Talkin’ About Infosec News – 7/11/2022



ORIGINALLY AIRED ON JULY 11, 2022

Articles discussed in this episode:

00:00 – PreShow Banter™ — Cons, China, and Florida Man, oh my!

07:03 – Story # 1: North Korean Hackers Target US Health Providers With ‘Maui’ Ransomware – https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/north-korea-us-maui-ransomware/

10:29 – Story # 2: Ransomware, hacking groups move from Cobalt Strike to Brute Ratel – https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-hacking-groups-move-from-cobalt-strike-to-brute-ratel/

24:24 – Story # 3: DoD issues call for hackers to dig into networks – https://therecord.media/dod-issues-call-for-hackers-to-dig-into-networks/

29:21 – Story # 3b: Department of Justice Announces New Policy for Charging Cases under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act – https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-announces-new-policy-charging-cases-under-computer-fraud-and-abuse-act

33:15 – Story # 4: FCC Commissioner urges Google and Apple to ban TikTok – https://www.engadget.com/fcc-commissioner-google-facebook-ban-tik-tok-064559992.html

41:41 – Story # 5: Microsoft rolls back decision to block Office macros by default – https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-rolls-back-decision-to-block-office-macros-by-default/

42:01 – Story # 5b: Microsoft says decision to stop blocking Office VBA macros by default is ‘temporary’ – https://therecord.media/microsoft-says-decision-to-stop-blocking-office-vba-macros-by-default-is-temporary/



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