Risky Bulletin

DigiCert got hacked via a malicious screensaver file, two ransomware negotiators each get four years in prison, Trellix discloses a security breach, and another Russian hacker gets arrested while vacationing in the wrong place.

In this sponsored interview, James Wilson talks with James Kettle and Daf Stuttard from PortSwigger about the incredible research James will unveil at Black Hat US this July, and how that research will be productised into Burp Suite. It shouldn’t be surprising that when James Kettle bolts an LLM into his research methodology that insanely dangerous things happen. This interview is a window into the future of AI-enabled hacking and security testing.

This interview is also available on YouTube.

The Copy Fail vulnerability impacts all Linux distros going back to 2017, hackers are exploiting a cPanel auth bypass, every Moldovan citizen has their data stolen, and some scam compounds got raided raided… in Dubai.

Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about the US government stepping in to fight ‘distillation attacks’ by Chinese AI labs. These are methods used to steal the special sauce of frontier AI models simply by asking questions.

They also discuss the wide-spread shift amongst Chinese threat actors to using botnets for all aspects of their operations. It’s a problem for defenders, but also a disruption opportunity for authorities.

This episode is also available on YouTube.

Ukrainians hack Russian satellites, Vimeo is being extorted, Greece wants to ban anonymity on social media, and a Scattered Spider hacker was arrested in Finland.

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq discuss what the North Korean hack of Drift can tell us about the future of hacking.

This episode is also available on YouTube.

A fingerprinting technique can track Tor users, Intellexa had an American exploit provider, the US accuses China of copying its AI, and the US router ban also covers WiFi hotspots.

In this Risky Business sponsored interview Casey Ellis chats to runZero’s founder and CEO HD Moore about runZero’s new release: 4.9. It drops this week and doubles down on OT scanning. Animated world and network maps add another layer to visualisation and for those that have been asking: yes, there’s a dark mode.

Sean Plankey withdraws his CISA Director nomination, Russians hacked the Bundestag President, Discord users gain unauthorised access to Anthropic’s Mythos, and the US sanctions a Cambodian senator for running cyber scam compounds.

Tom Uren and James Wilson talk about the French criminal investigation into bias and illegal content on X. Elon Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino didn’t appear for voluntary interviews scheduled this week, but refusing meetings won’t make X’s problems go away. European countries are concerned about X’s influence and regulators will be exploring all other options beyond criminal investigations.

They also discuss the fight to renew authorisation of Section 702 collection. It’s a valuable intelligence source, but in the past the FBI pointlessly overused it.

This episode is also available on YouTube