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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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May 23, 2024 • 1h 6min
2024-05-23 - Sneaky AI Policies, Two Year Linux Backdoor and Good Ol' Fraud!
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Antichafing Training.04:31 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-05-2007:12 - Story # 1: Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach29:49 - Story # 2: Palo Alto Networks is buying security assets from IBM to expand customer base36:50 - Story # 3: Charges and Seizures Brought in Fraud Scheme Aimed at Denying Revenue for Workers Associated with North Korea43:55 - Story # 4: FCC might require telecoms to report on securing internet’s BGP technology52:45 - Story # 5: Slack under attack over sneaky AI training policy
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Antichafing Training.
(04:31) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-05-20
(07:12) - Story # 1: Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach
(29:49) - Story # 2: Palo Alto Networks is buying security assets from IBM to expand customer base
(36:50) - Story # 3: Charges and Seizures Brought in Fraud Scheme Aimed at Denying Revenue for Workers Associated with North Korea
(43:55) - Story # 4: FCC might require telecoms to report on securing internet's BGP technology
(52:45) - Story # 5: Slack under attack over sneaky AI training policy

May 16, 2024 • 58min
2024-05-16 - Hackers Target Children, FBI Surveillance and RSA Cookies?
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — World Class RSA Cookies04:49 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-05-1406:33 - Story # 1: Zscaler takes “test environment” offline after rumors of a breach18:48 - Story # 2: Okta’s security chief on the company’s own cyberattack and how the ‘battleground’ has shifted43:36 - Story # 3: Leaked FBI email stresses need for warrantless surveillance of Americans48:46 - Story # 4: Despite big tech lobbying, Maryland passes two internet privacy bills52:26 - Story # 4b: The Anxious Generation53:46 - Story # 5:Hackers are now targeting the children of corporate executives in elaborate ransomware attacks
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — World Class RSA Cookies
(04:49) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-05-14
(06:33) - Story # 1: Zscaler takes "test environment" offline after rumors of a breach
(18:48) - Story # 2: Okta’s security chief on the company’s own cyberattack and how the ‘battleground’ has shifted
(43:36) - Story # 3: Leaked FBI email stresses need for warrantless surveillance of Americans
(48:46) - Story # 4: Despite big tech lobbying, Maryland passes two internet privacy bills
(52:26) - Story # 4b: The Anxious Generation
(53:46) - Story # 5:Hackers are now targeting the children of corporate executives in elaborate ransomware attacks

May 8, 2024 • 1h 2min
2024-05-07 - LastPass Goes Independent, Hacker Sentenced, Vulnerabilities Among us.
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — RSA Power Moves08:14 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-05-0609:49 - Story # 1: Shortridge Makes Sense of the 2024 Verizon DBIR15:04 - Story # 2: A recent security incident involving Dropbox Sign20:30 - Story # 3: Sandbox Escape Vulnerabilities in Judge0 Expose Systems to Complete Takeover28:40 - Story # 4: Millions of Docker repos found pushing malware, phishing sites32:53 - Story # 5: 1,400 GitLab Servers Impacted by Exploited Vulnerability42:07 - Story # 6: LastPass goes independent over a year after serious breaches50:16 - Cyber Security Basics for Muggles & Minions with Ashley and Chris50:40 - Story # 7: Ukrainian REvil Hacker Sentenced to 13 Years and Ordered to Pay $16 Million54:12 - Story # 8: Lockbit’s seized site comes alive to tease new police announcements56:27 - Story # 9: Systemd v256 Introduces run0: A Safer Alternative to sudo
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — RSA Power Moves
(08:14) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-05-06
(09:49) - Story # 1: Shortridge Makes Sense of the 2024 Verizon DBIR
(15:04) - Story # 2: A recent security incident involving Dropbox Sign
(20:30) - Story # 3: Sandbox Escape Vulnerabilities in Judge0 Expose Systems to Complete Takeover
(28:40) - Story # 4: Millions of Docker repos found pushing malware, phishing sites
(32:53) - Story # 5: 1,400 GitLab Servers Impacted by Exploited Vulnerability
(42:07) - Story # 6: LastPass goes independent over a year after serious breaches
(50:16) - Cyber Security Basics for Muggles & Minions with Ashley and Chris
(50:40) - Story # 7: Ukrainian REvil Hacker Sentenced to 13 Years and Ordered to Pay $16 Million
(54:12) - Story # 8: Lockbit's seized site comes alive to tease new police announcements
(56:27) - Story # 9: Systemd v256 Introduces run0: A Safer Alternative to sudo

