On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news:
We roll our eyes over the “16 billion credentials” leak hitting mainstream newsSome interesting cyber angles emerge from the conflict in IranOpensource maintainer of libxml2 is fed up with this hacker crapShockingly, there are yet more ways to trick people into pasting commands into WindowsVeeam “patches” its backup software RCE like it’s 2002 … by breaking the public PoCThis week’s episode is sponsored by Internet-wide honeypot reconnaissance platform, Greynoise. Founder Andrew Morris joins to talk about their journey spotting Chinese ORB-builders hacking thousands of ASUS routers, and why they’re destined for the woodchipper.
This episode is also available on Youtube.
Show notes
No, the 16 billion credentials leak is not a new data breachCanadian telecom hacked by suspected China state group - Ars TechnicaTelecom giant Viasat breached by China's Salt Typhoon hackersWarTranslated on X: "Iran’s jamming GPS in the Strait of Hormuz, messing with ~970 ships, per Windward. UKMTO confirms the interference. Faulty AIS coordinates are screwing up navigation in the Persian Gulf. The IRGC threatens to shut the strait down in hours. https://t.co/kdMJvshOGC" / XDmitri Alperovitch on X: "Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine says @US_CYBERCOM supported this strike mission" / XTop Pentagon spy pick rejected by White House - POLITICODHS warns of heightened cyber threat as US enters Iran conflict | Cybersecurity DiveExclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources sayU.S. braces for Iran's response after overnight strikes on nuclear sitesAssessing the Damage to Iran’s Nuclear ProgramIran Hacks Tirana Municipality in Retaliation Over MEK - Tirana TimesIran's government says it shut down internet to protect against cyberattacks | TechCrunchAflac discloses cyber intrusion linked to wider crime spree targeting insurance industry | Cybersecurity DiveTonga Ministry of Health hit with cyberattack affecting website, IT systems | The Record from Recorded Future NewsAlleged Ryuk ransomware gang member arrested in Ukraine and extradited to US | The Record from Recorded Future NewsRussia releases REvil members after convictions for payment card fraud | The Record from Recorded Future NewsOneLogin, Many Issues: How I Pivoted from a Trial Tenant to Compromising Customer Signing Keys - SpecterOpsTriaging security issues reported by third parties (#913) · Issue · GNOME/libxml2README: Set expectations straight (35d04a08) · Commits · GNOME / libxml2 · GitLabWhat’s in an ASP? Creative Phishing Attack on Prominent Academics and Critics of Russia | Google Cloud BlogFileFix - A ClickFix Alternative | mr.d0xAddress bar shows hp.com. Browser displays scammers’ malicious text anyway. - Ars TechnicaResearchers urge vigilance as Veeam releases patch to address critical flaw | Cybersecurity DiveASUSpicious Flaw - Millions of Users’ Information Exposed Since 2022 | MrBruh's Epic BlogPerth dad who created ‘evil twin’ Wi-Fi did so to access pictures of womenGreyNoise Discovers Stealthy Backdoor Campaign Affecting Thousands of ASUS Routers