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Black Hills Information Security
A weekly Podcast with BHIS and Friends. We discuss notable Infosec, and infosec-adjacent news stories gathered by our community news team.
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Mar 26, 2025 • 59min
Trading in Jock Straps for Jock Hacks – 2025-03-24
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — We’re Not Ready For the Finger Thing01:40 - Trading in Jock Straps for Jock Hacks – BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2025-03-2403:24 - Story # 1: GitHub Action hack likely led to another in cascading supply chain attack07:53 - Story # 2: Wiz to Join Google Cloud: Making Magic Together14:47 - Story # 3: Oracle denies breach after hacker claims theft of 6 million data records19:52 - Story # 4: Critical flaw in Next.js lets hackers bypass authorization25:47 - Story # 5: Cloudflare builds an AI to lead AI scraper bots into a horrible maze of junk content29:20 - Story # 6: Ex-Michigan QB coach Matt Weiss facing 24 federal charges in hack of thousands of student accounts35:47 - Story # 7: DNA of 15 Million People for Sale in 23andMe Bankruptcy38:40 - Story # 8: Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 2844:03 - Story # 9: We partner with world-renowned scambusters to create our own fraud-fighting call centre52:01 - Story # 10: Sperm donation giant California Cryobank warns of a data breach54:19 - Story # 11: Microsoft: New RAT malware used for crypto theft, reconnaissance56:32 - Story # 12: TrustedSec | Trimarc Joins Forces with TrustedSec to Strengthen…
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — We're Not Ready For the Finger Thing
(01:40) - Trading in Jock Straps for Jock Hacks – BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2025-03-24
(03:23) - Story # 1: GitHub Action hack likely led to another in cascading supply chain attack
(07:53) - Story # 2: Wiz to Join Google Cloud: Making Magic Together
(14:46) - Story # 3: Oracle denies breach after hacker claims theft of 6 million data records
(19:51) - Story # 4: Critical flaw in Next.js lets hackers bypass authorization
(25:46) - Story # 5: Cloudflare builds an AI to lead AI scraper bots into a horrible maze of junk content
(29:20) - Story # 6: Ex-Michigan QB coach Matt Weiss facing 24 federal charges in hack of thousands of student accounts
(35:46) - Story # 7: DNA of 15 Million People for Sale in 23andMe Bankruptcy
(38:40) - Story # 8: Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
(44:02) - Story # 9: We partner with world-renowned scambusters to create our own fraud-fighting call centre
(52:00) - Story # 10: Sperm donation giant California Cryobank warns of a data breach
(54:19) - Story # 11: Microsoft: New RAT malware used for crypto theft, reconnaissance
(56:32) - Story # 12: TrustedSec | Trimarc Joins Forces with TrustedSec to Strengthen…

Mar 19, 2025 • 1h 1min
News 2025-03-17 - Malicious Browser Plugins will Destroy us ALL!!!!!
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Fun Jank Decks05:25 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2025-03-17 - Malicious browser plugins will destroy us ALL!!!!!06:35 - Story # 1: Polymorphic Extensions: The Sneaky Extension That Can Impersonate Any Browser Extension14:37 - Story # 1b: Chrome Web Store is a mess31:14 - Story # 2: Lazarus Strikes npm Again with New Wave of Malicious Packages36:17 - Story # 3: China’s Volt Typhoon Hackers Dwelled in US Electric Grid for 300 Days44:44 - Story # 4: Saudi Arabia Buys Pokémon Go, and Probably All of Your Location Data49:31 - Story # 5: Second biggest bank in US hit by major data breach stealing social security numbers and other personal info51:25 - Story # 6: Hackers Take Credit for X Cyberattack54:32 - Story # 7: Hackers Using Advanced MFA-Bypassing Techniques To Gain Access To User Account
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Fun Jank Decks
(05:24) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2025-03-17 - Malicious Browser Plugins will Destroy us ALL!!
(06:35) - Story # 1: Polymorphic Extensions: The Sneaky Extension That Can Impersonate Any Browser Extension
(14:37) - Story # 1b: Chrome Web Store is a mess
(31:14) - Story # 2: Lazarus Strikes npm Again with New Wave of Malicious Packages
(36:17) - Story # 3: China’s Volt Typhoon Hackers Dwelled in US Electric Grid for 300 Days
(44:43) - Story # 4: Saudi Arabia Buys Pokémon Go, and Probably All of Your Location Data
(49:31) - Story # 5: Second biggest bank in US hit by major data breach stealing social security numbers and other personal info
(51:25) - Story # 6: Hackers Take Credit for X Cyberattack
(54:32) - Story # 7: Hackers Using Advanced MFA-Bypassing Techniques To Gain Access To User Account

