Risky Business #798 -- Mexican cartel surveilled the FBI to identify, kill witnesses
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This chapter covers the hosts' insights on recent cybersecurity breaches affecting several airlines, including WestJet and Hawaiian Airlines. They examine the recurring patterns of these attacks, particularly those attributed to the group Scattered Spider.
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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news:
- Australian airline Qantas looks like it got a Scattered Spider-ing
- Microsoft works towards blunting the next CrowdStrike disaster
- Changes are coming for Microsoft’s default enterprise app consenting setup
- Synology downplays hardcoded passwords for its M365 cloud backup agent
- The next Citrix Netscaler memory disclosure looks nasty
- Drug cartels used technical surveillance to find, fix and finish FBI informants and witnesses
This week’s episode is sponsored by RAD Security. Co-founder Jimmy Mesta joins to talk through how they use AI automation to assess the security posture of sprawling cloud environments.
This episode is also available on Youtube.
Show notes
- Qantas hit by cyber attack, leaving 6 million customer records at risk of data breach
- Scattered Spider appears to pivot toward aviation sector | Cybersecurity Dive
- Microsoft to make Windows more resilient following 2024 IT outage | Cybersecurity Dive
- (384) The Ultimate Guide to App Consent in Microsoft Entra - YouTube
- When Backups Open Backdoors: Accessing Sensitive Cloud Data via "Synology Active Backup for Microsoft 365" / modzero
- AT&T deploys new account lock feature to counter SIM swapping | CyberScoop
- Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump aides' emails | Reuters
- US government warns of new Iran-linked cyber threats on critical infrastructure | Cybersecurity Dive
- Actively exploited vulnerability gives extraordinary control over server fleets - Ars Technica
- Critical vulnerability in Citrix Netscaler raises specter of exploitation wave | Cybersecurity Dive
- Identities of More Than 80 Americans Stolen for North Korean IT Worker Scams | WIRED
- Cloudflare confirms Russia restricting access to services amid free internet crackdown | The Record from Recorded Future News
- Mexican drug cartel used hacker to track FBI official, then killed potential FBI informants, government audit says | CNN Politics
- Audit of the FBI's Efforts to Mitigate the Effects of Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance - Redacted Report
- NATO members aim for spending 5% of GDP on defense, with 1.5% eligible for cyber | The Record from Recorded Future News
- US sanctions bulletproof hosting provider for supporting ransomware, infostealer operations | CyberScoop
- US, French authorities confirm arrest of BreachForums hackers | TechCrunch
- Spanish police arrest five over $542 million crypto investment scheme | The Record from Recorded Future News
- Scam compounds labeled a 'living nightmare' as Cambodian government accused of turning a blind eye | The Record from Recorded Future News
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