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Risky Business #751 -- Snowflake, operation Endgame and Microsoft's looming FTC problem

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Mark Piper discuss the week’s security news, including:

  • What on earth happened at Snowflake?
  • A look at operation Endgame
  • Check Point’s hilarious adventures with dot dot slash
  • Report says the FTC is looking at Microsoft’s security product bundling
  • More ransomware hits Russia
  • Much, much more

    • 404 Media co-founder Joseph Cox is this week’s feature guest. He joins us to talk about his new book, Dark Wire, which is all about the FBI’s Anom sting.

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    Show notes
    • The Snowflake breach and the need for mandatory MFA
    • Snowflake at centre of world’s largest data breach | by Kevin Beaumont | Jun, 2024 | DoublePulsar
    • Cloud company Snowflake denies that reported breach originated with its products
    • ‘Operation Endgame’ Hits Malware Delivery Platforms – Krebs on Security
    • Treasury Sanctions Creators of 911 S5 Proxy Botnet – Krebs on Security
    • TikTok warns of exploit aimed at 'high-profile accounts’
    • SEC clarifies intent of cybersecurity breach disclosure rules after initial filings | Cybersecurity Dive
    • SEC.gov | Disclosure of Cybersecurity Incidents Determined To Be Material and Other Cybersecurity Incidents[*]
    • Nurses at Ascension hospital in Michigan raise alarms about safety following ransomware attack
    • London hospitals declare emergency following ransomware attack | Ars Technica
    • North Korea’s ‘Moonstone Sleet’ using fake tank game, custom ransomware in attacks
    • OpenAI models used in nation-state influence campaigns, company says
    • National Vulnerability Database | NIST
    • More than 600,000 routers knocked out in October by Chalubo malware
    • Hackers steal $305M from DMM Bitcoin crypto exchange | TechCrunch
    • Germany's main opposition party hit by ‘serious’ cyberattack
    • Cyberattack disrupts operations of supermarkets across Russia
    • Rare earths miner targeted in cyber attack prior to removal of Chinese investors - ABC News
    • Check Point - Wrong Check Point (CVE-2024-24919)
    • Kevin Beaumont: "The latest Risky Business epis…" - Infosec Exchange
    • This Hacker Tool Extracts All the Data Collected by Windows’ New Recall AI | WIRED
    • FTC-industry talks over possible Microsoft probe raised recent hacking incidents - Nextgov/FCW
    • Tim Schofield 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺🗺: "@riskybusiness @metlstorm I d…" - Infosec Exchange
    • Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever: Cox, Joseph: 9781541702691: Amazon.com: Books
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