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Originally Aired on July 12, 2021 Articles discussed in this episode: 00:00 – BHIS | Talkin’ Bout News 2021-07-12 01:56 – Story # 1: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/biden-asks-putin-to-crack-down-on-russian-based-ransomware-gangs/ 03:09 – Russia’s R.A.R.E. Program 03:54 – Story # 2: https://www.securityweek.com/solarwinds-confirms-new-zero-day-flaw-under-attack 05:33 – Story # 3: https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/hackers-spread-biopass-malware-via.html 08:44 – Story # 4: https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/magecart-hackers-hide-stolen-credit.html 11:53 – Story # 5: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mint-mobile-hit-by-a-data-breach-after-numbers-ported-data-accessed/ 15:31 […]

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Originally Aired on July 6, 2021 Articles discussed in this episode: 00:00 – BHIS | Talkin’ Bout News 2021-07-06 02:32 – Story # 1 – CISA self-assessment audit tool – https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-releases-new-ransomware-self-assessment-security-audit-tool/amp/ 08:24 – Story # 2 – Insurance rates up 32% – https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/05/cyber_insurance_report/ 20:48 – Story # 3 – 0 Day for Windows OS PrintNightmare […]

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Originally Aired on June 28, 2021 Articles discussed in this episode: 00:00 – PreShow Banter™ — Way West Recap06:38 – Story 1 : https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wd-my-book-nas-devices-are-being-remotely-wiped-clean-worldwide/12:58 – Story 2 : https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvzd8v/hackers-use-fake-call-center-to-trick-victims-into-installing-ransomware19:41 – Story 3 : https://thehackernews.com/2021/06/bios-disconnect-new-high-severity-flaws.html29:27 – Story 4 : https://venturebeat.com/2021/06/16/cybereason-80-of-orgs-that-paid-the-ransom-were-hit-again/44:27 – Story 5 : https://nypost.com/2021/06/23/john-mcafee-dies-by-suicide-inside-prison-in-barcelona/45:43 – Story 6 : https://www.marketplace.org/2021/06/23/texas-homeowners-startled-by-hijacked-thermostats/52:56 – Story 7 : https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mercedes-benz-data-breach-exposes-ssns-credit-card-numbers/55:38 – […]

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Originally Aired on June 1, 2021 Articles discussed in this episode: 00:00 – PreShow Banter™ — Fishing Attacks 02:40 – Story 1: https://m1racles.com/ 05:33 – Story 2: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/vulnerability-in-vmware-product-has-severity-rating-of-9-8-out-of-10/ 11:26 – Story 3: https://www.securityweek.com/nuclear-flash-cards-us-secrets-exposed-learning-apps 15:29 – Story 4: https://www.darkreading.com/risk/cyber-insurance-firms-start-tapping-out-as-ransomware-continues-to-rise/d/d-id/1341109 23:44 – Story 5: https://www.zdnet.com/article/various-japanese-government-entities-had-data-stolen-in-cyber-attack-report/ 26:26 – Story 6: https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/05/27/new-sophisticated-email-based-attack-from-nobelium/

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Originally Aired on May 10, 2021 Articles discussed in this episode: https://whyy.org/segments/the-greatest-hoax-on-earth/ https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-statement-on-network-disruption-at-colonial-pipeline https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/peloton-takes-3-months-to-fix-flaw-that-exposed-users-private-information/ https://threatpost.com/critical-cisco-sd-wan-hyperflex-bugs/165923/ https://www.macrumors.com/2021/05/10/hacked-airtag-links-to-custom-url-lost-mode/ https://jalopnik.com/security-researchers-hack-a-tesla-from-a-drone-1846833249

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Originally Aired on May 5, 2021 Articles discussed in this episode: https://thehackernews.com/images/-V6c2_ZHgMzI/YJFAaQl5RjI/AAAAAAAAA_8/wNs6d4zWc1MHLJ5VPaSpzHvXkFIIcwfZQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/reset-passsword.jpg https://threatpost.com/dell-kernel-privilege-bugs/165843/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-windows-pingback-malware-uses-icmp-for-covert-communication/ https://signal.org/blog/the-instagram-ads-you-will-never-see/ https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2021/05/04/apple-products-hit-by-fourfecta-of-zero-day-exploits-patch-now/

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Originally Aired on May 3, 2021 Articles discussed in this episode: https://threatpost.com/deepfake-attacks-surge-experts-warn/165798/ https://threatpost.com/linux-kernel-bug-wider-cyberattacks/165640/ https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/n36x7h/arbitrary_code_execution_in_exiftool/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/04/experians-credit-freeze-security-is-still-a-joke/ https://github.com/alievk/avatarify-python https://media.ccc.de/v/29c3-5327-en-writing_a_thumbdrive_from_scratch_h264

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Originally Aired on April 26, 2021 Articles discussed in this episode: https://usdaynews.com/celebrities/celebrity-death/dan-kaminsky-death-cause/ https://signal.org/blog/cellebrite-vulnerabilities/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/hackers-backdoor-corporate-password-manager-and-steal-customer-data/ https://youtu.be/G0gOAvpGoJg

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Originally Aired on April 19, 2021 Articles discussed in this episode: https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/13/22382821/fbi-doj-hafnium-remote-access-removal-hack https://apnews.com/article/russia-safe-harbor-ransomeware-hacking-c9dab7eb3841be45dff2d93ed3102999 https://threatpost.com/critical-cloud-bug-vmware-carbon-black/165278/ https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/18/22390379/federal-investigators-breach-software-codecov-solarwinds https://threatpost.com/google-project-zero-cuts-bug-disclosure-timeline-to-a-30-day-grace-period/165432/

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