Risky Business #798 -- Mexican cartel surveilled the FBI to identify, kill witnesses

Presented by

Adam Boileau
Adam Boileau

Co-host at large

Patrick Gray
Patrick Gray

CEO and Publisher

On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news:

  • Australian airline Qantas looks like it got a Scattered Spider-ing
  • Microsoft works towards blunting the next CrowdStrike disaster
  • Changes are coming for Microsoft’s default enterprise app consenting setup
  • Synology downplays hardcoded passwords for its M365 cloud backup agent
  • The next Citrix Netscaler memory disclosure looks nasty
  • Drug cartels used technical surveillance to find, fix and finish FBI informants and witnesses

This week’s episode is sponsored by RAD Security. Co-founder Jimmy Mesta joins to talk through how they use AI automation to assess the security posture of sprawling cloud environments.

This episode is also available on Youtube.

Risky Business #798 -- Mexican cartel surveilled the FBI to identify, kill witnesses
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Show notes

Qantas hit by cyber attack, leaving 6 million customer records at risk of data breach

Scattered Spider appears to pivot toward aviation sector | Cybersecurity Dive

Microsoft to make Windows more resilient following 2024 IT outage | Cybersecurity Dive

(384) The Ultimate Guide to App Consent in Microsoft Entra - YouTube

When Backups Open Backdoors: Accessing Sensitive Cloud Data via "Synology Active Backup for Microsoft 365" / modzero

AT&T deploys new account lock feature to counter SIM swapping | CyberScoop

Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump aides' emails | Reuters

US government warns of new Iran-linked cyber threats on critical infrastructure | Cybersecurity Dive

Actively exploited vulnerability gives extraordinary control over server fleets - Ars Technica

Critical vulnerability in Citrix Netscaler raises specter of exploitation wave | Cybersecurity Dive

Identities of More Than 80 Americans Stolen for North Korean IT Worker Scams | WIRED

Cloudflare confirms Russia restricting access to services amid free internet crackdown | The Record from Recorded Future News

Mexican drug cartel used hacker to track FBI official, then killed potential FBI informants, government audit says | CNN Politics

Audit of the FBI's Efforts to Mitigate the Effects of Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance - Redacted Report

NATO members aim for spending 5% of GDP on defense, with 1.5% eligible for cyber | The Record from Recorded Future News

US sanctions bulletproof hosting provider for supporting ransomware, infostealer operations | CyberScoop

US, French authorities confirm arrest of BreachForums hackers | TechCrunch

Spanish police arrest five over $542 million crypto investment scheme | The Record from Recorded Future News

Scam compounds labeled a 'living nightmare' as Cambodian government accused of turning a blind eye | The Record from Recorded Future News