

Talkin' Bout [Infosec] News
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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Jul 31, 2024 • 1h
2024-07-29 - Microsoft Sad Face
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Microsoft Sad Face02:13 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-07-2903:08 - Story # 1: Fake CrowdStrike repair manual pushes new infostealer malware15:26 - Story # 1b: 83-year-old man found safe a week after going missing when CrowdStrike outage canceled flight20:39 - Story # 2: Multifactor Authentication Is Not Enough to Protect Cloud Data38:59 - Graphrunner47:19 - Story # 3: Data pilfered from Pentagon IT supplier Leidos57:57 - Story # 4: How a North Korean Fake IT Worker Tried to Infiltrate Us
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Microsoft Sad Face
(02:13) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-07-29
(03:08) - Story # 1: Fake CrowdStrike repair manual pushes new infostealer malware
(15:26) - Story # 1b: 83-year-old man found safe a week after going missing when CrowdStrike outage canceled flight
(20:39) - Story # 2: Multifactor Authentication Is Not Enough to Protect Cloud Data
(38:59) - Graphrunner
(47:19) - Story # 3: Data pilfered from Pentagon IT supplier Leidos
(57:57) - Story # 4: How a North Korean Fake IT Worker Tried to Infiltrate Us

Jul 24, 2024 • 59min
2024-07-24 - CrowdStroke Memes
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — CrowdStroke Memes05:59 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-07-2207:01 - Story # 1: A Windows version from 1992 is saving Southwest’s butt right now07:36 - Crowdstrike Global Outage - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] #News09:48 - Story # 1b: CrowdStrike’s faulty update crashed 8.5 million Windows devices, says Microsoft12:13 - Story # 1c: Let’s blame the dev who pressed “Deploy”17:23 - Figure 122:14 - Story # 2: DHS Has a DoS Robot to Disable Internet of Things ‘Booby Traps’ Inside Homes25:58 - Story # 3: Notorious Hacker Kingpin ‘Tank’ Is Finally Going to Prison28:08 - Story # 4: UK Police Arrest Suspect in MGM Ransomware Attack30:49 - Story # 5: Russians plead guilty to involvement in LockBit ransomware attacks33:24 - Story # 6: DHS watchdog rebukes CISA and law enforcement training center for failing to protect data38:32 - Story # 7: Yacht giant MarineMax data breach impacts over 123,000 people40:38 - Story # 8: Sizable Chunk of SEC Charges Against SolarWinds Tossed Out of Court47:14 - Story # 9: The US Supreme Court Kneecapped US Cyber Strategy52:12 - Story # 10: War Thunder does it again, this time with classified documents relating to 3 Russian tanks
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — CrowdStroke Memes
(05:59) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-07-22
(07:01) - Story # 1: A Windows version from 1992 is saving Southwest’s butt right now
(07:36) - Crowdstrike Global Outage - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] #News
(09:48) - Story # 1b: CrowdStrike’s faulty update crashed 8.5 million Windows devices, says Microsoft
(12:13) - Story # 1c: Let's blame the dev who pressed "Deploy"
(17:23) - Figure 1
(22:14) - Story # 2: DHS Has a DoS Robot to Disable Internet of Things ‘Booby Traps’ Inside Homes
(25:58) - Story # 3: Notorious Hacker Kingpin ‘Tank’ Is Finally Going to Prison
(28:08) - Story # 4: UK Police Arrest Suspect in MGM Ransomware Attack
(30:49) - Story # 5: Russians plead guilty to involvement in LockBit ransomware attacks
(33:24) - Story # 6: DHS watchdog rebukes CISA and law enforcement training center for failing to protect data
(38:32) - Story # 7: Yacht giant MarineMax data breach impacts over 123,000 people
(40:38) - Story # 8: Sizable Chunk of SEC Charges Against SolarWinds Tossed Out of Court
(47:14) - Story # 9: The US Supreme Court Kneecapped US Cyber Strategy
(52:12) - Story # 10: War Thunder does it again, this time with classified documents relating to 3 Russian tanks

Jul 22, 2024 • 1h 4min
2024-07-22 - Crowdstrike Global Outage
The outage of the decade!

