
11:57 Rant of the Week
Clorox CISO flushes self after multimillion-dollar cyberattack
The Clorox Company's chief security officer has left her job in the wake of a corporate network breach that cost the manufacturer hundreds of millions of dollars.
18:15 Billy Big Balls
BlackCat plays with malvertising traps to lure corporate victims
Ads for Slack and Cisco AnyConnect actually downloaded Nitrogen malware
AlphV files SEC complaint
Affiliates of ransomware gang AlphV (aka BlackCat) claimed to have compromised digital lending firm MeridianLink – and reportedly filed an SEC complaint against the fintech firm for failing to disclose the intrusion to the US watchdog.
First reported by DataBreaches, the break-in apparently happened on November 7. AlphaV’s operatives claimed they did not encrypt any files but did steal some data – and MeridianLink was allegedly aware of the intrusion the day it occurred.
24:15 Industry news
MPs Dangerously Uninformed About Facial Recognition – Report
Cyber-Attack Could Have “Devastating” Impact on Aussie Exports
NCSC: UK Facing “Enduring and Significant” Cyber-Threat
UK Privacy Regulator Issues Black Friday Smart Device Warning
US Government Unveils First AI Roadmap For Cybersecurity
European Police Take Down $9m Vishing Gang
BlackCat Ransomware Group Reports Victim to SEC
Russian Hacking Group Sandworm Linked to Unprecedented Attack on Danish Critical Infrastructure
Cyber-Criminals Exploit Gaza Crisis With Fake Charity
30:56 Tweet of the Week
https://twitter.com/FadzaiVeanah/status/1724825417196904743
Come on! Like and bloody well subscribe!