Risky Business Risky Business #798 -- Mexican cartel surveilled the FBI to identify, kill witnesses
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Jul 2, 2025 This week features Jimmy Mesta, co-founder of RAD Security and a specialist in AI automation for cloud security. He shares insights on the rise of technical surveillance tactics by drug cartels to target FBI informants, showcasing a chilling intersection of cybercrime and law enforcement. The conversation also dives into how AI is revolutionizing vulnerability management in cloud environments, emphasizing its role in enhancing security posture. Fascinatingly, it highlights the growing complexities that cyber threats pose to organizations today.
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Scattered Spider Targets Airlines
- Scattered Spider hackers targeted airlines like WestJet, Hawaiian Airlines, and Qantas causing large data breaches.
- These attacks show a crime wave exploiting outsourcing partners for access.
Third-Party Platform Risks
- Outsourced and third-party platforms are major attack vectors due to weak security focus.
- Penetration testing rarely exploits these real-world weak spots, making them a persistent risk.
Microsoft's Windows Kernel Resilience
- Microsoft plans to reduce Windows kernel dependencies by encouraging vendors to move security processes to user space.
- They also introduce recovery features to better handle post-incident fleet management.