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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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Oct 25, 2024 • 1h 14min
2024-10-21 - Logging Con
00:00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Log Con00:11:41 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-10-2100:12:51 - Story # 1: Internet Archive exposed again – this time through Zendesk00:14:57 - Story # 1b: Hackers steal information from 31 million Internet Archive users00:20:42 - Story # 2: Sophos buys Secureworks for $859 mln to beef up cybersecurity portfolio00:24:21 - Story # 3: USDoD hacker behind National Public Data breach arrested in Brazil00:27:12 - Story # 4: Debunking Hype: China Hasn’t Broken Military Encryption With Quantum00:32:14 - Story # 5: Microsoft said it lost weeks of security logs for its customers’ cloud products00:35:03 - Story # 6: Should We Chat, Too? FAQ00:40:05 - Story # 7: More than two dozen countries have used internet outages to sway elections00:43:50 - Story # 8: Pokemon dev Game Freak confirms breach after stolen data leaks online00:46:32 - Story # 9: Hackers made robot vacuums randomly yell racial slurs00:49:19 - Story # 9b: We hacked a robot vacuum — and could watch live through its camera00:50:19 - Story # 10: The government is getting fed up with ransomware payments fueling endless cycle of cyberattacks00:54:55 - Story # 11: Google’s Chrome Browser Starts Disabling uBlock Origin01:01:00 - WWHF Recorvery
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Log Con
(11:41) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-10-21
(12:50) - Story # 1: Internet Archive exposed again – this time through Zendesk
(14:56) - Story # 1b: Hackers steal information from 31 million Internet Archive users
(20:42) - Story # 2: Sophos buys Secureworks for $859 mln to beef up cybersecurity portfolio
(24:20) - Story # 3: USDoD hacker behind National Public Data breach arrested in Brazil
(27:11) - Story # 4: Debunking Hype: China Hasn't Broken Military Encryption With Quantum
(32:13) - Story # 5: Microsoft said it lost weeks of security logs for its customers’ cloud products
(35:02) - Story # 6: Should We Chat, Too? FAQ
(40:05) - Story # 7: More than two dozen countries have used internet outages to sway elections
(43:49) - Story # 8: Pokemon dev Game Freak confirms breach after stolen data leaks online
(46:32) - Story # 9: Hackers made robot vacuums randomly yell racial slurs
(49:18) - Story # 9b: We hacked a robot vacuum — and could watch live through its camera
(50:19) - Story # 10: The government is getting fed up with ransomware payments fueling endless cycle of cyberattacks
(54:54) - Story # 11: Google's Chrome Browser Starts Disabling uBlock Origin
(01:01:00) - WWHF Recorvery

Oct 2, 2024 • 1h 13min
2024-09-30 — Cast of Special Characters
00:00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Cast of Special Characters00:06:37 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-09-3000:08:06 - Story # 1: CUPS flaws enable Linux remote code execution, but there’s a catch00:23:40 - Story # 2: US Capitol Hit by Massive Dark Web Cyber Attack - Newsweek00:27:40 - Story # 2b: ‘I’m a black NAZI!’: NC GOP nominee for governor made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum00:35:57 - Story # 3: NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules00:47:01 - Story # 3b: Why Two-Factor Authentication Is So Important - Teen Vogue00:54:04 - Story # 4: Hacker plants false memories in ChatGPT to steal user data in perpetuity01:00:42 - Story # 5: Millions of Vehicles Could Be Hacked and Tracked Thanks to a Simple Website Bug01:02:54 - Story # 6: Massive E-Learning Platform Udemy Gave Teachers a Gen AI ‘Opt-Out Window’. It’s Already Over.
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Cast of Special Characters
(06:37) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-09-30
(08:06) - Story # 1: CUPS flaws enable Linux remote code execution, but there’s a catch
(23:39) - Story # 2: US Capitol Hit by Massive Dark Web Cyber Attack - Newsweek
(27:40) - Story # 2b: ‘I’m a black NAZI!’: NC GOP nominee for governor made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum
(35:56) - Story # 3: NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules
(47:00) - Story # 3b: Why Two-Factor Authentication Is So Important - Teen Vogue
(54:03) - Story # 4: Hacker plants false memories in ChatGPT to steal user data in perpetuity
(01:00:42) - Story # 5: Millions of Vehicles Could Be Hacked and Tracked Thanks to a Simple Website Bug
(01:02:53) - Story # 6: Massive E-Learning Platform Udemy Gave Teachers a Gen AI 'Opt-Out Window'. It's Already Over.

