Risky Business

Risky Business #739 -- ALPHV exit scams while Change Healthcare burns

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In this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s security news. They talk about:

  • The serious consequences from the Change Healthcare ransomware, and the need for a … nastier response
  • Predator spyware maker getting a stern sanctioning
  • A German military WebEx meeting gets snooped
  • Mem-corrpution is still king
  • And much, much more

    • In this week’s sponsor interview Patrick Gray speaks to Karl McGuinness, Okta’s chief architect, about some new security improvements they’ve built into their IDP.

    Show notes
    • U.S. Air Force employee charged with giving classified information to woman he met on dating site
    • Ransomware attack on U.S. health care payment processor ‘most serious incident of its kind’
    • AlphV’s hit on Change Healthcare strikes a sour note for defenders | Cybersecurity Dive
    • Office of Public Affairs | Justice Department Disrupts Prolific ALPHV/Blackcat Ransomware Variant | United States Department of Justice
    • Developing: AlphV allegedly scammed Change Healthcare and its own affiliate (1)
    • Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment | WIRED
    • Ciaran Martin on X: "“We have to find a way of making a ransom ban work” - me for @thetimes
    • US launches antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth, WSJ reports | Reuters
    • Brett Callow on X: "#Lockbit has de-listed Fulton County.
    • Predator spyware endures even after widespread exposure, analysis shows | CyberScoop
    • Predator spyware infrastructure taken down after exposure | CyberScoop
    • U.S. bans maker of spyware that targeted a senator's phone
    • Spyware maker NSO Group ordered to turn over Pegasus code in WhatsApp case
    • Whatsapp Inc vs NSO Group
    • Russia’s chief propagandist leaks intercepted German military Webex conversation
    • The White House's Oddly Specific, and Really Quite Good, Software Engineering Advice
    • A leaky database spilled 2FA codes for the world’s tech giants | TechCrunch
    • In ConnectWise attacks, Play and LockBit ransomware exploits developed quickly | Cybersecurity Dive
    • How to Secure the SaaS Apps of the Future | Okta Security
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