Cybersecurity Headlines

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Guest Adrian Ludwig, Chief Trust Officer, Atlassian, joins the host to discuss a transnational fraud ring targeting army members, company accountability for cyber attacks, the resilience of Facebook, Senate committee's FISMA reform bill, bipartisan efforts to regulate tech industries, and Twitch's infrastructure and compression.

Massive data leak on Twitch blamed on server error. Intel's €80bn chip plant investment plan excludes UK due to Brexit. Healthcare targeted by quick and focused ransomware attacks from FIN12. Topics in the cybersecurity news include Dahuwah cameras, Tanglebot malware, and Iranian hackers. Ransomware attacks on US grain distributors raise concerns about the food supply chain. Gigabytes of data dumped from Agent Tesla malware tool. Exciting upcoming CISO series events.

The podcast discusses the Ransom Disclosure Act, Facebook's massive outage, and Twitch's source code leak. Other topics include the European Commission's proposal to ban facial recognition, Google's two-step verification, and the US DOJ's crackdown on crypto laundering. Civil penalties for reporting data breaches and the launch of UbiKey Bio are also covered.

Telegram gains 70 million users during Facebook and WhatsApp outage. Android patch fixes critical bugs. Apache addresses zero-day vulnerability. The Telegraph experiences data leak. Ransomware attack targets VMware ESXi servers. ESXi admin best practices and Axis vulnerabilities discussed. Introduction of bipartisan FISMA reform bill. Scenes cut from Squid Game due to data exposure.

Telco exchange hack, Facebook whistleblower, Amazon phishing risks, Clearview AI plans, ransomware operators' arrests, China's AI ethical guidelines, AI rights, Facebook outage, Lantenna attack, security research responsibility.

A transnational fraud ring stole millions from Army members and veterans. A Canadian vaccine passport app exposed personal data. Business leaders admit their willingness to pay five-figure ransoms. A lawsuit was filed against a hospital after an infant death caused by a cyber attack. Facebook's Code Analysis Tool, Coinbase MFA flaw, ransomware gang complaints, and a CISO series video chat were discussed in the cybersecurity news segment.

Guest Steve Zalewski, co-host of Defense in Depth, discusses topics such as ransomware negotiations being hijacked, ransomware as a service, cybersecurity education for senior citizens, concerns over ransomware targeting backups, and the importance of security posture and disaster recovery.

New leak exposes Epik's entire server. Azure AD bug allows password brute-force attacks undetected. Visa and Apple informed of attack. Congress questions FBI about decryption key delay. Hackers impersonate Amnesty International. New backdoor Tamiris linked to SolarWinds hack. False flag attacks and UK gas shortage. Hackers use robocalls and Telegram bots to bypass 2FA. Promo for podcast's third anniversary.

Discussion on hacker forum etiquette, new Android malware operation, impact of ransomware on healthcare, FTC considering new privacy rules, incident response firms engaging post-breach, Akamai's acquisition of Gardicor, and privacy implications of Amazon's Astro home robot. Also covers ransomware targeting backups and Android bug tool.