Malware that disables a system in exchange for a ransom, usually by encrypting the system's data until the user pays for the decryption key.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/ransomware
Audio reference link: https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.d6a9f744-47b0-ac70-aa56-b31fd0f58482&territory=US&ref_=share_ios_season&r ... Show More
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
Oct 2025
The $25M Zoom Call: How Deepfakes Are Rewriting the Rules of Trust, Featuring KnowBe4's Erich Kron
<p>A Hong Kong employee sits through what seems like a routine video call with colleagues and the CFO. Everything looks normal. Then comes the urgent wire transfer request. $25 million later, the horrifying truth emerges: every face on that call was fake, generated by AI.</p>
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38m 18s
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan ... Show More
