Jul 8

adversary group naming (noun) [Word Notes]

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A cyber threat intelligence best practice of assigning arbitrary labels to collections of hacker activity across the intrusion kill chain.

10m 17s

Jul 3

Brushed aside: The subtle scam you didn't order.

This week, our hosts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Dave Bittner⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joe Carrigan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maria Varmazis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (also host of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠T-Minus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Space Daily show) are back sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making ... Show More

44 m

Jul 1

The RMM protocol: Remote, risky, and ready to strike. [Only Malware in the Building]

Please enjoy this encore of Only Malware in the Building. Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building. Join us each month to sip tea and solve mysteries about today’s most interesting threats. Your host is ⁠⁠Selena Larson⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Proofpoint⁠⁠ intelligence analyst and ho ... Show More

41m 25s

Feb 2025

Live from Orlando, it's Hacking Humans! [Hacking Humans]

In this special live episode of Hacking Humans, recorded at ThreatLocker’s Zero Trust World 2025 conference in Orlando, Florida, Dave Bittner is joined by T-Minus host Maria Varmazis. Together, they explore the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and cybercrimin ... Show More

30m 51s

Apr 21

When fake fixes hide real attacks.

Adversary nations are using ClickFix in cyber espionage campaigns. Japan’s Financial Services Agency issues an urgent warning after hundreds of millions in unauthorized trades. The critical Erlang/OTP’s SSH vulnerability now has public exploits. A flawed rollout of a new Microsof ... Show More

31m 36s

Jan 2025

Sneaky 2FA Attacks Microsoft 365 Users Breaking Two Factor Authentication (2FA): Cyber Security Today Monday January 20, 2025

Cybersecurity Today: Sneaky 2FA Phishing Attack & AI-Powered Scams In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love explores the emergence of Sneaky 2FA, a new phishing-as-a-service attack that compromises two-factor authentication for Microsoft 365 users. The episode also c ... Show More

5m 57s

Dec 2024

Email and Other Fraud - It Gets Personal: Cyber Security Today for Monday, December 9, 2024

Cybersecurity Today: Email Frauds, Google Warnings, and U.S. Telecom Hacks In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love discusses a personal encounter with email fraud attempts, including invoice scams and fake payroll changes. Google issues a stark warning to Gmail user ... Show More

9m 8s

Jan 2025

China’s shadow over U.S. telecom networks.

New reports shed light on both Volt and Salt Typhoons. Tenable updates faulty Nessus Agents and resumes plugin updates. A new infostealer campaign targets gamers on Discord. A fake version of a popular browser extension has been discovered stealing login credentials and conductin ... Show More

32m 41s

Jun 20

A blast from the breached past.

An historic data breach that wasn’t. Aflac says it stopped a ransomware attack. Cloudflare thwarts a record breaking DDoS attack. Mocha Manakin combines clever social engineering with custom-built malware. The Godfather Android trojan uses a sophisticated virtualization technique ... Show More

31m 43s

Nov 2024

FBI fights fake news.

The FBI flags fake videos claiming to be from the agency. Okta patches an authentication bypass vulnerability. Microsoft confirms Windows Server 2025 Blue Screen of Death issues. Scammers exploit DocuSign’s APIs to send fake invoices that bypass spam filters. Hackers use smart co ... Show More

37m 54s

May 28

Phishing Scams, DNS Hijacking, and Cybersecurity Leadership Shakeup

In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love explores the intricacies behind phishing emails that cleverly spoof Microsoft addresses, making many fall for scams despite appearing legitimate. Love emphasizes the need for a stringent 'zero trust' approach to counter these ... Show More

11m 30s

Dec 2024

Buckets of trouble.

Researchers uncover a large-scale hacking operation tied to the infamous ShinyHunters. A Dell Power Manager vulnerability lets attackers execute malicious code. TikTok requests a federal court injunction to delay a U.S. ban. Radiant Capital attributed a $50 million cryptocurrency ... Show More

37m 20s

Mar 2023

Silicon Valley Bank as phishbait. An “attack superhighway.” Unauthorized software in the workplace. YoroTrooper, a new cyberespionage threat actor. Hacktivists game, too. How crime pays.

Expect phishing, BEC scams, and other social engineering to use Silicon Valley Bank lures. An "attack superhighway." Unauthorized software in the workplace. A new cyberespionage group emerges. Squad up (but not IRL). Ben Yelin unpacks the FBI director’s recent admission of purcha ... Show More

25m 47s

Back to the office, back to the threats.