Sep 26, 2024 • 1h 1min
2024-09-23 - Plane Talk
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Plane Talk05:50 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-09-2306:16 - A SANS Difference Maker Award Finalist09:47 - Story # 1: Pagers attack brings to life long-feared supply chain threat24:08 - Story # 2: Recaptcha Phish - John Hammond25:49 - Story # 2b: Clever ‘GitHub Scanner’ campaign abusing repos to push malware30:05 - Story # 3: Lazarus Group Targets Developers in Fresh VMConnect Campaign35:22 - Story # 4: LinkedIn Addresses User Data Collection for AI Training37:40 - Story # 5: Disney ditching Slack after massive July data breach41:42 - Story # 6: FTC exposes massive surveillance of kids, teens by social media giants51:35 - Story # 7: Kaspersky deletes itself, installs UltraAV antivirus without warning
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Plane Talk
(05:49) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-09-23
(06:15) - A SANS Difference Maker Award Finalist
(09:46) - Story # 1: Pagers attack brings to life long-feared supply chain threat
(24:08) - Story # 2: Recaptcha Phish - John Hammond
(25:49) - Story # 2b: Clever 'GitHub Scanner' campaign abusing repos to push malware
(30:05) - Story # 3: Lazarus Group Targets Developers in Fresh VMConnect Campaign
(35:22) - Story # 4: LinkedIn Addresses User Data Collection for AI Training
(37:39) - Story # 5: Disney ditching Slack after massive July data breach
(41:42) - Story # 6: FTC exposes massive surveillance of kids, teens by social media giants
(51:35) - Story # 7: Kaspersky deletes itself, installs UltraAV antivirus without warning

Sep 18, 2024 • 1h
2024-09-16 - Pour Over News
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Pour Over News06:01 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-09-1607:14 - Story # 1: Fortinet confirms data breach after hacker claims to steal 440GB of files15:37 - Story # 2: Snowflake slams ‘more MFA’ button again – months after Ticketmaster, Santander breaches21:30 - Story # 3: Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison28:11 - Story # 4: Mastercard bolsters threat intelligence capabilities with $2.65 billion deal for Recorded Future34:27 - Story # 5: Cyber insurance set for explosive growth40:20 - Story # 6: 23andMe will pay $30 million to settle 2023 data breach lawsuit45:25 - Story # 7: Google faces EU investigation over AI data compliance50:35 - Story # 8: Rogue WHOIS server gives researcher superpowers no one should ever have
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Pour Over News
(06:01) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-09-16
(07:14) - Story # 1: Fortinet confirms data breach after hacker claims to steal 440GB of files
(15:36) - Story # 2: Snowflake slams 'more MFA' button again – months after Ticketmaster, Santander breaches
(21:29) - Story # 3: Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison
(28:11) - Story # 4: Mastercard bolsters threat intelligence capabilities with $2.65 billion deal for Recorded Future
(34:27) - Story # 5: Cyber insurance set for explosive growth
(40:19) - Story # 6: 23andMe will pay $30 million to settle 2023 data breach lawsuit
(45:24) - Story # 7: Google faces EU investigation over AI data compliance
(50:35) - Story # 8: Rogue WHOIS server gives researcher superpowers no one should ever have

