Risky Business #693 -- Hive takedown is the beginning, not the end

How the FBI and friends absolutely pantsed the Hive ransomware operation…
01 Feb 2023 » Risky Business

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

  • A look at the Hive takedown
  • UK’s Royal Mail still struggling
  • GitHub’s code signing certificates stolen
  • TSA misses the point on no-fly list theft
  • Much, much more

This week’s show is brought to you by Remediant, which is now a part of Netwrix.

Tim Keeler is co-founder of Remediant and joins us to talk about how the PAM market – and the tech that makes it up – is changing.

Links to everything that we discussed are below and you can follow Patrick or Adam on Mastodon if that’s your thing.

Show notes

U.S. Department of Justice Disrupts Hive Ransomware Variant | OPA | Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice Disrupts Hive Ransomware Variant - YouTube
Ransomware experts laud Hive takedown but question impact without arrests - The Record from Recorded Future News
Royal Mail progressing to full operations following ransomware attack - The Record from Recorded Future News
British government minister told council to keep quiet after ransomware attack - The Record from Recorded Future News
The Untold Story of a Crippling Ransomware Attack | WIRED
Russia blocks access to US ‘Rewards for Justice,’ FBI and CIA websites - The Record from Recorded Future News
GitHub says hackers cloned code-signing certificates in breached repository | Ars Technica
ESET: Sandworm could be behind new file-deleting malware targeting Ukraine - The Record from Recorded Future News
TSA issues security directive to airports, carriers after 'no-fly' list leak - The Record from Recorded Future News
U.S. No Fly list shared on a hacking forum, government investigating
Chinese influence operations may lack critical element: influence | CyberScoop
Cybercriminals scam two federal agencies via remote desktop tool, CISA warns | CyberScoop
Kevin Rose loses pricey NFTs to wallet hack
Moonbirds creator Kevin Rose loses $1.1M+ in NFTs after 1 wrong move
NFT company gets restraining order to freeze hacker’s online wallet - The Record from Recorded Future News
Most Criminal Cryptocurrency Funnels Through Just 5 Exchanges | WIRED
Exploiting a Critical Spoofing Vulnerability in Windows CryptoAPI | Akamai
Facebook two-factor authentication bypass issue patched | The Daily Swig
AI-Generated Voice Firm Clamps Down After 4chan Makes Celebrity Voices for Abuse
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