Jul 18, 2024 • 1h 4min
2024-07-18 - Absolute Madmen
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Absolute Madmen02:28 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-07-1503:18 - Wi-Fi Forge07:31 - Story # 1: CISA Red Team’s Operations Against a Federal Civilian Executive Branch Organization Highlights the Necessity of Defense-in-Depth22:39 - Story # 2: AT&T says criminals stole phone records of ‘nearly all’ customers in new data breach33:35 - Story # 3: FTC study finds ‘dark patterns’ used by a majority of subscription apps and websites38:48 - Story # 4: Club Penguin fans breached Disney Confluence server, stole 2.5GB of data41:52 - Story # 5: Heritage Foundation Exec Threatens ‘Gay Furry Hackers’ in Unhinged Texts47:51 - Story # 6: German Navy to replace aging 8-inch floppy drives with an emulated solution for its anti-submarine frigates50:14 - Story # 7: 1.4 GB NSA Data Leaked Online – Email Address, Phone Number & Gov Classified Data Exposed53:56 - Story # 8: Hackers Claim to Have Leaked 1.1 TB of Disney Slack Messages
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Absolute Madmen
(02:28) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-07-15
(03:18) - Wi-Fi Forge
(07:31) - Story # 1: CISA Red Team’s Operations Against a Federal Civilian Executive Branch Organization Highlights the Necessity of Defense-in-Depth
(22:39) - Story # 2: AT&T says criminals stole phone records of ‘nearly all’ customers in new data breach
(33:35) - Story # 3: FTC study finds ‘dark patterns’ used by a majority of subscription apps and websites
(38:48) - Story # 4: Club Penguin fans breached Disney Confluence server, stole 2.5GB of data
(41:52) - Story # 5: Heritage Foundation Exec Threatens ‘Gay Furry Hackers’ in Unhinged Texts
(47:51) - Story # 6: German Navy to replace aging 8-inch floppy drives with an emulated solution for its anti-submarine frigates
(50:14) - Story # 7: 1.4 GB NSA Data Leaked Online – Email Address, Phone Number & Gov Classified Data Exposed
(53:56) - Story # 8: Hackers Claim to Have Leaked 1.1 TB of Disney Slack Messages

Jul 10, 2024 • 1h 8min
2024-07-08 – A Bunch of Lunatics
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — A Bunch of Lunatics05:09 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-07-0808:41 - Story # 1: Europol takes down 593 Cobalt Strike servers used by cybercriminals09:54 - Story # 1b: National Crime Agency leads international operation to degrade illegal versions of Cobalt Strike15:17 - Story # 2: ‘RockYou2024’: Nearly 10 billion passwords leaked online22:12 - Story # 3: Ticketmaster Breach: ShinyHunters Leak 440K Taylor Swift Eras Tour Ticket Data24:20 - Story # 3b: Hackers reverse-engineer Ticketmaster’s barcode system to unlock resales on other platforms27:41 - Story # 4: US Supreme Court ruling will likely cause cyber regulation chaos39:39 - Story # 5: California Advances Unique Safety Regulations for AI Companies Despite Tech Firm opposition41:13 - Story # 5b: Senator Scott Wiener43:45 - Story # 6: OpenAI Did Not Disclose 2023 Breach to Feds, Public: Report53:10 - Story # 7: Microsoft’s Midnight Blizzard source code breach also impacted federal agencies55:27 - Story # 8: Japan’s Government Finally Stops Using Floppy Disks57:48 - Story # 9: This smart toilet paper monitor tells you when you need a new roll58:50 - Story # 10: Twilio says hackers identified cell phone numbers of two-factor app Authy users
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — A Bunch of Lunatics
(05:09) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-07-08
(08:41) - Story # 1: Europol takes down 593 Cobalt Strike servers used by cybercriminals
(09:54) - Story # 1b: National Crime Agency leads international operation to degrade illegal versions of Cobalt Strike
(15:17) - Story # 2: ‘RockYou2024’: Nearly 10 billion passwords leaked online
(22:12) - Story # 3: Ticketmaster Breach: ShinyHunters Leak 440K Taylor Swift Eras Tour Ticket Data
(24:20) - Story # 3b: Hackers reverse-engineer Ticketmaster’s barcode system to unlock resales on other platforms
(27:41) - Story # 4: US Supreme Court ruling will likely cause cyber regulation chaos
(39:39) - Story # 5: California Advances Unique Safety Regulations for AI Companies Despite Tech Firm opposition
(41:13) - Story # 5b: Senator Scott Wiener
(43:45) - Story # 6: OpenAI Did Not Disclose 2023 Breach to Feds, Public: Report
(53:10) - Story # 7: Microsoft’s Midnight Blizzard source code breach also impacted federal agencies
(55:27) - Story # 8: Japan's Government Finally Stops Using Floppy Disks
(57:48) - Story # 9: This smart toilet paper monitor tells you when you need a new roll
(58:50) - Story # 10: Twilio says hackers identified cell phone numbers of two-factor app Authy users

