On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s security news, including:
Unpatched ESXi boxes are getting rinsedGoAnywhere MFT file transfer boxes are tooRoyal Mail data being ransomed by LockbitAdvanced materials manufacturer and finance company among latest rware victimsGuilty plea in Ubiquiti caseMuch, much moreThis week’s show is brought to you by Red Canary. Red Canary’s Adam Mashinchi is this week’s sponsor guest. He joins us to talk about the impact layoffs are having on infosec teams.
Links to everything that we discussed are below and you can follow Patrick or Adam on Mastodon if that’s your thing.
Show notes
Risky Biz News: Ransomware wave hits thousands of VMWare ESXi serversRisky Biz News: Zero-day alert for GoAnywhere file transfer serversRoyal Mail faces threat from ransomware group LockBit | ReutersION brings clients back online after ransomware attack: Source | Business InsuranceHackers who breached ION say ransom paid; company declines comment | ReutersBlow to Morgan Advanced Materials as cyber-attack to cost millions to deal with | Evening StandardK-12 schools in Tucson, Nantucket respond to cyberattacks - The Record from Recorded Future NewsRansomware gang attempts to extort UK school by posting files about at-risk children - The Record from Recorded Future NewsBritish steel industry supplier Vesuvius ‘currently managing cyber incident’ - The Record from Recorded Future NewsTallahassee hospital diverting patients, canceling non-emergency surgeries after cyberattack - The Record from Recorded Future NewsAll classes canceled at Irish university as it announces ‘significant IT breach’ - The Record from Recorded Future NewsSwitzerland’s largest university confirms ‘serious cyberattack’ - The Record from Recorded Future NewsDutch Police Read Messages of Encrypted Messenger 'Exclu'Julius 'zeekill' Kivimäki, former Lizard Squad hacker, arrested in France - The Record from Recorded Future NewsNew York attorney general fines developer of stalking apps - The Record from Recorded Future NewsMicrosoft alleges attacks on French magazine came from Iranian-backed group | Ars TechnicaHackers linked to North Korea targeted Indian medical org, energy sector - The Record from Recorded Future NewsGoogle Cuts Company Protecting People From Surveillance To A ‘Skeleton Crew,’ Say Laid Off WorkersFeds get guilty plea in Ubiquiti data extortion case - The Record from Recorded Future NewsFor Hire: Ex-Ubiquiti Developer Charged With ExtortionMicrosoft notifies UK customers affected by hackers abusing ‘verified publisher’ tag - The Record from Recorded Future NewsDarknet drug market BlackSprut openly advertises on billboards in Moscow - The Record from Recorded Future NewsToyota sealed up a backdoor to its global supplier management network | The Daily Swig