Mar 12, 2025 • 1h 4min
2025-03-10 — Agent A.I.
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Agent A.I.07:35 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2025-03-1010:47 - Story # 1: 12 Chinese hackers charged with US Treasury breach — and much, much more15:25 - Story # 2: Signal President Meredith Whittaker calls out agentic AI as having ‘profound’ security and privacy issues25:33 - Story # 3: X/Twitter is down for a third time today27:33 - Story # 4: Developer sabotaged ex-employer with kill switch activated when he was let go33:37 - Story # 5: Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices45:37 - Story # 6: Cybercrime’s Cobalt Strike Use Plummets 80% Worldwide46:19 - Story # 7: Majority of Orgs Hit by AI Cyber-Attacks as Detection Lags55:01 - Story # 8: Ransomware gang encrypted network from a webcam to bypass EDR
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™— Agent A.I.
(07:35) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2025-03-10
(10:47) - Story # 1: 12 Chinese hackers charged with US Treasury breach — and much, much more
(15:24) - Story # 2: Signal President Meredith Whittaker calls out agentic AI as having ‘profound’ security and privacy issues
(25:32) - Story # 3: X/Twitter is down for a third time today
(27:33) - Story # 4: Developer sabotaged ex-employer with kill switch activated when he was let go
(33:37) - Story # 5: Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices
(45:36) - Story # 6: Cybercrime's Cobalt Strike Use Plummets 80% Worldwide
(46:19) - Story # 7: Majority of Orgs Hit by AI Cyber-Attacks as Detection Lags
(55:00) - Story # 8: Ransomware gang encrypted network from a webcam to bypass EDR

Mar 5, 2025 • 59min
2025-03-03 - Not Talking About Anything
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Not Talking About Anything04:29 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2025-03-0305:42 - Story # 1: FBI Warns iPhone, Android Users—We Want ‘Lawful Access’ To All Your Encrypted Data24:28 - Story # 2: Disney engineer downloaded ‘helpful’ AI tool that ended up completely destroying his life34:28 - Story # 3: Have I Been Pwned adds 284M accounts stolen by infostealer malware43:22 - Story # 4: Dragos’s 8th Annual OT Cybersecurity Year in Review Is Now Available45:53 - Story # 5: Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats55:19 - Story # 5b: Exclusive: US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say57:33 - Story # 6: Feds: Army soldier suspected of AT&T heist Googled ‘can hacking be treason,’ ‘defecting to Russia’
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Not Talking About Anything
(04:28) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2025-03-03
(05:42) - Story # 1: FBI Warns iPhone, Android Users—We Want ‘Lawful Access’ To All Your Encrypted Data
(24:27) - Story # 2: Disney engineer downloaded 'helpful' AI tool that ended up completely destroying his life
(34:27) - Story # 3: Have I Been Pwned adds 284M accounts stolen by infostealer malware
(43:22) - Story # 4: Dragos's 8th Annual OT Cybersecurity Year in Review Is Now Available
(45:53) - Story # 5: Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats
(55:19) - Story # 5b: Exclusive: US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say
(57:32) - Story # 6: Feds: Army soldier suspected of AT&T heist Googled ‘can hacking be treason,’ ‘defecting to Russia’