Sep 16, 2024 • 31min
SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Backdoors & Breaches Live
00:00 - Introduction01:22 - The Scenario02:50 - First Steps03:48 - Endpoint Analysis Roll04:22 - Logon Scripts Were installed05:09 - I.R. Team Introductions07:17 - Second Step10:32 - Network Threat Hunting Roll11:36 - Third Step15:12 - Anyway Here’s Firewall Roll15:43 - Fourth Step18:26 - SIEM Roll19:41 - Fifth Step20:47 - UEBA Roll21:19 - Senario Recap22:20 - Senario Plausibility?25:51 - Wrap-up Takeaways
(00:00) - Introduction
(01:21) - The Scenario
(02:50) - First Steps
(03:47) - Endpoint Analysis Roll
(04:21) - Logon Scripts Were installed
(05:09) - I.R. Team Introductions
(07:16) - Second Step
(10:32) - Network Threat Hunting Roll
(11:36) - Third Step
(15:12) - Anyway Here's Firewall Roll
(15:42) - Fourth Step
(18:26) - SIEM Roll
(19:41) - Fifth Step
(20:47) - UEBA Roll
(21:18) - Senario Recap
(22:19) - Senario Plausibility?
(25:50) - Wrap-up Takeaways

Sep 11, 2024 • 1h 2min
2024-09-09 - More Chicken Related Crimes
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Revenge of the Nerds / More Chicken Related Crimes05:19 - N.Y. Official Charged With Taking Money, Travel and Poultry to Aid China09:23 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-09-0909:50 - Story # 1: YubiKeys are vulnerable to cloning attacks thanks to newly discovered side channel20:35 - Story # 2: Therapy Sessions Exposed by Mental Health Care Firm’s Unsecured Database25:24 - Story # 3: California legislature passes sweeping AI safety bill38:02 - Story # 4: Brain Cipher claims attack on Olympic venue, promises 300 GB data leak41:59 - Story # 5: How Navy chiefs conspired to get themselves illegal warship Wi-Fi42:45 - Story # 5b: After seeing Wi-Fi network named “STINKY,” Navy found hidden Starlink dish on US warship49:18 - Story # 6: Researchers say a bug let them add fake pilots to rosters used for TSA checks51:32 - Story # 7: Durex India spilled customers’ private order data54:53 - Story # 8: City of Columbus Sues Researcher Who Disclosed Impact of Ransomware Attack
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Revenge of the Nerds / More Chicken Related Crimes
(05:19) - N.Y. Official Charged With Taking Money, Travel and Poultry to Aid China
(09:23) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-09-09
(09:50) - Story # 1: YubiKeys are vulnerable to cloning attacks thanks to newly discovered side channel
(20:34) - Story # 2: Therapy Sessions Exposed by Mental Health Care Firm’s Unsecured Database
(25:23) - Story # 3: California legislature passes sweeping AI safety bill
(38:02) - Story # 4: Brain Cipher claims attack on Olympic venue, promises 300 GB data leak
(41:59) - Story # 5: How Navy chiefs conspired to get themselves illegal warship Wi-Fi
(42:44) - Story # 5b: After seeing Wi-Fi network named “STINKY,” Navy found hidden Starlink dish on US warship
(49:18) - Story # 6: Researchers say a bug let them add fake pilots to rosters used for TSA checks
(51:32) - Story # 7: Durex India spilled customers’ private order data
(54:53) - Story # 8: City of Columbus Sues Researcher Who Disclosed Impact of Ransomware Attack

