Risky Business Podcast
September 14, 2022
Risky Business #678 -- Iranians Gone Wild
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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s security news, including:
- Albania suffers under another crippling Iranian attack
- Iran’s APT42 using clever, multi-persona phishing
- State Department cyber snitching program paying off
- Former NSA director Gen. Keith Alexander sued over alleged IronNet pump and dump
- Mudge fronts US Senate Judiciary Committee
- Much, much more…
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Show notes
Risky Biz News: Albania-Iran cyber drama far from over
US sanctions Iran intelligence agency over Albania cyberattack - The Record by Recorded Future
Tom Uren on Cyber Embuggerance
State Department bounty program for cybercriminal tips has 'born fruit,' top FBI official says
Twitter whistleblower testifies before Senate
Former NSA Head Keith Alexander Accused of Pump-and-Dump Scheme
Pro-Ukraine hackers claim attack on Russian TV broadcasts - The Record by Recorded Future
Cyberattacks against U.S. hospitals mean higher mortality rates, study finds
Buenos Aires legislature announces ransomware attack - The Record by Recorded Future
Patreon security team layoffs cause backlash in creator community
This Clever Anti-Censorship Tool Lets Russians Read Blocked News | WIRED
Apple Kills Passwords in iOS 16 and macOS Ventura | WIRED
Catalin Cimpanu on Twitter: "They're still recruiting, btw" / Twitter
Stairwell's Inception Platform - YouTube
Все Буде Україна (Everything Will Be Ukraine) - YouTube
Pink Floyd - Hey Hey Rise Up (feat. Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Boombox) - YouTube
PROBASS ∆ HARDI - GOOD EVENING (WHERE ARE YOU FROM?) - YouTube