May 1, 2024 • 60min
2024-04-29 - Hack All The Things!
00:00 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-04-29 02:33 - Story # 1: Cyber Hygiene Helps Organizations Mitigate Ransomware-Related Vulnerabilities 10:38 - Story # 2: ‘Admin’ and ‘12345’ banned from being used as passwords in UK crackdown on cyber attacks 16:34 - Story # 3: Maximum severity Flowmon bug has a public exploit, patch now 21:06 - Story # 3b: CVE-2024-2389: Command Injection Vulnerability In Progress Flowmon 22:45 - Story # 4:GitHub comments abused to push malware via Microsoft repo URLs 30:52 - Story # 5: Security bugs in popular phone-tracking app iSharing exposed users’ precise locations 36:47 - Story # 6: Biden signs bill criticized as “major expansion of warrantless surveillance” 49:38 - Story # 7: ChatGPT’s hallucinations draw EU privacy complaint 57:46 - Story # 8: Sweden’s liquor shelves to run empty this week due to ransomware attack
(00:00) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-04-29
(02:33) - Story # 1: Cyber Hygiene Helps Organizations Mitigate Ransomware-Related Vulnerabilities
(10:38) - Story # 2: 'Admin' and '12345' banned from being used as passwords in UK crackdown on cyber attacks
(16:34) - Story # 3: Maximum severity Flowmon bug has a public exploit, patch now
(21:06) - Story # 3b: CVE-2024-2389: Command Injection Vulnerability In Progress Flowmon
(22:45) - Story # 4:GitHub comments abused to push malware via Microsoft repo URLs
(30:52) - Story # 5: Security bugs in popular phone-tracking app iSharing exposed users’ precise locations
(36:47) - Story # 6: Biden signs bill criticized as “major expansion of warrantless surveillance”
(49:38) - Story # 7: ChatGPT’s hallucinations draw EU privacy complaint
(57:46) - Story # 8: Sweden's liquor shelves to run empty this week due to ransomware attack

Apr 24, 2024 • 1h
2024-04-24 - Exploits, Breaches and, Lawsuits!
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — A Parent Process 03:01 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-04-22 04:13 - Story # 1: Exploit code for Palo Alto Networks zero-day now public 07:44 - Story # 1b: (Timeline) Zero-Day Exploitation of Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in GlobalProtect (CVE-2024-3400) 23:22 - Story # 2: MGM says FTC can’t possibly probe its ransomware downfall – watchdog chief Lina Khan was a guest at the time 31:37 - Story # 3: MITRE was breached through Ivanti zero-day vulnerabilities 32:27 - Story # 4: Cisco Integrated Management Controller CLI Command Injection Vulnerability 41:20 - Story # 5: Cisco Duo’s Multifactor Authentication Service Breached 46:01 - Story # 6: DevSecOps security practices are doggone disastrous 54:57 - Story # 7: FYI: This site claims to have harvested 4B+ Discord chats, today all yours for a price
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — A Parent Process
(03:01) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-04-22
(04:13) - Story # 1: Exploit code for Palo Alto Networks zero-day now public
(07:44) - Story # 1b: (Timeline) Zero-Day Exploitation of Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in GlobalProtect (CVE-2024-3400)
(23:22) - Story # 2: MGM says FTC can't possibly probe its ransomware downfall – watchdog chief Lina Khan was a guest at the time
(31:37) - Story # 3: MITRE was breached through Ivanti zero-day vulnerabilities
(32:27) - Story # 4: Cisco Integrated Management Controller CLI Command Injection Vulnerability
(41:20) - Story # 5: Cisco Duo's Multifactor Authentication Service Breached
(46:01) - Story # 6: DevSecOps security practices are doggone disastrous
(54:57) - Story # 7: FYI: This site claims to have harvested 4B+ Discord chats, today all yours for a price