Aug 29, 2024 • 53min
2024-08-26 - Move to Signal
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Move to Signal03:47 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-08-2604:37 - Story # 1: Pavel Durov’s Arrest Leaves Telegram Hanging in the Balance11:03 - Story # 1b: Moxie on X.com23:17 - Story # 2: Unveiling “sedexp”: A Stealthy Linux Malware Exploiting udev Rules29:39 - Story # 3: Seattle airport ‘possible cyberattack’ snarls travel yet again32:42 - Story # 4: Iran named as source of Trump campaign phish, leaks38:53 - Story # 5: Man who hacked Hawaii state registry to forge his own death certificate sentenced to 81 months44:11 - Story # 6: Hardware Backdoor Discovered in RFID Cards Used in Hotels and Offices Worldwide47:26 - Story # 7: New ‘ALBeast’ Misconfiguration Exposes Weakness in AWS Application Load Balancer48:52 - Story # 8: “We will hold them accountable”: General Motors sued for selling customer driving data to third parties
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Move to Signal
(03:47) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-08-26
(04:37) - Story # 1: Pavel Durov’s Arrest Leaves Telegram Hanging in the Balance
(11:03) - Story # 1b: Moxie on X.com
(23:17) - Story # 2: Unveiling "sedexp": A Stealthy Linux Malware Exploiting udev Rules
(29:39) - Story # 3: Seattle airport 'possible cyberattack' snarls travel yet again
(32:42) - Story # 4: Iran named as source of Trump campaign phish, leaks
(38:52) - Story # 5: Man who hacked Hawaii state registry to forge his own death certificate sentenced to 81 months
(44:10) - Story # 6: Hardware Backdoor Discovered in RFID Cards Used in Hotels and Offices Worldwide
(47:25) - Story # 7: New 'ALBeast' Misconfiguration Exposes Weakness in AWS Application Load Balancer
(48:51) - Story # 8: “We will hold them accountable”: General Motors sued for selling customer driving data to third parties

Aug 21, 2024 • 1h 5min
2024-08-19 Nine Years for Chicken Wings
00:00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Nine Years for Chicken Wings00:08:19 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-08-1900:09:03 - Story # 1: NationalPublicData.com Hack Exposes a Nation’s Data00:18:17 - Story # 1b: National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords00:25:01 - Story # 2: RansomHub Group Deploys New EDR-Killing Tool in Latest Cyber Attacks00:26:52 - Story # 3: T-Mobile fined $60 million for failing to stop data breaches00:34:03 - Story # 4: Massive Cyber Attack On AWS Targets 230 Million Unique Cloud Environments00:45:43 - Story # 5: The US wants to use facial recognition to identify migrant children as they age00:54:16 - Story # 6: Six ransomware gangs behind over 50% of 2024 attacks00:59:56 - Story # 7: US accuses man of being ‘elite’ ransomware pioneer they’ve hunted for years01:01:57 - Rinsed: From Cartels to Crypto: How the Tech Industry Washes Money for the World’s Deadliest Crooks
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Nine Years for Chicken Wings
(08:19) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-08-19
(09:02) - Story # 1: NationalPublicData.com Hack Exposes a Nation’s Data
(18:17) - Story # 1b: National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords
(25:01) - Story # 2: RansomHub Group Deploys New EDR-Killing Tool in Latest Cyber Attacks
(26:52) - Story # 3: T-Mobile fined $60 million for failing to stop data breaches
(34:02) - Story # 4: Massive Cyber Attack On AWS Targets 230 Million Unique Cloud Environments
(45:42) - Story # 5: The US wants to use facial recognition to identify migrant children as they age
(54:16) - Story # 6: Six ransomware gangs behind over 50% of 2024 attacks
(59:55) - Story # 7: US accuses man of being 'elite' ransomware pioneer they've hunted for years
(01:01:56) - Rinsed: From Cartels to Crypto: How the Tech Industry Washes Money for the World's Deadliest Crooks