Feb 26, 2025 • 1h 3min
2025-05-24 - Get Political (With Jake Williams)
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Get Political05:27 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2025-02-2506:07 - Story # 1: Trump 2.0 Brings Cuts to Cyber, Consumer Protections37:57 - Story # 2: OpenAI Uncovers Evidence of A.I.-Powered Chinese Surveillance Tool49:48 - Story # 3: Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row55:00 - Story # 4: Judge dismisses Chris Hadnagy lawsuit against DEF CON
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Get Political
(05:26) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2025-02-25
(06:07) - Story # 1: Trump 2.0 Brings Cuts to Cyber, Consumer Protections
(37:56) - Story # 2: OpenAI Uncovers Evidence of A.I.-Powered Chinese Surveillance Tool
(49:48) - Story # 3: Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
(54:59) - Story # 4: Judge dismisses Chris Hadnagy lawsuit against DEF CON

Feb 19, 2025 • 1h 6min
2025-02-17 - Prove That You're Wearing Pants
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Prove That You’re Wearing Pants05:50 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2025-05-1706:46 - Story # 1: Fortinet discloses second firewall auth bypass patched in January07:12 - Story # 1b: Fortinet CEO boasts it was voted the “most trusted” cybersecurity firm. Don’t die laughing08:45 - Story # 1c: Forbes Most Trusted Companies in America 2025 List16:25 - Story # 2: SAML Bypass Authentication on GitHub Enterprise Servers to Login as Other User Account18:37 - Story # 2b: Rapid7 Flags New PostgreSQL Zero-Day Connected to BeyondTrust Exploitation20:04 - Story # 3: Putting the human back into AI is key, former NSA Director Nakasone says36:35 - Story # 4: Apple Confirms USB Restricted Mode Exploited in ‘Extremely Sophisticated’ Attack37:44 - Story # 5: DOGE Exposes Once-Secret Government Networks, Making Cyber-Espionage Easier than Ever43:14 - Story # 5b: DOGE’s .gov site lampooned as coders quickly realize it can be edited by anyone46:59 - Story # 6: Man who SIM-swapped the SEC’s X account pleads guilty51:26 - Story # 7: Russia’s Sandworm caught snarfing credentials, data from American and Brit orgs53:55 - Story # 8: Nearly 10 years after Data and Goliath, Bruce Schneier says: Privacy’s still screwed
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Prove That You're Wearing Pants
(05:49) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2025-05-17
(06:46) - Story # 1: Fortinet discloses second firewall auth bypass patched in January
(07:11) - Story # 1b: Fortinet CEO boasts it was voted the “most trusted” cybersecurity firm. Don't die laughing
(08:44) - Story # 1c: Forbes Most Trusted Companies in America 2025 List
(16:24) - Story # 2: SAML Bypass Authentication on GitHub Enterprise Servers to Login as Other User Account
(18:37) - Story # 2b: Rapid7 Flags New PostgreSQL Zero-Day Connected to BeyondTrust Exploitation
(20:04) - Story # 3: Putting the human back into AI is key, former NSA Director Nakasone says
(36:34) - Story # 4: Apple Confirms USB Restricted Mode Exploited in ‘Extremely Sophisticated’ Attack
(37:43) - Story # 5: DOGE Exposes Once-Secret Government Networks, Making Cyber-Espionage Easier than Ever
(43:14) - Story # 5b: DOGE’s .gov site lampooned as coders quickly realize it can be edited by anyone
(46:58) - Story # 6: Man who SIM-swapped the SEC's X account pleads guilty
(51:26) - Story # 7: Russia's Sandworm caught snarfing credentials, data from American and Brit orgs
(53:55) - Story # 8: Nearly 10 years after Data and Goliath, Bruce Schneier says: Privacy’s still screwed

