Risky Business Weekly: Why Telegram's CEO was arrested

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Patrick Gray
Patrick Gray

CEO and Publisher

Adam Boileau
Adam Boileau

Technology Editor

Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau talk through all the week’s security news in this weekly episode of the Risky Business cybersecurity podcast. Links to items discussed in the pod:

Pavel Durov: Telegram CEO’s arrest part of larger investigation https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/pavel-durov-telegram-ceo-macron-france-arrest-musk-snowden-rcna168212

Keep Pavel Durov LOCKED UP https://blog.thc.org/keep-pavel-durov-locked-up

Internet mogul Kim Dotcom to be extradited to the US, NZ justice minister says - ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-15/kim-dotcom-to-be-extradited-to-the-us/104231474

New 0-Day Attacks Linked to China’s ‘Volt Typhoon’ – Krebs on Security https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/new-0-day-attacks-linked-to-chinas-volt-typhoon/

Top US oilfield firm Halliburton hit by cyberattack, source says | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/top-us-oilfield-firm-halliburton-hit-by-cyberattack-2024-08-21/

Seattle airport confronts 4th day of cyberattack outages | Cybersecurity Dive https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/seattle-airport-cyberattack-widespread-outages/725342/

Russia calls for restrictions on surveillance cameras, dating apps in cities under attack from Ukraine https://therecord.media/russia-calls-for-restrictions-on-surveillance-cameras-dating-apps-kursk

In a Kyiv hangar, Ukraine launches a cyber range for everyone https://therecord.media/ukraine-cyber-range-kyiv-hangar

U.S. military, on Tinder, says to swipe left on Iran-backed militants - The Washington Post https://archive.md/3pYe6#selection-651.0-651.269

CISA officials credit Microsoft security log expansion for improved threat visibility | Cybersecurity Dive https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-microsoft-security-log-expansion/725358/

Suspect in $14 billion cryptocurrency pyramid scheme extradited to China https://therecord.media/cryptocurrecy-pyramid-scheme-extradited-china-thailand

Android malware used to steal ATM info from customers at three European banks https://therecord.media/android-malware-atm-stealing-czech-banks

Novel technique allows malicious apps to escape iOS and Android guardrails | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/08/novel-technique-allows-malicious-apps-to-escape-ios-and-android-guardrails/

Local Networks Go Global When Domain Names Collide – Krebs on Security https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/local-networks-go-global-when-domain-names-collide/

Attack tool update impairs Windows computers – Sophos News https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2024/08/27/burnt-cigar-2/

SonicWall pushes patch for critical vulnerability in SonicOS platform | CyberScoop https://cyberscoop.com/sonicwall-sonicos-firewall-cve-2024-40766/

“YOLO” is not a valid hash construction | Trail of Bits Blog https://blog.trailofbits.com/2024/08/21/yolo-is-not-a-valid-hash-construction/