Talkin' Bout [Infosec] News

The post Talkin’ About Infosec News – 6/9/2023 appeared first on Black Hills Information Security. (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Pick Your Crap (02:01) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2023-06-05 (02:35) - Story # 1: International Underwear Model and Insurrectionist Was Just Sentenced to 32 Months in Prison (05:39) - Story # 2: Mass exploitation of critical MOVEit flaw is ransacking orgs big and small (07:46) - Story # 2b: https://github.com/AhmetPayaslioglu/YaraRules (14:11) - Story # 2c: Critical Vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer: Technical Analysis and Recommendations (42:31) - Story # 3: Millions of PC Motherboards Were Sold With a Firmware Backdoor (44:01) - Story # 3b: Gigabyte Rolls Out BIOS Updates to Remove Backdoor From Motherboards (46:31) - Story # 4: Cyberweapon manufacturers plot to stay on the right side of US (54:16) - Story # 5: Hackers steal around $170,000 after compromising Steve Aoki's Twitter account

The post Talkin’ About Infosec News – 5/26/2023 appeared first on Black Hills Information Security. (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — The Power of PreShow Banter™ (02:19) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2023-05-22 (04:40) - Story # 1: Meta slapped with record $1.3 billion EU fine over data privacy (09:23) - Story # 2: Toyota Discloses Decade-Long Data Leak Exposing 2.15M Customers' Data (11:58) - Story # 3: Microsoft is scanning the inside of password-protected zip files for malware (21:53) - Story # 4: ChatGPT chief says artificial intelligence should be regulated by a US or global agency (28:38) - Story # 5: 15million Bug Bounty - LayerZero Labs (33:38) - Story # 6: Dish Network likely paid ransom after recent ransomware attack (38:13) - Story # 7: New ZIP domains spark debate among cybersecurity experts (41:09) - Story # 7b: https://twitter.com/_JohnHammond/status/1657427727425626113 (43:56) - Story # 8: Apple Bans Employees From Using ChatGPT Amid Its Own AI Efforts (52:21) - Story # 9: TikTok sues Montana over controversial state ban

The post Talkin’ About Infosec News – 5/17/2023 appeared first on Black Hills Information Security. (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Hardcore Mountain J-Biking (02:37) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2023-05-15 (03:37) - Story # 1: Discord discloses data breach after support agent got hacked (12:12) - Story # 2: Cybersecurity firm Dragos discloses cybersecurity incident, extortion attempt (13:02) - Story # 2b: Deconstructing a Cybersecurity Event (29:02) - Story # 3: How Apple catches leakers: From color changes to comma placement (31:32) - Story # 3b: The ingenious way ‘Star Trek Beyond’ is making sure its script doesn’t leak online (34:34) - Story # 3c: Genius hid a Morse code message in song lyrics to prove Google was copying them (40:17) - Story # 4: How one of Vladimir Putin’s most prized hacking units got pwned by the FBI (43:03) - Story # 4b: Hunting Russian Intelligence “Snake” Malware (51:26) - Story # 4c: Microsoft recommended driver block rules (55:50) - Story # 4d: Bypassing PatchGuard 3 (58:15) - Story # 5: The Team of Sleuths Quietly Hunting Cyberattack-for-Hire Services

The post Talkin’ About Infosec News – 5/11/2023 appeared first on Black Hills Information Security. (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Notes about Music (01:19) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2023-05-08 (01:59) - Story # 1: China’s hackers outnumber FBI cyber staff ‘at least 50 to 1,’ Wray tells Congress (06:57) - Story # 2: Drone goggles maker claims firmware sabotaged to ‘brick’ devices (12:27) - Story # 3: Twitter says a 'security incident' led to private Circle tweets becoming public (13:46) - Story # 4: Billy Corgan Paid Off Hacker to Prevent ATUM Leak (21:15) - Story # 5: New Atomic macOS info-stealing malware targets 50 crypto wallets (39:35) - Story # 5b ChatGPT maker OpenAI lost about $540 million last year (47:51) - Story # 6: QR codes used in fake parking tickets, surveys to steal your money