Jul 3, 2024 • 1h 1min
2024-07-01 - Ice Cream Season
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Ice Cream Season07:22 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-07-0107:48 - Story # 1: TeamViewer’s corporate network was breached in alleged APT hack09:11 - Story # 1b: TeeamViewer Security Update – June 28, 2024, 12:10 PM CEST16:33 - Story # 2: Supreme Court orders new look at Texas, Florida social media laws21:32 - Story # 3: New OpenSSH Vulnerability Could Lead to RCE as Root on Linux Systems24:52 - Story # 4: CISA: Most critical open source projects not using memory safe code40:03 - Story # 5: Exploit for critical Fortra FileCatalyst Workflow SQLi flaw released42:35 - Story # 6: South Korean telecom company attacks customers with malware — over 600,000 torrent users report missing files, strange folders, and disabled PCs49:24 - Story # 7: Drone As First Responder Programs Are Swarming Across the United States55:22 - GRC Rapid Fire
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Ice Cream Season
(07:22) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-07-01
(07:48) - Story # 1: TeamViewer's corporate network was breached in alleged APT hack
(09:11) - Story # 1b: TeeamViewer Security Update – June 28, 2024, 12:10 PM CEST
(16:33) - Story # 2: Supreme Court orders new look at Texas, Florida social media laws
(21:32) - Story # 3: New OpenSSH Vulnerability Could Lead to RCE as Root on Linux Systems
(24:52) - Story # 4: CISA: Most critical open source projects not using memory safe code
(40:03) - Story # 5: Exploit for critical Fortra FileCatalyst Workflow SQLi flaw released
(42:35) - Story # 6: South Korean telecom company attacks customers with malware — over 600,000 torrent users report missing files, strange folders, and disabled PCs
(49:24) - Story # 7: Drone As First Responder Programs Are Swarming Across the United States
(55:22) - GRC Rapid Fire

Jun 26, 2024 • 1h 3min
2024-06-24 - Life is a Highway
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Life is a Highway04:28 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-06-2405:30 - Story # 1: Colorado Privacy Act Amended To Include Biometric Data Provisions14:18 - Story # 2: Scathing report on Medibank cyberattack highlights unenforced MFA24:30 - Story # 3: CDK suffered another data breach as it was attempting to recover35:08 - Story # 4: LockBit claims the hack of the US Federal Reserve40:00 - Story # 5: Amazon-Powered AI Cameras Used to Detect Emotions of Unwitting UK Train Passengers45:36 - Story # 6: That PowerShell ‘fix’ for your root cert ‘problem’ is a malware loader in disguise 51:13 - Story # 7: US sanctions Kaspersky Lab executives, board members over ‘cooperation’ with Russia 53:23 - Story # 7b: Treasury Sanctions Kaspersky Lab Leadership in Response to Continued Cybersecurity Risks
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Life is a Highway
(04:28) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-06-24
(05:30) - Story # 1: Colorado Privacy Act Amended To Include Biometric Data Provisions
(14:18) - Story # 2: Scathing report on Medibank cyberattack highlights unenforced MFA
(24:30) - Story # 3: CDK suffered another data breach as it was attempting to recover
(35:08) - Story # 4: LockBit claims the hack of the US Federal Reserve
(40:00) - Story # 5: Amazon-Powered AI Cameras Used to Detect Emotions of Unwitting UK Train Passengers
(45:36) - Story # 6: That PowerShell 'fix' for your root cert 'problem' is a malware loader in disguise
(51:13) - Story # 7: US sanctions Kaspersky Lab executives, board members over ‘cooperation’ with Russia
(53:23) - Story # 7b: Treasury Sanctions Kaspersky Lab Leadership in Response to Continued Cybersecurity Risks

Jun 19, 2024 • 1h 2min
2024-06-17 - Recall Gets Recalled
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Hungry Hungry Hipaa03:39 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-06-17 05:40 - Story # 1: Windows security hole allows attackers to install malware via Wi-Fi — new patch plugs gaping vulnerability16:27 - Story # 2: Microsoft’s all-knowing Recall AI feature is being delayed25:34 - Story # 3: Here’s how Apple’s AI model tries to keep your data private32:27 - Story # 4: New Linux malware is controlled through emojis sent from Discord35:28 - Story # 5: Pure Storage confirms data breach after Snowflake account hack38:44 - Story # 6: Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Hungry Hungry Hipaa
(03:39) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-06-17
(05:40) - Story # 1: Windows security hole allows attackers to install malware via Wi-Fi — new patch plugs gaping vulnerability
(16:27) - Story # 2: Microsoft’s all-knowing Recall AI feature is being delayed
(25:34) - Story # 3: Here’s how Apple’s AI model tries to keep your data private
(32:27) - Story # 4: New Linux malware is controlled through emojis sent from Discord
(35:28) - Story # 5: Pure Storage confirms data breach after Snowflake account hack
(38:44) - Story # 6: Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says