Feb 13, 2025 • 1h 3min
2025-02-10 - Walking Through Denver
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Walking Through Denver02:23 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2025-02-1004:35 - Story # 1: Ransomware payments declined in 2024 despite massive. well-known hacks05:02 - Story # 1b: 35% Year-over-Year Decrease in Ransomware Payments, Less than Half of Recorded Incidents Resulted in Victim Payments14:19 - Story # 2: Critical Cisco ISE bug can let attackers run commands as root16:43 - Story # 3: The Untold Story of a Crypto Crimefighter’s Descent Into Nigerian Prison24:18 - Story # 4: IoT’s botnet problem is up 500% – three things admins must do now31:49 - Story # 5: WhatsApp identifies dozens of users hacked by Paragon spyware company39:41 - Story # 6: Sri Lanka goes bananas after monkey unplugs nation43:36 - Story # 7: Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared”50:17 - ChickenSec Story #: 1 Here’s a Super Bowl riddle: Why are egg prices surging — but not chicken wings?52:21 - Story # 8: DOGE Staffer Previously Fired From Cybersecurity Company for Leaking Secrets58:07 - ChickenSec Story #2: Americans to Eat 1.47 Billion Chicken Wings for Super Bowl LIX
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Walking Through Denver
(02:23) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2025-02-10
(04:34) - Story # 1: Ransomware payments declined in 2024 despite massive. well-known hacks
(05:02) - Story # 1b: 35% Year-over-Year Decrease in Ransomware Payments, Less than Half of Recorded Incidents Resulted in Victim Payments
(14:18) - Story # 2: Critical Cisco ISE bug can let attackers run commands as root
(16:42) - Story # 3: The Untold Story of a Crypto Crimefighter’s Descent Into Nigerian Prison
(24:17) - Story # 4: IoT’s botnet problem is up 500% – three things admins must do now
(31:48) - Story # 5: WhatsApp identifies dozens of users hacked by Paragon spyware company
(39:40) - Story # 6: Sri Lanka goes bananas after monkey unplugs nation
(43:35) - Story # 7: Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared”
(50:16) - ChickenSec Story #: 1 Here's a Super Bowl riddle: Why are egg prices surging — but not chicken wings?
(52:21) - Story # 8: DOGE Staffer Previously Fired From Cybersecurity Company for Leaking Secrets
(58:06) - ChickenSec Story #2: Americans to Eat 1.47 Billion Chicken Wings for Super Bowl LIX

Feb 12, 2025 • 45min
2025-02-05 - LIVE FROM WWHF DENVER 2025
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Community Swear Bucket01:40 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2025-02-0503:27 - Story # 1: DeepSeek R1 Exposed: Security Flaws in China’s AI Model11:25 - Story # 2: Backdoor found in two healthcare patient monitors, linked to IP in China15:21 - Story # 3: Facebook flags Linux topics as ‘cybersecurity threats’ — posts and users being blocked20:56 - Story # 4: Here’s how Musk’s access to Treasury system may impact Social Security, other government payments31:29 - Story # 5: Russian Cybercrime Groups Exploiting 7-Zip Flaw to Bypass Windows MotW Protections34:34 - Story # 6: Insurance Company Globe Life Notifying 850,000 People of Data Breach36:15 - Story # 10: DeepSeek Fails Researchers’ Safety Tests38:35 - Story # 11: Engineering giant Smiths Group discloses security breach
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Community Swear Bucket
(01:39) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2025-02-05
(03:26) - Story # 1: DeepSeek R1 Exposed: Security Flaws in China’s AI Model
(11:24) - Story # 2: Backdoor found in two healthcare patient monitors, linked to IP in China
(15:20) - Story # 3: Facebook flags Linux topics as 'cybersecurity threats' — posts and users being blocked
(20:55) - Story # 4: Here’s how Musk’s access to Treasury system may impact Social Security, other government payments
(31:28) - Story # 5: Russian Cybercrime Groups Exploiting 7-Zip Flaw to Bypass Windows MotW Protections
(34:34) - Story # 6: Insurance Company Globe Life Notifying 850,000 People of Data Breach
(36:15) - Story # 10: DeepSeek Fails Researchers' Safety Tests
(38:35) - Story # 11: Engineering giant Smiths Group discloses security breach

