The Jerich Show Podcast

Water authority attacked, Apple was skimming off the top of scams, cheap luggage and more!

In this episode, James is guest hosting again, and Erich and him cover some of the most interesting cybersecurity stories of the week. 

Did Apple profit from letting scammers demand iTunes gift cards? The courts say it deserves a trial. 

O'Hare airport selling lost luggage for less than $10? A Facebook ad says yes!

A water authority in the Pittsburgh-area was attacked by Iran because... they used Israeli-made equipment; more crypto stuff being spread through social media account takovers, this time with a cybersecurity vendor, and more!

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Stories from the show:

States and Congress wrestle with cybersecurity after Iran attacks Pittsburgh-area water authority
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/states-congress-wrestle-cybersecurity-iran-attacks-aliquippa-water-authority/

Apple agrees to settle lawsuit over iTunes gift card scam
https://www.reuters.com/legal/apple-agrees-settle-lawsuit-over-itunes-gift-card-scam-2024-01-03/

Security Firm Certik’s Account Hijacked to Spread Crypto Drainer
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/certiks-account-hijacked-crypto/

Scam Claims You Can Buy Unclaimed Luggage From O’Hare For $9.95
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/01/08/scam-claims-you-can-buy-unclaimed-luggage-from-ohare-for-9-95-but-its-not-true/

Welcome to 2024!

In this episode, the first of 2024, James McQuiggan fills in for Javvad as we welcome in the new year.

 

Stories from the show:
Budget cuts take a toll on IT decision makers’ mental health
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/01/05/it-decision-makers-wellbeing/

Google Chrome starts blocking data tracking cookies
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67882315

Mandiant's Twitter Account Restored After Six-Hour Crypto Scam Hack 
https://thehackernews.com/2024/01/mandiants-twitter-account-restored.html

 

Wrapping up 2023 with a call center takedown and more!

In this episode, Erich and Javvad wrap up 2023 with a story about a Florida woman hitting her boyfriend with a Christmas tree, plus they discuss a call center takedown in India that netted arrests of 36 people, and more!

Booking.com users targeted, home purchases stopped and hospitals shut down!

In ths episode, Erich and Javvad talk about cyber attacks impacting people buying homes, how cybercriminals are targeting booking.com users, and more hospital outages caused by ransomware.

All of these cybersecurity stories and more!

 

Stories from the show:

Thousands of house purchases frozen by cyber attack
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/thousands-house-purchases-frozen-cyber-183437339.html 

Booking.com hackers increase attacks on customers
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67583486 

Cyber-attack closes hospital emergency rooms in three US states
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/28/cyber-attack-us-hospitals-texas-oklahoma-new-mexico 

Regulator says stranger entered hospital, treated a patient, took a document ... then vanished
https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/01/nhs_health_board_ticked_off/ 

EasyJet investigation dropped due to lack of resources, C2 via calendars and more!

In this episode, Erich and Javvad talk about using Google Calendar as a C2 channel, how a lack of resources ended the investigation into the EasyJet breach, and more!

Stories from the show:
EasyJet hack investigation abandoned because of ‘limited resources’

https://www.itpro.com/security/data-breaches/limited-resources-scuppers-ico-probe-into-easyjet-breach 

Google Warns How Hackers Could Abuse Calendar Service as a Covert C2 Channel
https://thehackernews.com/2023/11/google-warns-of-hackers-absing-calendar.html

Mr. Cooper Responds to Cyberattack: Offering Enhanced Payment Options for Customers
https://ts2.space/en/mr-cooper-responds-to-cyberattack-offering-enhanced-payment-options-for-customers/#google_vignette 

Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages 
https://therecord.media/class-action-lawsuit-cars-text-messages-privacy 

Plastic surgeons hit by hackers
https://www.timesnownews.com/technology-science/plastic-surgery-data-breach-nude-photos-leaked-article-105062693 

North Korea antics, dual ransomware, router firmware compromise and more!

