Risky Business

By: Patrick Gray
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  • Risky Business is a weekly information security podcast featuring news and in-depth interviews with industry luminaries. Launched in February 2007, Risky Business is a must-listen digest for information security pros. With a running time of approximately 50-60 minutes, Risky Business is pacy; a security podcast without the waffle.
    Copyright 2007-2024 Patrick Gray
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  • Risky Business #765 -- The Kaspersky switcheroo

    Risky Business #765 -- The Kaspersky switcheroo
    Sep 25 2024

    Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s infosec news with everyone’s favourite ex-NSA big-brain, Rob Joyce. They talk through:

    • Musk and Durov bow to government pressure
    • Tiktok rushes to ban authoritarian propagandists
    • The US doesn’t want Chinese software in its cars
    • Kaspersky replaces itself with an AV no one has ever heard of
    • Aussie police chalk up another crimephone takedown
    • Press Win-R Ctrl-V to prove you’re human
    • And much, much more.

    This week’s show is brought to you by Stairwell, and Stairwell’s founder Mike Wiacek will be along to talk about how people are using their platform to hunt down detection resistant malware.

    A video version of this episode is also available on Youtube.

    Show notes
    • Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X | Elon Musk | The Guardian
    • Telegram says it will share phone numbers and IP addresses of ‘bad actors’ to authorities
    • Jane Lytvynenko on X: "Ukrainian cybersecurity officials are limiting the use of Telegram for military, critical infrastructure, and other authorities. Budanov said he has “substantiated data” on Ru authorities having access to personal messages on TG, including removed ones. https://t.co/xOcnf7am9R" / X
    • TikTok blocks dozens of Kremlin-backed media accounts
    • Biden administration proposes rule banning Chinese, Russian connected vehicles and parts
    • Some Kaspersky customers receive surprise forced-update to new antivirus software | TechCrunch
    • Russian cyber firm Dr.Web says services are restored after ‘targeted cyberattack’
    • Police announce takedown and arrest mastermind behind criminal comms platform 'Ghost'
    • Turning Everyday Gadgets into Bombs is a Bad Idea « bunnie's blog
    • Iranian-linked election interference operation shows signs of recent access | CyberScoop
    • Republicans demand FBI hearing on Iran theft of Trump documents
    • Ermittlungen im Darknet: Strafverfolger hebeln Tor-Anonymisierung aus | tagesschau.de
    • DOJ charges hackers for stealing $230 million in crypto from individual
    • This Windows PowerShell Phish Has Scary Potential – Krebs on Security
    • You can now use Apple’s best iPhone Mirroring feature on your Mac and iPhone | TechRadar
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Risky Business #764 -- Mossad expands into telecommunications services

    Risky Business #764 -- Mossad expands into telecommunications services
    Sep 18 2024
    On this week’s show, Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the weeks security news, including: Hezbollah’s attempts to avoid SIGINT with pagers ends in explosionsThe US shines many bright lights on RT’s disinfo roleAustralia counters Chinese bullying in the PacificValid accounts are the most prevalent entry point, says CISA’s dataIvanti and Fortinet vie for worst vendor of the weekKrebs writes up the shift towards charging The Com with terrorismAnd much, much more… This week’s episode is sponsored by Push Security, who bring security visibility to where it needs to be these days – the browser. Luke Jennings joins this week’s show to discuss how phish-kit crews are driving the arms race forward, and how detection has to adapt and go where the users are. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes Israel planted explosives in Hezbollah's Taiwan-made pagers, sources say | Reuters How Hezbollah used pagers and couriers to counter Israel's high tech surveillance | Reuters Biden administration unveils new evidence of RT’s key role in Russian intelligence operations globally | CNN Politics Meta bans RT days after U.S. accused Russian outlet of disinformation U.S. to file charges in Trump campaign hacking case, officials say China suspected of hacking diplomatic body for Pacific islands region Chinese-made port cranes in US included 'backdoor' modems, House report says Stolen account info still chief risk for federal agencies, annual CISA audit finds Notice of Recent Security Incident | Fortinet Blog WordPress.org to require two-factor authentication for plugin developers | CyberScoop Multiple attacks force CISA to order agencies to upgrade or remove end-of-life Ivanti appliance Ivanti Endpoint Manager and Ivanti Endpoint Manager Security Suite and Ivanti Cloud Service Application (CSA) - End Of Life (EOL) The Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’ – Krebs on Security Feds sentence 12 crypto thieves behind SIM swaps, home invasions Ex-CrowdStrike employees detail rising technical errors before July outage | Semafor Post-CrowdStrike Fallout: Microsoft Redesigning EDR Vendor Access to Windows Kernel - SecurityWeek Apple seeks dismissal of its NSO Group lawsuit, citing risk of exposing ‘vital security information’ US hits Intellexa spyware maker with more sanctions (1) BolivarCucuta on X: "Encuentran muerto al ciudadano israelí Yariv Bokor en Medellín En un apartamento de El Poblado, Medellín, fue encontrado sin vida el ciudadano israelí Yariv Bokor, con aparentes signos de violencia. Bokor estaba vinculado a la empresa Sandvine, la cual tiene relación con NSO https://t.co/EeY1os1omW" / X Instagram to bolster privacy and safety features for millions of teen users Mastercard buys Recorded Future for $2.65 billion | CyberScoop
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Risky Business #763 – Microsoft un-patches critical bug

    Risky Business #763 – Microsoft un-patches critical bug
    Sep 11 2024
    On this week’s show, Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the weeks security news, including: Russia’s disinformation peddlers face multifaceted sternness from the DoJTelegram is now law enforcement’s bestest new pal, all of a suddenIran’s banking industry arranges a payment plan for a ransomColumbia investigates how it sent private jets full of cash to pay for PegasusMicrosoft innovates with Un-Patch TuesdayAnd much, much more. This week’s sponsor is Kroll Cyber, and one of their incident responders Paul Wells joins to discuss that one weird trick that actually helps - preparing for an incident before hand, rather than learning all those hard lessons in the middle of a crisis. This week’s episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes Risky Biz News: Doppelganger gets a kick in the butt from Uncle SamRussia focusing on American social media stars to covertly influence voters | ReutersRussian pro-democracy nonprofit investigates alleged data breach by Kremlin-backed hackersBiden administration hits Russia with sanctions over efforts to manipulate U.S. opinion ahead of the electionUS hits Chinese companies with new sanctions over Russia-Ukraine warElon Musk’s Starlink backtracks to comply with Brazil’s ban on X | Elon Musk | The GuardianWhy It's So Hard to Fully Block X in Brazil | WIREDDurov says Telegram will tackle criticism of how it moderates content | ReutersNavalny allies accuse Telegram and other platforms of censorship | Economy News | Al JazeeraHow India tamed Twitter and set a global standard for online censorship - The Washington Post2 white supremacists tried to spark race war by soliciting murder and hate crimes on Telegram, feds sayMatthew Garrett: "Why clone a yubikey when you c…" - Nondeterministic ComputerIran pays millions in ransom to end massive cyberattack on banks, officials say – POLITICOFour Delaware men charged in international sextortion scheme that netted nearly $2 million | CyberScoopColombian president suggests prior administration illegally sent $11 million in cash to Israel for spywarePoland’s constitutional court finds commission investigating use of Pegasus spyware unconstitutional | Notes From PolandCISA says SonicWall bug being exploited as experts warn of ransomware gang useSonicWall SSLVPN access control flaw is now exploited in attacksBug Left Some Windows PCs Dangerously Unpatched – Krebs on Security
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    52 mins
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