This week we are joined by Kyle Lefton, Security Researcher from Akamai, who is diving into their work on "Two Botnets, One Flaw - Mirai Spreads Through Wazuh Vulnerability." Akamai researchers have observed active exploitation of CVE-2025-24016, a critical RCE vulnerability in Wazuh, by two Mirai-based botnets.
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Aug 23
Beyond the smoke screen. [Research Saturday]
This week, we are joined by Dr. Renée Burton, VP of Infoblox Threat Intel, who is discussing their work on VexTrio, a notorious traffic distribution system (TDS) involved in digital fraud. The VexTrio investigation uncovers a massive global ad fraud and scam operation powered by ... Show More
22m 22s
Mar 2025
Cybersecurity Today: Exploited Vulnerabilities and Innovative Threat Mitigations: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Cybersecurity Today: Exploited Vulnerabilities and Innovative Threat Mitigations In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love discusses several pressing cybersecurity issues including the exploitation of a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in OpenAI's Chat ... Show More
8m 10s
Jul 14
Urgent Cyber Threats: Citrix Exploit, Fortinet RCE, and AI Vulnerabilities
In this episode of 'Cybersecurity Today,' hosted by David Shipley from the Exchange Security 2025 conference, urgent updates are provided on critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities and threats. CISA mandates a 24-hour patch for Citrix NetScaler due to a severe vulnerability active ... Show More
17m 48s
Jan 2025
Cybersecurity Today: Browser Exploits, U.S. Treasury Breach & CrowdStrike's Comeback: Monday, January 6, 2024
In this episode, we delve into the latest cybersecurity threats and developments. We cover a new double click exploit that bypasses browser protections and a massive compromise affecting millions of Chrome users through infected extensions. Additionally, we discuss the U.S. Treas ... Show More
10m 5s
May 14
Mark's and Spencer Data Breach, Vulnerable Routers, Fortinet Exploits, and New Ransomware Threats
In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love covers recent cybersecurity incidents including a data breach at Mark's and Spencer, the FBI's alert on outdated routers being exploited, and critical Fortinet vulnerabilities actively used in attacks. Additionally, the episod ... Show More
8m 38s
May 9
Critical Cybersecurity Breaches: OneDrive Default Settings, PowerSchool Ransom, and DOGE Staffer Compromises
In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love discusses recent cybersecurity breaches and vulnerabilities. Key topics include a security flaw in the new default setting of Microsoft OneDrive, a ransom incident involving PowerSchool that compromised student data, and the b ... Show More
11m 50s
Jun 27
Max Severity Flaws, Massive Exploits, and AI Security: A Cybersecurity Briefing
In this episode of 'Cybersecurity Today,' host Jim Love discusses urgent cybersecurity threats and concerns. Cisco has issued emergency patches for two maximum severity vulnerabilities in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) that could allow complete network takeover; organizations ... Show More
11m 23s
Feb 2025
Ransomware Payments Drop:Cyber Security Today for Monday, February 10, 2025
In this episode of Cyber Security Today with host Jim Love, we delve into the significant 35% drop in global ransomware payments in 2024, highlighting a growing resistance to hacker demands and improved law enforcement actions. We also discuss a national security crisis sparked b ... Show More
7m 18s