Apr 17, 2024 • 60min
2024-04-17 - SoCal Man Arrested, EPA Leaks, Net Neutrality returns?
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Retro Actions 04:48 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-04-15 07:05 - Story # 1: FCC to vote on net neutrality rules on April 25 18:52 - Story # 2: “All Your Secrets Are Belong To Us” — A Delinea Secret Server AuthN/AuthZ Bypass 23:40 - Story # 2b: Delinea has cloud security incident in Thycotic Secret Server gaff 28:23 - Story # 3: CISA Releases Malware Next-Gen Analysis System for Public Use 40:36 - Story # 4: Hacker Leaks 8.5M U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Contact Data 45:55 - Story # 5: SoCal Man Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging He Schemed to Advertise and Sell ‘Hive’ Computer Intrusion Malware
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Retro Actions
(04:48) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-04-15
(07:05) - Story # 1: FCC to vote on net neutrality rules on April 25
(18:52) - Story # 2: “All Your Secrets Are Belong To Us” — A Delinea Secret Server AuthN/AuthZ Bypass
(23:40) - Story # 2b: Delinea has cloud security incident in Thycotic Secret Server gaff
(28:23) - Story # 3: CISA Releases Malware Next-Gen Analysis System for Public Use
(40:36) - Story # 4: Hacker Leaks 8.5M U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Contact Data
(45:55) - Story # 5: SoCal Man Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging He Schemed to Advertise and Sell ‘Hive’ Computer Intrusion Malware

Apr 10, 2024 • 1h 3min
2024-04-10 - Vigilante Hackers, Data Sharing, Cybersecurity Taken Over by Computers?
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — BHIS Bees Corp® 04:08 - The FUTURE IS…… Kickstarter 05:29 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-04-08 06:03 - Story # 1: New draft bipartisan US federal privacy bill unveiled 11:03 - Story # 2: How To Opt Out Of GM Sharing Your Driving Data With Insurance Companies 13:04 - Story # 2b: Request a Consumer Disclosure Report 14:25 - Story # 3: Hackers Hijacked Notepad++ Plugin To Execute Malicious Code 29:19 - Story # 4: A Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea’s Internet. Now He’s Taking Off His Mask 46:15 - Story # 5: It’s Time to Hand Cybersecurity Over to the Computers
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — BHIS Bees Corp®
(04:08) - The FUTURE IS...... Kickstarter
(05:29) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-04-08
(06:03) - Story # 1: New draft bipartisan US federal privacy bill unveiled
(11:03) - Story # 2: How To Opt Out Of GM Sharing Your Driving Data With Insurance Companies
(13:04) - Story # 2b: Request a Consumer Disclosure Report
(14:25) - Story # 3: Hackers Hijacked Notepad++ Plugin To Execute Malicious Code
(29:19) - Story # 4: A Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea’s Internet. Now He’s Taking Off His Mask
(46:15) - Story # 5: It’s Time to Hand Cybersecurity Over to the Computers

Apr 3, 2024 • 1h 6min
2024-04-03 - Zippers, Jokes & Data Breaches
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Zippers, Jokes, & Lawyers (Not to be confused with the song "Lawyers, Guns and Money")02:59 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-04-0103:57 - Story # 1: New Darcula phishing service targets iPhone users via iMessage11:57 - Story # 2: Recent ‘MFA Bombing’ Attacks Targeting Apple Users17:22 - Story # 3: Thousands of phones and routers swept into proxy service, unbeknownst to users22:11 - Story # 4: Digital signs around Brookline are collecting data from your phone as you walk by26:57 - Story # 5: Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility targets encrypted SSH connections28:22 - Story # 5b: XZ Outbreak diagram37:32 - Story # 6: Vans warns customers of data breach40:00 - Story # 7: Worldwide Agenda Ransomware Wave Targets VMware ESXi Servers50:32 - Story # 8: Criminals Are Weaponizing Child Abuse Imagery to Ban Discord Servers56:41 - Story # 9: International car theft tool seized in Australia, sparking police warning58:14 - Story # 9b: Investigation into electronic device at Utah high school raises larger concerns for police
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Zippers, Jokes & Lawyers
(02:59) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-04-01
(03:57) - Story # 1: New Darcula phishing service targets iPhone users via iMessage
(11:57) - Story # 2: Recent ‘MFA Bombing’ Attacks Targeting Apple Users
(17:22) - Story # 3: Thousands of phones and routers swept into proxy service, unbeknownst to users
(22:11) - Story # 4: Digital signs around Brookline are collecting data from your phone as you walk by
(26:57) - Story # 5: Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility targets encrypted SSH connections
(28:22) - Story # 5b: XZ Outbreak diagram
(37:32) - Story # 6: Vans warns customers of data breach
(40:00) - Story # 7: Worldwide Agenda Ransomware Wave Targets VMware ESXi Servers
(50:32) - Story # 8: Criminals Are Weaponizing Child Abuse Imagery to Ban Discord Servers
(56:41) - Story # 9: International car theft tool seized in Australia, sparking police warning
(58:14) - Story # 9b: Investigation into electronic device at Utah high school raises larger concerns for police