Jan 29, 2025 • 1h 3min
2025-01-27 - Fake Australian
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Fake Australian04:17 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2025-01-2704:34 - Story # 1: DeepSeek sparks AI stock selloff; Nvidia posts record market-cap loss30:50 - Story # 2: Tech giants are putting $500bn into ‘Stargate’ to build up AI in US42:23 - Story # 3: DeepSeek Faces Large-scale Cyberattack, Halts New User Registrations43:34 - Story # 4: DHS cyber review board cleaned out in Trump move to eliminate ‘misuse of resources’47:38 - Story # 5: UnitedHealth estimates 190M people impacted by Change Healthcare cyberattack50:02 - Story # 5b: UnitedHealth now says 190 million impacted by 2024 data breach53:09 - Story # 6: Cloudflare Issue Can Leak Chat App Users’ Broad Location54:09 - Story # 7: Hacking Subaru: Tracking and Controlling Cars via the STARLINK Admin Panel59:40 - Story # 8: Researchers say new attack could take down the European power grid
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Fake Australian
(04:17) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2025-01-27
(04:34) - Story # 1: DeepSeek sparks AI stock selloff; Nvidia posts record market-cap loss
(30:49) - Story # 2: Tech giants are putting $500bn into 'Stargate' to build up AI in US
(42:23) - Story # 3: DeepSeek Faces Large-scale Cyberattack, Halts New User Registrations
(43:33) - Story # 4: DHS cyber review board cleaned out in Trump move to eliminate ‘misuse of resources’
(47:38) - Story # 5: UnitedHealth estimates 190M people impacted by Change Healthcare cyberattack
(50:01) - Story # 5b: UnitedHealth now says 190 million impacted by 2024 data breach
(53:08) - Story # 6: Cloudflare Issue Can Leak Chat App Users' Broad Location
(54:09) - Story # 7: Hacking Subaru: Tracking and Controlling Cars via the STARLINK Admin Panel
(59:39) - Story # 8: Researchers say new attack could take down the European power grid

Jan 22, 2025 • 1h 5min
2025-01-20 - Highest Rated Chalk
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Highest Rated Chalk04:14 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2025-01-2008:53 - Story # 1: Data From 15,000 Fortinet Firewalls Leaked by Hackers14:25 - Story # 2: China’s Salt Typhoon spies spotted on US govt networks before telcos, CISA boss says16:29 - Story # 3: TikTok reportedly plans ‘immediate’ Sunday shutdown in the US if it’s banned25:47 - Story # 4: FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US computers35:06 - WWHF Denver36:03 - BSides San Diego37:23 - Security Stadium38:22 - Story # 5: Exchange 2016 and 2019 reach end-of-life status later this year42:45 - Story # 6: Snyk security researcher deploys malicious NPM packages targeting Cursor.com46:17 - Story # 7: New UEFI Secure Boot flaw exposes systems to bootkits, patch now57:34 - Story # 8: Lawsuit: Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to quietly track driving
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Highest Rated Chalk
(04:13) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2025-01-20
(08:53) - Story # 1: Data From 15,000 Fortinet Firewalls Leaked by Hackers
(14:24) - Story # 2: China's Salt Typhoon spies spotted on US govt networks before telcos, CISA boss says
(16:28) - Story # 3: TikTok reportedly plans ‘immediate’ Sunday shutdown in the US if it’s banned
(25:47) - Story # 4: FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US computers
(35:05) - WWHF Denver
(36:03) - BSides San Diego
(37:22) - Security Stadium
(38:21) - Story # 5: Exchange 2016 and 2019 reach end-of-life status later this year
(42:45) - Story # 6: Snyk security researcher deploys malicious NPM packages targeting Cursor.com
(46:16) - Story # 7: New UEFI Secure Boot flaw exposes systems to bootkits, patch now
(57:33) - Story # 8: Lawsuit: Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to quietly track driving behavior