After quite a bit of travel in the last couple of weeks, the dynamic duo is back to chat about recent #cybersecurity stories and more. 

In this episode, Erich and Javvad talk about some of the most recent antics from North Korea, including attacks on shipbuilding and aerospace organizations, something called a 'Dual Ransomware Attack', and much more. 

 

 

Stories from the show:

South Korea accuses North of Phish and Ships attack
https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/05/north_korea_phishing_attack_on_south/

Lazarus impersonated Meta recruiter to breach Spanish aerospace firm
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/10/02/lazarus-lightlesscan/

FBI: Crippling 'Dual Ransomware Attacks' on the Rise
https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/fbi-highlights-dual-ransomware-attack-in-rising-cybertrends

People's Republic of China-Linked Cyber Actors Hide in Router Firmware
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-270a

Cyber attack on Polish trains, Qakbot takedown, Forever 21 breach and more!

In this episode, Erich and Javvad discuss the takedown of the Qakbot botnet, an attack on the Polish train system, the Forever 21 breach, which impacts more than 500k people, and much more.

 

Stories from the show:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/classiscam-fraud-as-a-service-expands-now-targets-banks-and-251-brands/ 
Classiscam fraud-as-a-service expands, now targets banks and 251 brands
 
FBI, Partners Dismantle Qakbot Infrastructure in Multinational Cyber Takedown
https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/fbi-partners-dismantle-qakbot-infrastructure-in-multinational-cyber-takedown

Poland investigates cyber-attack on rail network
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66630260

Forever 21 Data Breach: Personal Details of Over 500,000 Customers, Employees Compromised

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/295813/20230831/forever-21-data-breach-personal-details-over-500-000-customers.htm

Post BSides LV/BlackHat/DEFCON and cyberstories of the week

Erich and Javvad are back after taking a couple of weeks off to vacation and to attend BSides Las Vegas, Blackhat and DEFCON. In this episode they talk about the conference and what has been happening in the cyber world for the past couple of weeks

 

Stories from the show:

Danish cloud host says customers ‘lost all data’ after ransomware attack
https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/23/cloudnordic-azero-cloud-host-ransomware/

Cybercriminals turn to AI to bypass modern email security measures
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/08/23/ai-enabled-email-threats/

TP-Link smart bulbs can let hackers steal your WiFi password 
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tp-link-smart-bulbs-can-let-hackers-steal-your-wifi-password/

Lapsus$: Oxford teen accused of being multi-millionaire cyber-criminal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60864283

Deepfakes fooling humans, NHS staff sharing data, Black Hat USA and much more!

In this episode, Erich and Javvad talk about the upcoming BSides Las Vegas, Black Hat and DEFCON conferences, NHS sharing data via WhatsApp, the #cyber skills gap, and much more

Stories from the show:
Humans Unable to Reliably Detect Deepfake Speech 
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/humans-detect-deefake-speech/

NHS Staff Reprimanded For WhatsApp Data Sharing 
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nhs-staff-reprimanded-whatsapp/

Microsoft Teams Targeted in Midnight Blizzard Phishing Attacks
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-teams-midnight-blizzard/

Hacktivist Collective “Mysterious Team Bangladesh” Revealed 
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/mysterious-team-bangladesh-revealed/

Report outlines causes of cyber security skills gap
https://www.publicsectorexecutive.com/articles/report-outlines-causes-cyber-security-skills-gap 

A cardiac event, Tampa hospital breach, SEC releases new rules, and more!

In this episode, Erich and Javvad discuss current #cybersecurity stories including the attack on a cardiac services vendor, an attack on a Tampa hospital and some new SEC rules around breaches. 

All this and more! 

 

Stories from the show:

Security Incident Impacts CardioComm’s Operations
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/security-incident-cardiocomm/

Tampa General Hospital Data Breach Impacts 1.2 Million Patients
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/tampa-hospital-data-breach/