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6:05

Risky Bulletin: Windows Update will patch third party...

Risky Bulletin ·

2025/05/30

Windows Update will deliver third party app updates, a public database exposed Russia’s nuclear secrets, US banks ask the SEC to rescind cyber breach disclosure rule, and ConnectWise discloses an APT breach. Show notes

16:27

Srsly Risky Biz: Russia's cybercriminals and spies...

Risky Bulletin ·

2025/05/29

Tom Uren and Patrick Gray talk about Russian DanaBot malware developers making a tailored variant of their malware specifically for espionage. This fills in some of the blanks on the exact relationship between Russian criminals and the country’s intelligence services.They also discuss a US Director of National Intelligence initiative to centralise the purchase of commercially acquired information. Although this information can be used maliciously, having a

5:27

Risky Bulletin: Dutch intelligence discovers a new...

Risky Bulletin ·

2025/05/28

Dutch intelligence discovers a new Russian APT, a ransomware attack hits the maker of MATLAB, 20 arrested in Nigeria over hacking exam results, and an Iranian pleads guilty for the Robbinhood ransomware attacks.Show notes

26:19

Between Two Nerds: Cyber's hard problems

Risky Bulletin ·

2025/05/26

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk about cyber’s ‘hard problems’ and why they are intractable. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes Cyber Hard Problems, from the National Academies of Sciences

4:51

Risky Bulletin: Major CISA leadership exodus underway

Risky Bulletin ·

2025/05/26

A major exodus of leadership is underway at CISA, the US government will audit NIST over its vulnerability backlog; an ancient and mysterious APT has been linked to Spain’s government, and the SVG image format is great for phishing. Show notes

22:55

Sponsored: Sublime Security on the spam/email bomb...

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2025/05/25

In this Risky Business News sponsor interview, Catalin Cimpanu talks with Bobby Filar, Head of Machine Learning at Sublime Security. Bobby takes us through the rising problem of spam bombing, or email bombing, a technique threat actors are increasingly using for initial access into corporate environments. Show notes Bobby Filar

7:33

Risky Bulletin: DanaBot and Lumma Stealer taken down

Risky Bulletin ·

2025/05/23

Law enforcement takes down the DanaBot and Lumma Stealer malware operations, the US government wants a centralized data broker platform, Turkey dismantles a Chinese IMSI catcher spy ring, and Russia hacked border cameras to track Ukrainian military aid.Show notes

20:27

Srsly Risky Biz: Telegram is cooperating with...

Risky Bulletin ·

2025/05/22

Tom Uren and Patrick Gray talk about how Telegram took down the two largest ever criminal marketplaces recently. They used Telegram for all their communications and had collectively sold over USD$30 billion in illicit products. The pair discuss why Telegram is now cooperating with authorities after historically being reluctant and whether this assistance will continue.They also discuss how Meta is awash with scam advertisements and how Chinese mobile app encryption

6:41

Risky Bulletin: TeleMessage data published by DDoSecrets

Risky Bulletin ·

2025/05/21

DDoSecrets archives 400GB of stolen TeleMessage data, the FBI closes its FISA watchdog office, Predatorgate lawsuit delayed due to interpreter shortage, and a wave of DDoS attacks disrupt Russian government portals.Show notes

28:35

Between Two Nerds: Why hackers and spies don't mix

Risky Bulletin ·

2025/05/19

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq examine what makes it hard for even competent hackers to contribute to state-backed espionage agencies. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes The I-Soon cyber espionage contractor data leak

6:20

Risky Bulletin: Japan passes active cyber defense law

Risky Bulletin ·

2025/05/19

Japan passes a new active cyber defense law, printer software gets shipped with malware, a UK telco leaks user data and geolocation via its 4G network, and Volkswagen patches major bugs in its mobile app.Show notes

15:50

Sponsored: Securing identity is like building a house...

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2025/05/18

In this Risky Bulletin sponsor interview Justin Kohler, Chief Product Officer at SpecterOps talks to Tom Uren about the impossible challenge of managing identity directory services securely. Organisations try to implement the principle of least privilege but have no idea if they have done a good job. Justin talks about approaches SpecterOps is developing to address this problem. Show notes

7:41

Risky Bulletin: Coinbase reveals insider breach,...

Risky Bulletin ·

2025/05/16

Coinbase was extorted by hackers who bribed employees for user data, America’s largest steel producer halts production after a cyberattack, Scattered Spider shifts to targeting US retailers, and the US abandons plans to protect Americans from data brokers. Show notes

43:03

Srsly Risky Biz: Special guests Rob Joyce and Andy...

Risky Bulletin ·

2025/05/15

In this special edition of the Seriously Risky Business podcast Patrick Gray speaks with former NSA Cybersecurity Director Rob Joyce and former director of the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence Andy Boyd. The talk about what offensive cyber could look like under Trump 2.0, and the shake-up the intelligence community is going through under various White House initiatives. This episode is also available on Youtube.

6:49

Risky Bulletin: EU launches its own vulnerability...

Risky Bulletin ·

2025/05/14

The EU launches its own vulnerability database, a Turkish APT deploys a zero-day in Iraq, North Korea tasks an APT to Ukraine, and Spain will probe cyber’s role in last month’s energy grid collapse. Show notes

32:25

Between Two Nerds: Should US spies steal Chinese...

Risky Bulletin ·

2025/05/12

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq examine whether the US should steal intellectual property from Chinese companies. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes Stewart Baker's Lawfare article Bunny Huang's 'Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen'

5:50

Risky Bulletin: Kaleidoscope ad fraud network infects...

Risky Bulletin ·

2025/05/11

The Kaleidoscope ad fraud network infects 2.5 million devices a month, Germany seizes the eXch crypto-mixing service, the US takes down the Anyproxy botnet, and Chrome will use on-device AI to detect tech support scams. Show notes

15:35

Sponsored: What really goes down on Blackhat wifi...

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2025/05/11

In this Risky Bulletin sponsor interview James Pope, Director of Technical Enablement, talks to Tom Uren about his experience running networks and security centres at Black Hat conferences around the world. Pope talks about the challenges of running a SOC at a hacker conference, how conference networks around the world have a different character and talks about all the weird and wonderful security snafus he has found.

6:03

Risky Bulletin: France says Russia's influence...

Risky Bulletin ·

2025/05/09

France says Russia’s influence operations are achieving results, Crowdstrike lays off 5% of its staff, a hacker dumps LockBit’s ransomware database, and a ransomware attack slows production at a major US medical device maker.Show notes

21:24

Srsly Risky Biz: US Cyber Command to be unleashed

Risky Bulletin ·

2025/05/08

Tom Uren and Patrick Gray talk about how the US is planning to take the gloves off in cyberspace and conduct much more aggressive offensive cyber operations. US responses to cyber espionage have not been very aggressive to date, but Tom is not convinced that cyber punches are required, so much as blows that really hurt.The pair also discuss TeleMessage, the Signal clone the Trump cabinet has been using. The app managed to sidestep certification and assessment

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