Defensive Security Podcast - Malware, Hacking, Cyber Security & Infosec

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Defensive Security Podcast - Malware, Hacking, Cyber Security & Infosec episodes

March 09 Defensive Security Podcast Episode 341
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Here are the links we discuss this week:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-ai-assisted-hacker-breached-600-fortigate-firewalls-in-5-weeks/
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/open_source_registries_fund_security/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/infostealer-malware-found-stealing-openclaw-secrets-for-first-time/
https://www.securityweek.com/api-threats-grow-in-scale-as-ai-expands-the-blast-radius/
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/19/rmm_rat_trustconnect/
1 hr 7 min
February 24 Defensive Security Podcast Episode 340
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Links to this week’s stories:
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/02/notepad_hijacking_lotus_blossom/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-job-recruiters-hide-malware-in-developer-coding-challenges/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amos-infostealer-targets-macos-through-a-popular-ai-app/
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/10/ai_agents_messaging_apps_data_leak/
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/11/payroll_pirates_business_social_engineering/
1 hr 4 min
February 16Defensive Security Podcast Episode 339
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Links to the stories we cover in this episode:
https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/29/faster_patching_please_cry_infoseccers/
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/mandiant-finds-shinyhunters-using.html?m=1
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/marquis-blames-ransomware-breach-on-sonicwall-cloud-backup-hack/
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/researchers-find-175000-publicly.html?m=1
https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/openclaw-ai-runs-wild-business-environments
1 hr 8 min
February 02 Defensive Security Podcast Episode 338

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Links to the stories we cover in this episode:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-security-testing-apps-to-breach-fortune-500-firms/
https://www.securityweek.com/analysis-of-6-billion-passwords-shows-stagnant-user-behavior/
https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/20/group_ib_ai_cycercrime_subscriptions/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/voidlink-cloud-malware-shows-clear-signs-of-being-ai-generated/
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/mandiant-releases-rainbow-table-that-cracks-weak-admin-password-in-12-hours/
59 min
January 26Defensive Security Podcast Episode 337
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Links to the stories in this episode:
https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/pyongyangs_cyberspies_are_turning_qr/
https://www.scworld.com/perspective/five-ways-to-conduct-a-more-secure-hiring-process
https://cybersecuritynews.com/vmware-esxi-exploited-toolkit/
https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ciso-succession-crisis-highlights-turnover-amplifies-security-risks
1 hr 6 min
January 15Defensive Security Podcast Episode 336
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Links to this week’s stories:
https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cybersecurity-tech-recommended-by-cyber-insurer-claims-data
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trust-wallet-links-85-million-crypto-theft-to-shai-hulud-npm-attack/
https://www.securityweek.com/hacker-claims-theft-of-40-million-conde-nast-records-after-wired-data-leak/
https://databreaches.net/2025/12/30/software-company-lacked-downstream-liability-for-data-breach/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/12/home-depot-exposed-access-to-internal-systems-for-a-year-says-researcher/
1 hr 8 min
January 07 Defensive Security Podcast Episode 335
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Links to this week’s stories:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/webrat-malware-spread-via-fake-vulnerability-exploits-on-github/
https://cybersecuritynews.com/mongobleed-poc-exploit-mongodb/
https://cybersecuritynews.com/fortigate-firewall-vulnerability/
https://cybersecuritynews.com/oracle-e-business-suite-hack/
49 min
December 25, 2025 Defensive Security Podcast Episode 334
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Links to this week’s stories:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/12/most-parked-domains-now-serving-malicious-content/
https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/russia-linked-hackers-use-microsoft-365.html?m=1
https://cybersecuritynews.com/amazon-catches-north-korean-it-worker/
https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/fake-proof-ai-slop-hobble-defenders
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/17/cisco-secure-email-cve-2025-20393/
1 hr 8 min
December 20, 2025 Defensive Security Podcast Episode 333
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Links to this week’s stories:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/09/hypervisor_ransomware_attacks_increasing
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/react2shell-flaw-exploited-to-breach-30-orgs-77k-ip-addresses-vulnerable
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/log4shell-downloaded-40-million
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ncsc-raises-alarms-prompt
https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/researchers-uncover-30-flaws-in-ai.html?m=1
1 hr 12 min
December 13, 2025 Defensive Security Podcast Episode 332
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Links to this week’s stories:
https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/advanced-security-phishing-tactics
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/28/posthog_shaihulud/?td=keepreading / https://posthog.com/blog/nov-24-shai-hulud-attack-post-mortem
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/27/scattered_lapsus_hunters_zendesk/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/25/akira_ransomware_acquisitions
Browser extensions pushed malware to 4.3M Chrome, Edge users • The Register
1 hr 3 min

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Defensive Security is a weekly information security podcast which reviews recent high profile cyber security breaches, data breaches, malware infections and intrusions to identify lessons that we can…