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Cybersecurity Headlines

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EncryptHub exploit, Copilot agents, PETs in government

EncryptHub linked to Microsoft Management Console exploit Security Copilot gets AI agents A call for more PETs in government Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, ...

Mar 26, 20258 min

Hundreds of cyber criminals arrested, 23andMe data, Ukraine railway partially taken down

More than 300 cyber criminals arrested in Africa 23andMe bankruptcy puts millions of DNA records at risk Ukraine's state railway partially down after attack Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn ...

Mar 25, 20259 min

Tornado cash sanctions lifted, Russia Cloudflare outage, Microsoft Trust abused

U.S. Treasury lifts sanctions on Tornado Cash Web service outage in Russia due to reported Cloudflare block Microsoft Trust Signing service abused to code-sign malware Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities...

Mar 24, 20258 min

Week in Review: Google acquires Wiz, water utility improvements, more GitHub attacks

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Christina Shannon , CIO, KIK Consumer Products Thanks to our show sponsor, DeleteMe Data brokers bypass online safety measures to sell your name, address, and social security number to scammers. DeleteMe scours the web to find – and remove – your private information before it gets into the wrong hands by scanning for exposed information, and completing opt-outs and removals. With o...

Mar 21, 202525 min

Stalkerware company breach, Microsoft Zero Day, Global Jira attack

Stalkerware company SpyX suffers data breach Nation-state groups hit organizations with Microsoft Windows zero-day Swiss telecom Ascom the latest victim of HellCat's Jira campaign Thanks to this week episode sponsor, DeleteMe Data brokers bypass online safety measures to sell your name, address, and social security number to scammers. DeleteMe scours the web to find – and remove – your private information before it gets into the wrong hands by scanning for exposed information, and completing opt...

Mar 21, 202510 min

PA teachers union breach, Infosys settles lawsuit, Sperm bank data theft

Attackers swipe data from Pennsylvania teachers union Infosys settles $17.5M lawsuit after third-party breach Top U.S. sperm bank discloses data breach Thanks to this week episode sponsor, DeleteMe Data brokers bypass online safety measures to sell your name, address, and social security number to scammers. DeleteMe scours the web to find – and remove – your private information before it gets into the wrong hands by scanning for exposed information, and completing opt-outs and removals. With ove...

Mar 20, 20258 min

Google Acquires Wiz, CISA must reinstate terminated employees, Commerce Department bans DeepSeek

CISA scrambles to contact fired employees after court rules layoffs 'unlawful' Google acquires cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion US Commerce department bureaus ban China's DeepSeek on government devices, sources say Thanks to this week episode sponsor, DeleteMe Data brokers bypass online safety measures to sell your name, address, and social security number to scammers. DeleteMe scours the web to find – and remove – your private information before it gets into the wrong hands by scanning fo...

Mar 19, 20257 min

GitHub repositories targeted, Apache Tomcat RCE exploit, BEC campaigns target Microsoft 365

23,000 repositories targeted in popular GitHub action Apache Tomcat RCE exploit hits servers—no authentication required Microsoft 365 users targeted in new BEC campaigns Thanks to this week episode sponsor, DeleteMe Data brokers bypass online safety measures to sell your name, address, and social security number to scammers. DeleteMe scours the web to find – and remove – your private information before it gets into the wrong hands by scanning for exposed information, and completing opt-outs and ...

Mar 18, 202510 min

VPN brute-force attacks, water utilities bill, LockBit developer extradited

Black Basta creates tool to automate VPN brute-force attacks Bipartisan Senate bill offers improved cybersecurity for water utilities LockBit developer extradited from Israel, appears in New Jersey court Thanks to this week episode sponsor, DeleteMe Data brokers bypass online safety measures to sell your name, address, and social security number to scammers. DeleteMe scours the web to find – and remove – your private information before it gets into the wrong hands by scanning for exposed informa...

Mar 17, 20258 min

Week in Review: ONCD dominates cyber, undocumented Bluetooth commands, DoJ Google breakup

Link to episode page Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like…right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta . Vanta brings automation to evidence collection across over 35 frameworks, like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. They also centralize key workflows like polici...

