Episodes

Friday Jun 07, 2024
Tik Tok targeted, Ruskies cyber attack hospitals,Lockit unlocked and more!
Friday Jun 07, 2024
Friday Jun 07, 2024
In this episode, Erich and Javvad talk about the TikTok breach, Russians cyber attacking hospitals LockBit keys being released and much more!
Stories from the show:
'Russian criminals' behind hospitals cyber attack
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxee7317kgmo
FBI recovers 7,000 LockBit keys, urges ransomware victims to reach out
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-recovers-7-000-lockbit-keys-urges-ransomware-victims-to-reach-out/#google_vignette
Paris Hilton among users targeted in TikTok hack
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cl770d121gro
Cisco fixes WebEx flaw that allowed government, military meetings to be spied on
https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/07/cisco_fixes_webex_flaw_which/

Friday May 31, 2024
Friday May 31, 2024
In this episode, Erich and Javvad discuss an attack that bricked over 600,000 routers, some serious botnet takedowns, the Ticketmaster breach and much more!
Stories from the show:
Malware botnet bricked 600,000 routers in mysterious 2023 attack
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-botnet-bricked-600-000-routers-in-mysterious-2023-attack/#google_vignette
Multiple botnets dismantled in largest-ever international operation against ransomware
https://www.techcentral.ie/multiple-botnets-dismantled-in-largest-ever-international-operation-against-ransomware/
Ticketmaster breached — data of over 500 million users allegedly put up for sale online
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/ticketmaster-breached-data-of-over-500-million-users-allegedly-put-up-for-sale-online
Chinese national cuffed on charges of running 'likely the world's largest botnet ever'
https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/29/911s5_botnet_arrest/

Friday Apr 26, 2024
Friday Apr 26, 2024
In this episode, Erich and Javvad talk about a cyber problem in Leicester, booze distribution problems in Sweden due to ransomware and much more!

Friday Apr 19, 2024
RAT leader busted, LabHost crushed, Frontier hit and more!
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Friday Apr 19, 2024
In this episode, Erich and Javvad talk about the leader of the Hive RAT getting busted, another bust of LabHost, Frontier communications hit, and more!
The cyber camp from Randy:
https://www.randylee.com/cybercamp
Stories from the show:
Hive RAT Creators and $3.5M Cryptojacking Mastermind Arrested in Global Crackdown
https://thehackernews.com/2024/04/hive-rat-creators-and-35m-cryptojacking.html
Police bust global cyber gang accused of industrial-scale fraud
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68838977
Frontier Communications shuts down systems after cyberattack
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/frontier-communications-shuts-down-systems-after-cyberattack/#google_vignette
840-bed hospital in France postpones procedures after cyberattack
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chc-sv-hospital-in-france-postpones-procedures-after-cyberattack/

Friday Apr 12, 2024
Charities hit, LG TVs a danger, exposed spies, taxis leak details and more!
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
In this episode, Erich and Javvad talk about UK charities being hit, spies accidentally exposed themselves and UK taxi software leaks some details.
All this and more in this episode!
Stories from the show:
Global taxi software vendor exposes details of nearly 300K across UK and Ireland
https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/11/icabbi_database_exposure/
Over 90,000 LG Smart TVs may be exposed to remote attacks
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-90-000-lg-smart-tvs-may-be-exposed-to-remote-attacks/
Head of Israeli cyber spy unit exposed ... by his own privacy mistake
https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/08/infosec_news_roundup/
Third of charities experienced a cyber breach last year, government reports
https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/third-of-charities-experienced-a-cyber-breach-last-year-government-reports.html

Friday Apr 05, 2024
Friday Apr 05, 2024
In this episode Erich and Javvad talk about Scottish IR calls doubling , Microsoft getting beat up over security, YouTube being used to spread malware and what LockBit has done after it took a hit from law enforcement.
Stories from the show:
Calls to Incident Response Helpline Double in a Year
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/calls-incident-response-helpline/
Microsoft roasted over “cascade of security failures”
https://www.thestack.technology/microsoft-roasted-by-csrd-over-security-key-theft/
YouTube being used to distribute malware
https://cybernews.com/security/youtube-used-to-distribute-malware/
LockBit Scrambles After Takedown, Repopulates Leak Site with Old Breaches
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/lockbit-takedown-leak-site-old/

Friday Feb 16, 2024
Military cloud leak, Southern Water leak, ransomware victims up in 2023
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Friday Feb 16, 2024
In this episode, Erich and Javvad talk about the clud leak of military data, a UK data leak at Southern Water, the rise in ransomware victims in 2023 and more!
Stories from the show:
US military notifies 20,000 of data breach after cloud email leak
https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/14/department-defense-data-breach-microsoft-cloud-email/
Southern Water Notifies Customers and Employees of Data Breach
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/southern-water-notifies-customers/
Ransomware victim numbers rose by 50% in 2023
https://www.csoonline.com/article/1306045/ransomware-victim-numbers-rose-by-50-in-2023.html

Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
In this episode, Erich and Javvad discuss the reward being offered for Hive ransomware members, a botnoet of toothbrushes, a breach that left a healthcare provider using LinkedIn as a notifcation platform, and more!
Stories from the show:

Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
In this episode, Erich and Javvad discuss the cyberattack targeting UK councils, what might be the Mother of All Breaches (MOAB) with 26 billion records, the NSA buying web browsing data, and more.
Stories from the show:
Cyberattack targeting UK councils causes online disruption
https://uk.style.yahoo.com/cyberattack-targeting-uk-councils-causes-154505162.html?guccounter=1
Mother of all breaches reveals 26 billion records: what we know so far
https://cybernews.com/security/billions-passwords-credentials-leaked-mother-of-all-breaches/
US National Security Agency buys web browsing data without warrant, letter shows
https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/national-security-agency-buys-web-browsing-data-without-warrant-letter-shows-2024-01-26/

Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
In thie episode, Erich and Javvad are talking about the SEC Twitter/x/whateveritis account getting hacked, a vulnerability in Bosch thermostats, the NCA director getting sacked over using personal accounts for sensitive info, and more!
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Some stories from the show:
Have I Been Pwned adds 71 million emails from Naz.API stolen account list
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/have-i-been-pwned-adds-71-million-emails-from-nazapi-stolen-account-list/
Bosch thermostats vulnerable to malware attacks
https://www.scmagazine.com/brief/bosch-thermostats-vulnerable-to-malware-attacks
Senators Want Better SEC Cybersecurity After EFT-Related Hack
https://www.pymnts.com/cybersecurity/2024/senators-want-better-sec-cybersecurity-after-eft-related-hack/
NCA director sacked after WhatsApp and email security breaches
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366566272/NCA-director-sacked-after-WhatsApp-and-email-security-breaches