
North Korea's biggest ever crypto heist: $1.4B stolen from Bybit
Three Buddy Problem
Geopolitical Shifts and Conference Insights
This chapter explores the speakers' reflections on future conferences and training sessions amid ongoing geopolitical tensions, particularly with Russia. They discuss the shifting focus towards China and local cybersecurity issues, while also addressing regional conflicts such as those involving Taiwan's tech industry.
Three Buddy Problem - Episode 35: Juanito is live from DistrictCon with notes on discussion of an elusive iOS zero-day by a company called QuaDream and Apple’s controversial removal of iCloud backup end-to-end encryption in the UK. We also cover a staggering $1.4 billion hack by the Lazarus Group against Bybit, new angles in NSA-linked cyber-espionage against China’s top universities, Chinese hacking gangs moonlighting as ransomware criminals, and Russian APTs abusing Signal’s “linked devices” feature. Plus, Costin explains Microsoft’s quantum computing breakthrough.
Cast: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, Costin Raiu and Ryan Naraine.
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- Transcript (unedited, AI-generated)
- DistrictCon: Dissecting a QuaDream iOS zero-day
- Unpacking the UK government's secret iCloud backdoor demand
- U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts
- Apple Pulls Advanced Data Protection for New UK Users Amid Backdoor Demand
- Bybit Sees Over $4 Billion ‘Bank Run’ After Crypto’s Biggest Hack
- ByBit CEO explains crypto heist
- iVerify on Pegasus infections
- Is there a Pangu Team/i-SOON connection?
- Russian hackers actively targeting Signal Messenger
- How Russian APTs abuse Signal 'linked devices' for real-time spying
- Cisco Talos: In the midst of a Typhoon
- Satya Nadella: Reflections on a quantum computing breakthrough
- Taiwan wants to ban Fortinet, Zoom
- Pangu Team Bvp47 report