Aug 14, 2024 • 1h 3min
2024-08-12 — Scotty's Pizza (Not Sponsored)
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Scotty’s Pizza (Not Sponsored)03:38 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-08-1203:59 - Hacker Summer Camp Report 202408:56 - Story # 1: ‘Sinkclose’ Flaw in Hundreds of Millions of AMD Chips Allows Deep, Virtually Unfixable Infections14:26 - Story # 2: Black Hat USA 2024, DEF CON 32 attendees treated like children – or criminals – with invasive hotel room checks29:49 - Story # 3: DEF CON Badge Maker Pulled Off Stage Amid Claims of Non-Payment and Failed Work30:06 - New raspberry pi chip in badge33:31 - Story # 4: Exploit released for Cisco SSM bug allowing admin password changes34:12 - Story # 5: 0.0.0.0 Day: Exploiting Localhost APIs From the Browser38:02 - Story # 6: Intelligence bill would elevate ransomware to a terrorist threat44:36 - Story # 6b: Proposed bill would block large ransomware payments by financial institutions46:26 - Story # 6c: Report shows decreased ransomware payments54:26 - Story # 7: After global IT meltdown, CrowdStrike courts hackers with action figures and gratitude55:12 - Story # 8: CrowdStrike pursuing deal to buy patch management specialist Action157:24 - Story # 9: Microsoft punches back at Delta Air Lines and its legal threats
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Scotty's Pizza (Not Sponsored)
(03:38) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-08-12
(03:59) - Hacker Summer Camp Report 2024
(08:55) - Story # 1: ‘Sinkclose’ Flaw in Hundreds of Millions of AMD Chips Allows Deep, Virtually Unfixable Infections
(14:25) - Story # 2: Black Hat USA 2024, DEF CON 32 attendees treated like children – or criminals – with invasive hotel room checks
(29:49) - Story # 3: DEF CON Badge Maker Pulled Off Stage Amid Claims of Non-Payment and Failed Work
(30:05) - New raspberry pi chip in badge
(33:31) - Story # 4: Exploit released for Cisco SSM bug allowing admin password changes
(34:11) - Story # 5: 0.0.0.0 Day: Exploiting Localhost APIs From the Browser
(38:02) - Story # 6: Intelligence bill would elevate ransomware to a terrorist threat
(44:35) - Story # 6b: Proposed bill would block large ransomware payments by financial institutions
(46:26) - Story # 6c: Report shows decreased ransomware payments
(54:26) - Story # 7: After global IT meltdown, CrowdStrike courts hackers with action figures and gratitude
(55:11) - Story # 8: CrowdStrike pursuing deal to buy patch management specialist Action1
(57:24) - Story # 9: Microsoft punches back at Delta Air Lines and its legal threats

Aug 6, 2024 • 1h 3min
2024-08-05 - What's the f_____
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — What’s the f___03:34 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-08-0506:57 - Story # 1: Proofpoint Email Routing Flaw Exploited to Send Millions of Spoofed Phishing Emails23:57 - Story # 2: Bumble and Hinge allowed stalkers to pinpoint users’ locations down to 2 meters, researchers say36:47 - Story # 3: Eavesdropping on HDMI cables can reveal computer screen’s content37:43 - Story # 3b Hak5 Screen Crab39:18 - Story # 4: Microsoft says massive Azure outage was caused by DDoS attack43:31 - Story # 5: CrowdStrike says it’s not to blame for Delta’s days-long outage55:34 - Story # 6: CrowdStrike sued by investors over massive global IT outage
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — What's the f___
(03:34) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-08-05
(06:57) - Story # 1: Proofpoint Email Routing Flaw Exploited to Send Millions of Spoofed Phishing Emails
(23:57) - Story # 2: Bumble and Hinge allowed stalkers to pinpoint users’ locations down to 2 meters, researchers say
(36:47) - Story # 3: Eavesdropping on HDMI cables can reveal computer screen’s content
(37:43) - Story # 3b Hak5 Screen Crab
(39:18) - Story # 4: Microsoft says massive Azure outage was caused by DDoS attack
(43:31) - Story # 5: CrowdStrike says it’s not to blame for Delta’s days-long outage
(55:34) - Story # 6: CrowdStrike sued by investors over massive global IT outage


