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7:24

Risky Bulletin: Europol arrests massive credit card...

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2025/11/07

Payment service provider executives arrested over a credit card fraud ring, Meta makes a fortune showing scam ads, South Korean telco KT tried to hide a second breach and five more scammers are sentenced to death in China.Show notes Risky Bulletin: Europol arrests payment service executives for role in credit card fraud ring

22:04

Srsly Risky Biz: The cyber regime change pipe dream

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2025/11/06

Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about aggressive US cyber operations targeting the Venezuelan government in President Trump’s first term. These were narrowly successful in that they achieved their immediate operational goals, but they didn’t achieve Trump’s broader policy goal of ousting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. They also talk about why the adtech ecosystem is a national security problem all round the world and how cybercriminals are collaborating with

7:22

Risky Bulletin: US indicts two rogue cybersecurity...

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2025/11/05

The US indicts two cybersecurity employees over ransomware attacks, hackers extort customers of South Korean massage parlors, another crypto firm gets hacked for $128 million dollars, and cargo thieves collab with hackers to target freight companies. Show notes Risky Bulletin: US indicts two rogue cybersecurity employees for ransomware attacks

28:35

Between Two Nerds: Lost in transmission

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2025/11/03

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq discuss the futility of using aggressive cyber operations to send messages between states. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes The Record, Volt Typhoon was not successful Sand in the gears: Sabotage in world politics by Joshua Rovner, Rory Cormac and

6:37

Risky Bulletin: Norway skittish of its Chinese...

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2025/11/03

Norway finds remote control features in its Chinese electric buses, the US CyberCorps program may saddle students with debt, Edge and Chrome get AI-based scareware blockers, and a Conti member has been extradited to the US. Show notes Risky Bulletin: Norway skittish of its Chinese electric buses

17:17

Sponsored: Sublime can save a s**t tonne of time

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2025/11/02

In this sponsored interview, Casey Ellis chats to Sublime Security CEO and founder, Josh Kamdjou about how Sublime is seeing a massive surge in ICS or calendar invite phishing and how the email security platform can help. Show notes

7:44

Risky Bulletin: Russia arrests Meduza Stealer group

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2025/10/30

Russian police arrest the Meduza-Stealer trio, a Former L-3Harris manager pleads guilty to selling exploits to Russia, the US hacked Venezuela in 2020, and Windows 11 Administrator Protection goes live.Show notes Risky Bulletin: Russia arrests Meduza Stealer group

19:03

Srsly Risky Biz: Peter Williams, Ex-ASD, Pleads...

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2025/10/30

Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about Peter Williams, the general manager of vulnerability research firm Trenchant, who has pleaded guilty to selling exploits to the Russian 0day broker Operation Zero. It’s a terrible look, but it doesn’t mean the private sector can’t be trusted to develop exploits. They also discuss a new report’s recommendations to empower the Office of the National Cyber Director. It’s a good idea, but it won’t make up for the cuts in funding and

6:44

Risky Bulletin: HackingTeam is back!

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2025/10/28

HackingTeam’s successor is targeting Russia and Belarus, X users must re-enroll their security keys, Chrome will put HTTP behind a warning dialogue, and 15 people are expected to plead guilty in an Italian hacking scandal. Show notes Risky Bulletin: HackingTeam successor linked to recent Chrome zero-days

27:04

Between Two Nerds: NSA gets its mojo back!

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2025/10/27

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq dissect a recent Chinese CERT report that the NSA had hacked China’s national time keeping service. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes MSS Weixin post CN-CERT technical analysis Global Times on X

7:30

Risky Bulletin: WSUS bug under attack

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2025/10/27

A bug in Microsoft WSUS is under attack, Thailand revokes the citizenship of scam-linked businessman, the US charges high tech poker cheat, and Iran’s top hacking school is breached.Show notes Risky Bulletin: Russian bill would require researchers to report bugs to the FSB

11:34

Sponsored: Why you're probably doing Zero Trust wrong

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2025/10/26

In this sponsored podcast Patrick Gray chats with Knocknoc CEO Adam Pointon about why true Zero Trust architectures never really got there. Spinning up ZTNA access to core applications and slapping SSO prompts on everything else is great, but if we’re honest, it’s not really Zero Trust. So, how and why did we get here? Show notes

8:20

Risky Bulletin: iOS 26 change deletes clues of old...

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2025/10/24

A change in iOS is deleting-clues of old spyware infections, Starlink disables 2,500 terminals at scam compounds, a Caribbean hospital is still down 5 months after a ransomware attack, and officials are charged in Poland’s Pegasus spyware scandal. Show notes Risky Bulletin: iOS 26 change deletes clues of old spyware infections

17:35

Srsly Risky Biz: Hacking for Godot

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2025/10/23

Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about how America can better use its private sector to scale up offensive cyber activities, including espionage and disruption operations. Involving it to tackle ransomware and cryptocurrency scammers makes a lot of sense.They also talk about how the ransomware ecosystem is splintering, and one operator’s relatively quick journey from being an affiliate to a platform operator. This episode is also available on Youtube.

7:32

Risky Bulletin: Clever worm hits the VS Code scene

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2025/10/21

A worm hits VS Code users, F5 was breached via its own devices back in 2023, Korea Telecom’s CEO says he’ll resign following a recent security breach, and the Boy Scouts will award cybersecurity merit badges.Show notes Risky Bulletin: Clever worm hits the DevOps scene

35:29

Between Three Nerds: India, the sleeping cyber...

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2025/10/20

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk to Joe Devanny, senior lecturer from King’s College London, all about India’s missing cyber power. It has all the ingredients to become a cyber superpower, but so far, hasn’t shown the motivation. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes Interpreting India's Cyber Statecraft by

6:27

Risky Bulletin: Prisoner hacks his prison IT system,...

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2025/10/20

A Romanian inmate hacks his prison’s IT system, hackers leak the data of DHS and DOJ employees, classified material was stolen from John Bolton’s AOL account and authorities seize a SIM farm in Latvia. Show notes Risky Bulletin: Prisoner hacks prison IT system, goes wild!

11:15

Sponsored: How AI turbocharges SOC analysts

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2025/10/19

In this sponsor interview, Edward Wu, CEO and founder of Dropzone AI talks to Tom Uren about a study that measured how AI practically helps SOC analysts triage real-world problems. Analysts were faster, more accurate and got less tired with AI assistance. Edward thinks the technology won’t replace human analysts, but will speed their skill development. Show notes

7:27

Risky Bulletin: F5 says an APT stole source code,...

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2025/10/16

An APT stole source code and vulnerability reports from F5, a European MP files a criminal hacking complaint against Hungary’s Prime Minister, airport PA systems are hijacked in Canada and the US, and the PowerSchool hacker gets prison time.Show notes Risky Bulletin: F5 says an APT stole source code, vulnerability reports

20:35

Srsly Risky Biz: Small beer surveillance firms escape...

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2025/10/16

Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about First Wap, a Jakarta-based company that is selling surveillance-as-a-service. The good news is that it appears that government and media attention has had an impact on high-profile spyware vendors like NSO Group. The bad news is that these smaller players are flying under the radar and aren’t afraid of selling to sketchy customers. They also talk about how the Chinese government has harnessed the power of its exploit development

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