Risky Business #739 -- ALPHV exit scams while Change Healthcare burns

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Patrick Gray
Patrick Gray

CEO and Publisher

Adam Boileau
Adam Boileau

Technology Editor

In this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s security news. They talk about:

  • The serious consequences from the Change Healthcare ransomware, and the need for a … nastier response
  • Predator spyware maker getting a stern sanctioning
  • A German military WebEx meeting gets snooped
  • Mem-corrpution is still king
  • And much, much more

In this week’s sponsor interview Patrick Gray speaks to Karl McGuinness, Okta’s chief architect, about some new security improvements they’ve built into their IDP.

Risky Business #739 -- ALPHV exit scams while Change Healthcare burns
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Show notes

U.S. Air Force employee charged with giving classified information to woman he met on dating site

Ransomware attack on U.S. health care payment processor ‘most serious incident of its kind’

AlphV’s hit on Change Healthcare strikes a sour note for defenders | Cybersecurity Dive

Office of Public Affairs | Justice Department Disrupts Prolific ALPHV/Blackcat Ransomware Variant | United States Department of Justice

Developing: AlphV allegedly scammed Change Healthcare and its own affiliate (1)

Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment | WIRED

Ciaran Martin on X: "“We have to find a way of making a ransom ban work” - me for @thetimes

US launches antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth, WSJ reports | Reuters

Brett Callow on X: "#Lockbit has de-listed Fulton County.

Predator spyware endures even after widespread exposure, analysis shows | CyberScoop

Predator spyware infrastructure taken down after exposure | CyberScoop

U.S. bans maker of spyware that targeted a senator's phone

Spyware maker NSO Group ordered to turn over Pegasus code in WhatsApp case

Whatsapp Inc vs NSO Group

Russia’s chief propagandist leaks intercepted German military Webex conversation

The White House's Oddly Specific, and Really Quite Good, Software Engineering Advice

A leaky database spilled 2FA codes for the world’s tech giants | TechCrunch

In ConnectWise attacks, Play and LockBit ransomware exploits developed quickly | Cybersecurity Dive

How to Secure the SaaS Apps of the Future | Okta Security