Mar 27, 2024 • 59min
2024-5-03-27 - Social Media Ban, Sold Data and Splunk w/ Graham Helton
00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — “Allegedly”03:18 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-03-2508:00 - Story # 1: Cisco Completes Acquisition of Splunk10:47 - Story # 2: General Motors Quits Sharing Driving Behavior With Data Brokers15:27 - Story # 3: Ron DeSantis signs bill requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to hold social media accounts24:34 - Story # 4: House passes bill to prevent the sale of personal data to foreign adversaries28:19 - Story # 5: Unsaflok - vulnerability impacts over 3 million hotel doors33:57 - Story # 6: Canada revisits decision to ban Flipper Zero36:57 - Story # 7: Truck-to-truck worm could infect – and disrupt – entire US commercial fleet42:59 - Story # 8: Cybercriminals Beta Test New Attack to Bypass AI Security46:31 - Story # 9: Russians will no longer be able to access Microsoft cloud services, business intelligence tools50:36 - Story # 10: New ‘Loop DoS’ Attack Impacts Hundreds of Thousands of Systems55:05 - Story # 11: New surveillance video of man catching a flight without ticket
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — "Allegedly"
(03:18) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-03-25
(08:00) - Story # 1: Cisco Completes Acquisition of Splunk
(10:47) - Story # 2: General Motors Quits Sharing Driving Behavior With Data Brokers
(15:27) - Story # 3: Ron DeSantis signs bill requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to hold social media accounts
(24:34) - Story # 4: House passes bill to prevent the sale of personal data to foreign adversaries
(28:19) - Story # 5: Unsaflok - vulnerability impacts over 3 million hotel doors
(33:57) - Story # 6: Canada revisits decision to ban Flipper Zero
(36:57) - Story # 7: Truck-to-truck worm could infect – and disrupt – entire US commercial fleet
(42:59) - Story # 8: Cybercriminals Beta Test New Attack to Bypass AI Security
(46:31) - Story # 9: Russians will no longer be able to access Microsoft cloud services, business intelligence tools
(50:36) - Story # 10: New 'Loop DoS' Attack Impacts Hundreds of Thousands of Systems
(55:05) - Story # 11: New surveillance video of man catching a flight without ticket

Mar 20, 2024 • 1h 5min
2024-03-20 - New Arms Again w/ Jay Beale of InGuardians
Brought to you by Antisyphon Training — https://www.antisyphontraining.com00:00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — New Arms Again00:03:24 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2024-03-1800:04:54 - Story # 1: NIST Releases Version 2.0 of Landmark Cybersecurity Framework00:10:50 - Story # 2: The FCC has finally decreed that 25Mbps and 3Mbps are not ‘broadband’ speed00:14:33 - Story # 3: Welcome to the 2024 Threat Detection Report00:33:40 - Story # 4: NSA Releases Top Ten Cloud Security Mitigation Strategies00:47:33 - Story # 5: US government agencies demand fixable ice cream machines00:53:14 - Story # 6: Homeland Security is testing AI to help with immigration, trafficking investigations, and disaster relief01:03:19 - Story # 7: Feds seize $1.4 million of tech support scam proceeds with the help of crypto firm
(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — New Arms Again
(03:24) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2024-03-18
(04:54) - Story # 1: NIST Releases Version 2.0 of Landmark Cybersecurity Framework
(10:50) - Story # 2: The FCC has finally decreed that 25Mbps and 3Mbps are not ‘broadband’ speed
(14:33) - Story # 3: Welcome to the 2024 Threat Detection Report
(33:40) - Story # 4: NSA Releases Top Ten Cloud Security Mitigation Strategies
(47:33) - Story # 5: US government agencies demand fixable ice cream machines
(53:14) - Story # 6: Homeland Security is testing AI to help with immigration, trafficking investigations, and disaster relief
(01:03:19) - Story # 7: Feds seize $1.4 million of tech support scam proceeds with the help of crypto firm


