Risky Business #711 -- Albanian authorities raid MEK camp over Iran hacks

Presented by

Patrick Gray
Patrick Gray

CEO and Publisher

Adam Boileau
Adam Boileau

Co-host at large

On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s security news. They cover:

  • Albanian authorities raid MEK over Iran hacks
  • Microsoft admits “Anonymous Sudan” took down its services
  • US Government puts $10m bounty on CL0P
  • A deeper look at the Barracuda hack campaign
  • Much, much more

This week’s show is brought to you by Material Security. We’ll be hearing from one of Material’s friends – Courtney Healey, senior manager of insider threat at Coinbase – in this week’s sponsor interview.

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

Risky Business #711 -- Albanian authorities raid MEK camp over Iran hacks
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Show notes

Police raid Iranian opposition camp in Albania, seize computers | AP News

Risky Biz News: Microsoft embarrassingly admits it got DDoSed into the ground by Anonymous Sudan

Anonymous Sudan and Killnet strike again, target EIB

Pro-Russian hackers remain active amid Ukraine counteroffensive | CyberScoop

Hackers infect Russian-speaking gamers with fake WannaCry ransomware

US puts $10M bounty on Clop as federal agencies confirm data compromises | Cybersecurity Dive

(1) Catherine Herridge on Twitter: "Tonight, sources tell @cbsnews senior government officials are racing to limit impact - of what one cyber expert calls - potentially the largest theft + extortion event in recent history. USG official says no evidence to date US MIL or INTEL compromised. https://t.co/R4f6naFqFx" / Twitter

U.S. government says several agencies hacked as part of broader cyberattack

Clop names a dozen MOVEit victims, but holds back details | Cybersecurity Dive

Another MOVEit vulnerability found, as state and federal agencies reveal breaches | Cybersecurity Dive

Barracuda ESG Zero-Day Vulnerability (CVE-2023-2868) Exploited Globally by Aggressive and Skilled Actor, Suspected Links to China | Mandiant

New DOJ unit will focus on prosecuting nation-state cybercrime

EU states told to restrict Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks ‘without delay’

The US Navy, NATO, and NASA Are Using a Shady Chinese Company’s Encryption Chips | WIRED

Widow of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi files suit against Pegasus spyware maker

Jamal Khashoggi’s wife to sue NSO Group over Pegasus spyware | Jamal Khashoggi | The Guardian

Bipartisan bill would protect Americans’ data from export abroad

District of Nebraska | Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Computer Intrusion | United States Department of Justice

I Was Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Hacking Back - My Story | HackerNoon

CID-FLYER-TEMPLATE

New FCC privacy task force takes aim at data breaches, SIM-swaps | CyberScoop

Bloodied Macbooks and Stacks of Cash: Inside the Increasingly Violent Discord Servers Where Kids Flaunt Their Crimes

Russian National Arrested and Charged with Conspiring to Commit LockBit Ransomware Attacks Against U.S. and Foreign Businesses | OPA | Department of Justice

BrianKrebs: "Haha love it when a data ranso…" - Infosec Exchange