Pietro, Viktoria, Adam, and Demelza cover this week’s top threat intelligence stories, including a Hacktivist group choosing destruction over profit with ransomware.Other stories this week include- EasyJet breach- Collection 1 Hacker Identified- Fin7 Member Arrested- iOS Mail App VulnerabilityCheck out more in this week’s intelligence summary at https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-29-may-2020***Resources From this Week***Dark Web Digest Recording: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/webinars/dark-web-digest-gaining-valuable-threat-intel-from-cybercriminal-forums-webinar

CISO Rick Holland kicks off this episode walking us through key findings and his take from the just-released 2020 Verizon DBIR.Then the team covers other top stories from the week including:- The new threat group, ShinyHunters, exposing at least 18 companies- Phishing trends organizations should watch out for - Sodinokibi targets Grubman, Shire, Meiselas & Sacks law firm, threatens to release data unless a USD 24 million extortion payment is metShout-out to this week’s ShadowTalk-ers: Kacey, Charles, Rick, and AlexGet this week’s intelligence summary at https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-22-may-2020***Resources from this Week***Rick’s DBIR Blog: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/2020-verizon-data-breach-investigations-report-dbir-ciso-view/Kacey’s Phishing Blog: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/3-phishing-trends-organizations-should-watch-out-for/Ecosystem of Phishing: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/the-ecosystem-of-phishing/

Physician-Scientist, Dr. Pratik Sinha, joins CEO and co-founder, Alastair Paterson, and CISO, Rick Holland, for this special guest episode of ShadowTalk. The group walks through Al and Pratik’s recent research together around contact tracing. They look at:- What is contact tracing and how does it work?- How have we done contact tracing in previous pandemics and will it work for COVID-19?- Privacy Risks and balancing the tradeoff between health and privacy- Big TechRead the full blog from Al and Pratik at https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/contact-tracing-can-big-tech-come-to-the-rescue-and-at-what-cost/You can find Pratik on Twitter @progdoctalk or at https://profiles.ucsf.edu/pratik.sinha

We're pleased to have a special guest, Steve Marshall, CISO and Head of Cyber Consulting at Bytes- a Software Licensing Reseller & IT Security Services.in this special episode, Steve Marshall, Viktoria Austin, and James Chappell look at the industry at a macro level - delving into stories and themes that have changed how we communicate, how we work, securely, but also what the future of remote working looks like. In the UK and across the world, remote working has become - for many - the new norm. But how prepared were organizations for this change? Likewise, on the supplier side, were the technologies - such as video communications, ISP providers - prepared for this? What does the future of working look like now? For more threat intelligence resources around COVID-19, please visit https://resources.digitalshadows.com/coronavirus-threat-intelligence-resourcesThanks for listening and special shout out to Steve for joining. Cheers!

The team starts this week’s episode with a retrospective look at WannaCry, discussing some core lessons learned from this ransomware attack. Viktoria, Demelza, Adam, and Jamie then dig through other top stories including:- A wordpress plugin vulnerability - WeLeakData[.]com compromised with the hackers’ messages leaked- BitBazaar Dark Web Market deception and manipulationGet this week’s intelligence summary at https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary***Resources this Week***BitBazaar: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/bitbazaar-market-deception-and-manipulation-on-the-dark-web/

This week Alex chats with Kacey, Charles, and Rick around competitions we’ve been seeing on English-language cybercriminal forums and how they compare to the ones on Russian-language forums, purple teaming, and how a hacker bribed a ‘Roblox’ insider to access user data. And finally… our thoughts on Elon Musk’s new baby’s name. Thanks for listening and stay safe out there!***Resources from This Week***Competitions on English-Language Forums: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/competitions-english-language-cybercriminal-forums/Hacker Bribed 'Roblox' Insider to Access User Data: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qj4ddw/hacker-bribed-roblox-insider-accessed-user-data-reset-passwordsSANs Webinar: https://www.sans.org/webcasts/security-leadership-managing-turbulent-times-presented-summits-113310

We’ve got a very special episode for you this week with Hacker Valley Studio guests Ron Eddings and Chris Cochran. CISO Rick Holland and Threat Researcher Alex Guirakhoo chat with Ron and Chris about their backstories and how they got into cybersecurity, their favorite topics from Hacker Valley Studio, and the human element of cybersecurity programs. You can find Ron and Chris at hackervalley.studio or on Twitter @TheHackerValley. And be sure to check out their LinkedIn to give them a vote for the Best New Cybersecurity Podcast for the EU Cybersecurity Blogger Awards! Thanks for listening and have a great week.

Jamie, Adam, and Demelza join Viktoria for this week’s threat intelligence updates.Top stories this week include:- Vulnerability allowed hijacking of Microsoft Teams account with a GIF- APT32 seeks pandemic intel from Wuhan government, Chinese ministry- Microsoft Intelligence team report on uptick in ransomwareCheck out our intelligence summary for more details here: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary***Resources from this week***Charitable Endeavors on Cybercriminal Forums: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/charitable-endeavors-on-cybercriminal-forums/Krebs article that features our blog: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/04/how-cybercriminals-are-weathering-covid-19/SANS Webinar with Rick Holland: https://www.sans.org/webcasts/security-leadership-managing-turbulent-times-presented-summits-113310Microsoft Blog on Uptick in Ransomware: https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2020/04/28/ransomware-groups-continue-to-target-healthcare-critical-services-heres-how-to-reduce-risk/

Maze Ransomware Infiltrates Cognizant, Czech NCISA Warning, And Third Party Risk Assessment PrioritiesAlex, Kacey, Charles, and Harrison host this week’s ShadowTalk for threat intel updates including Maze ransomware updates, a warning of an imminent threat from the Czech NCISA, priorities for third party risks assessments, and the Nulled Cracking Forum going mobile. Finally, Harrison passes the torch to Alex for hosting ShadowTalk. We’ll miss you, HVR! Grab this week’s full intelligence summary at https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary***Resources From this Week***Top Priorities for 3rd Party Risk Assessments: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/top-priorities-for-3rd-party-risk-assessments/Zoom Security and Privacy Issues: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/zoom-security-privacy-issues/Nulled Cracking Forum Going Mobile: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/nulled-modern-cybercriminal-forum-mobile/What the Wire Can Teach us About Cybersecurity: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/what-the-wire-can-teach-us-about-cybersecurity/

This week we have new ShadowTalk guest joining us from London, Demelza! She joins Viktoria and Jamie for our threat intel update this week to cover a data breach at the San Francisco airport, Fin6 updates, and how Sodinokibi is attempting to hide their money trail by switching form Bitcoin to Monero.Check out this week’s Intelligence Summary at https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summaryThanks for tuning in, and stay safe out there!***Resources This Week***Remote Working Threat Model Webinar: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/webinars/threat-model-of-a-remote-worker-recorded-webinar SFO Breach: https://threatpost.com/sfo-websites-hacked-airport-discloses-data-breach/154709/Remote Working and the Future of Cyber Security [Blog]: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/covid-19-remote-working-and-the-future-of-cyber-security/ More COVID19 Threat Intel Resources: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/coronavirus-threat-intelligence-resources