#148 - Intel Chat: Hacker Summer Camp, N. Korea, Dispossessor, Proofpoint & Sinkclose

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some cutting-edge intel coming out of LimaCharlie's community Slack channel.

• A heated dispute at DEF CON over the custom electronic badges this year turned physical, leading to an altercation between two attendees.
• The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Matthew Isaac Knoot, a 38-year-old Nashville resident, with multiple crimes for aiding North Korean IT workers in securing jobs with U.S. and U.K. companies.
• The FBI has dismantled the infrastructure of the Dispossessor ransomware group, also known as Radar, which had rapidly gained prominence since its inception in August 2023.
• A critical flaw in Proofpoint’s email filtering service was recently discovered, allowing cybercriminals to impersonate major brands and send phishing emails that bypassed Proofpoint’s security.
• A newly discovered security flaw affects AMD processors dating back to 2006. The vulnerability, which impacts CPUs from the Athlon 64 to the Ryzen 7000 series, allows attackers to exploit speculative execution to access sensitive data.