Jun 13, 2024 • 1h 3min
2024-6-13 - Recall Disaster, Ransomware and Drone Police
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Louie is Live04:53 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-06-1007:09 - Story # 1: UNC5537 Targets Snowflake Customer Instances for Data Theft and Extortion18:39 - Story # 2: Stealing everything you’ve ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster.39:02 - Story # 3: TikTok fixes zero-day bug used to hijack high-profile accounts41:34 - Story # 4: The Age of the Drone Police Is Here52:07 - Story # 5: London hospitals declare emergency following ransomware attack54:45 - Story # 6: Former Senior Executive and Former Sales Manager Convicted of Selling Data on Millions of U.S. Consumers to Perpetrators of Mail Fraud Schemes56:40 - Story # 7: FBI Kicks Hackers In The Teeth With Free 7,000 Ransomware Key Giveaway57:32 - Story # 8: FCC OKs pilot to bolster school, library cybersecurity
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Louie is Live
(04:53) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-06-10
(07:09) - Story # 1: UNC5537 Targets Snowflake Customer Instances for Data Theft and Extortion
(18:39) - Story # 2: Stealing everything you’ve ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster.
(39:02) - Story # 3: TikTok fixes zero-day bug used to hijack high-profile accounts
(41:34) - Story # 4: The Age of the Drone Police Is Here
(52:07) - Story # 5: London hospitals declare emergency following ransomware attack
(54:45) - Story # 6: Former Senior Executive and Former Sales Manager Convicted of Selling Data on Millions of U.S. Consumers to Perpetrators of Mail Fraud Schemes
(56:40) - Story # 7: FBI Kicks Hackers In The Teeth With Free 7,000 Ransomware Key Giveaway
(57:32) - Story # 8: FCC OKs pilot to bolster school, library cybersecurity

Jun 6, 2024 • 1h 9min
2024-06-2024 - RVs, Hackers and Poison.
00:00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — In an RV down by the dumpster 00:07:39 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-06-03 00:09:21 - Story # 1: Ticketmaster confirms massive breach after stolen data for sale online 00:10:46 - Story # 1b: Snowflake, Cloud Storage Giant, Suffers Massive Breach: Hacker Confirms to Hudson Rock Access Through Infostealer Infection 00:13:03 - Story # 1c: Detecting and Preventing Unauthorized User Access: Instructions 00:13:42 - Story # 1d: Snowflake Denies Responsibility for Ticketmaster, Santander Breaches 00:21:21 - Story # 2: Chinese hackers hide on military and govt networks for 6 years 00:29:17 - Story # 3: Federal agency warns critical Linux vulnerability being actively exploited 00:34:19 - Story # 4: US dismantles 911 S5 botnet used for cyberattacks, arrests admin 00:39:19 - Story # 4b: How the FBI’s fake cell phone company put criminals into real jail cells 00:43:48 - Story # 5: Exploit released for maximum severity Fortinet RCE bug, patch now 00:46:09 - Story # 6: Enforcement Alert: Drinking Water Systems to Address Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities 00:54:44 - Story # 6b: Hackers attempt to poison Florida city’s water supply near Super Bowl 01:03:32 - Story # 7: GPT-4o’s Chinese token-training data is polluted by spam and porn websites
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — In an RV down by the dumpster
(07:39) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-06-03
(09:21) - Story # 1: Ticketmaster confirms massive breach after stolen data for sale online
(10:46) - Story # 1b: Snowflake, Cloud Storage Giant, Suffers Massive Breach: Hacker Confirms to Hudson Rock Access Through Infostealer Infection
(13:03) - Story # 1c: Detecting and Preventing Unauthorized User Access: Instructions
(13:42) - Story # 1d: Snowflake Denies Responsibility for Ticketmaster, Santander Breaches
(21:21) - Story # 2: Chinese hackers hide on military and govt networks for 6 years
(29:17) - Story # 3: Federal agency warns critical Linux vulnerability being actively exploited
(34:19) - Story # 4: US dismantles 911 S5 botnet used for cyberattacks, arrests admin
(39:19) - Story # 4b: How the FBI's fake cell phone company put criminals into real jail cells
(43:48) - Story # 5: Exploit released for maximum severity Fortinet RCE bug, patch now
(46:09) - Story # 6: Enforcement Alert: Drinking Water Systems to Address Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities
(54:44) - Story # 6b: Hackers attempt to poison Florida city's water supply near Super Bowl
(01:03:32) - Story # 7: GPT-4o’s Chinese token-training data is polluted by spam and porn websites


