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Risky Business #744 -- Ransomware upstarts jostle in Lockbit's absence

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On this week’s show Patrick and Adam discuss the week’s security news, including:

  • Ransomware: down but not out
  • Zero day prices on the rise…
  • … and what it means for enterprise software
  • Geopolitical conflict comes to computers in Palau
  • Ukraine cyber chief Illia Vitiuk suspended
  • More x86 microarchitectural bad times
  • And much much more

    • Proofpoint’s chief strategy officer Ryan Kalember is this week’s sponsor guest. He takes aim at some recent vendor trends, like security companies describing themselves as “platforms”.

    Show notes
    • CyberCX_Report_DFIR 2023 Year in Review_Online.pdf
    • Ransomlook Stats
    • Vlad Styran 🇺🇦 on X: ".@riskybusiness has noted recently that there is an “orthodox Easter”-like low season in the ransomware village. Although my sources do not support this assessment, if true, there might be a simple explanation https://t.co/kM8lu6KbyY" / X
    • Price of zero-day exploits rises as companies harden products against hackers | TechCrunch
    • Mandiant spots advanced exploit activity in Ivanti devices | Cybersecurity Dive
    • Pricing - Knocknoc
    • ALPHV steps up laundering of Change Healthcare ransom payments | CyberScoop
    • Extortion group threatens to sell Change Healthcare data | CyberScoop
    • Attempted hack on NYC continues wave of cyberattacks against municipal governments
    • Missouri county declares state of emergency amid suspected ransomware attack | Ars Technica
    • Medusa cybercrime gang takes credit for another attack on US municipality
    • Omni Hotels & Resorts hit by cyberattack | Cybersecurity Dive
    • Targus says cyberattack is causing operational outage | TechCrunch
    • German database company Genios confirms ransomware attack
    • Researchers discover new ransomware gang ‘Muliaka’ attacking Russian businesses
    • ‘An attack on the reputation of Palau’: officials question who was really behind ransomware incident
    • 'They’re lying': Palau denies claims by ransomware gang over recent cyberattack
    • Ukrainian security service’s cyber chief suspended following media investigation
    • Russia seeks criminal charges against executives at flight booking service accused of failing to protect consumer data
    • House hurtles toward showdown over expiring surveillance tools | CyberScoop
    • D-Link tells customers to sunset actively exploited storage devices | Cybersecurity Dive
    • A Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea’s Internet. Now He’s Taking Off His Mask | WIRED
    • Ahoi Attacks
    • Linux Kernel Patched For Branch History Injection "BHI" Intel CPU Vulnerability - Phoronix
    • Ransomware gang’s new extortion trick? Calling the front desk | TechCrunch
    • Evolving Threat Landscape: A Deep Dive into Multichannel Attacks Targeting Retailers | Proofpoint US
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