Mar 14, 202533 min

Medusa ransoms infrastructure, Google breakup sought, more Booking.com phishing

Medusa ransomware continues to attack infrastructure DoJ seeks to break up Google Another phishing campaign hits Booking.com Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta . Vanta brings automation to evidence coll...

Mar 14, 202510 min

Microsoft patches 57 security flaws, Sola aims to build the 'Stripe for security', US council wants to counter China threats

Microsoft Patches 57 Security Flaws, Including 6 Actively Exploited Zero-Days US communications regulator to create council to counter China technology threats Signal no longer cooperating with Ukraine on Russian cyberthreats, official says Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than ...

Mar 13, 20257 min

New CISA head, Ballista botnet, PowerSchool breach report

Sean Plankey nominated to head CISA Ballista Botnet hits TP-Link devices PowerSchool publishes breach report Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta . Vanta brings automation to evidence collection across ov...

Mar 12, 20258 min

Healthcare breaches expose thousands, X outage, MGM suit dropped

Four healthcare breaches expose over 560,000 records Cyber attack allegedly behind X outages Case against MGM ransomware attack dropped Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta . Vanta brings automation to ev...

Mar 11, 20259 min

ONCD consolidates power, undocumented Bluetooth commands, Japan NTT Breach

ONCD set to consolidate power in U.S. cyber Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices Japanese telecom NTT breach affects 18,000 companies Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vant...

Mar 10, 20259 min

Week in Review: Hegseth orders stand down, ransomware by snailmail, Mark Cuban's lifeline

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by David Spark with guest Brett Perry , CISO, Dot Foods Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free...

Mar 07, 202525 min

Company hacked via webcam, Toronto Zoo update, federal contractor obligations

Ransomware gang bypasses EDR via a webcam Toronto Zoo updates January 2024 attack damage House bill requires federal contractors to implement vulnerability disclosure policies Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities...

Mar 07, 20259 min

Probationary firing protest, hacker names frustration, conversational scam detector

Former top NSA cyber official protests probationary firings Differing names for hackers hinders law enforcement, says security agent Google releases AI scam detection for Android to fight conversational fraud Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigat...

Mar 06, 20258 min

Apple vs UK encryption backdoor, VMware bugs allow sandbox escape, JavaGhost targets AWS

Apple goes to court to fight UK demand for iCloud encryption backdoor 3 VMware Zero-Day bugs allow sandbox escape The Firefox I loved is gone - how to protect your privacy on it now Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabi...

Mar 05, 20258 min

CISA denies claims, Ransomware group claims attack, Latin America's security crisis

CISA denies claims of deprioritizing Russian threats Ransomware group claims attack on U.S. newspaper publisher Latin America's escalating cybersecurity crisis Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more ...

Mar 04, 20259 min

Hegseth orders standdown, Microsoft terminates Skype, Cuban offers lifeline

Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning Microsoft hangs up on Skype after 14 years Mark Cuban offers to fund government tech unit that was cut Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn ...

Mar 03, 20258 min

Week in Review: Apple encryption, gamification for security, DISA breach

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Andrew Wilder, CISO, Vetcor Thanks to our show sponsor, Conveyor Let me guess, another security questionnaire just landed in your inbox. Which means all the follow up tasks you don't have time for are close behind. What are you going to do? Here's a better question: what would Sue do? Sue is Conveyor's new AI Agent for Customer Trust . She handles the entire security review process...

Feb 28, 202525 min

Cyber espionage increase, Nakasone cyber warning, PolarEdge exploits Cisco

Chinese cyber espionage jumped 150% last year Nakasone warns of U.S. falling behind adversaries in cyberspace PolarEdge botnet exploits Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, and Synology Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Let me guess, another security questionnaire just landed in your inbox. Which means all the follow up tasks you don't have time for are close behind. What are you going to do? Here's a better question: what would Sue do? Sue is Conveyor's new AI Agent for Customer Trust . She handles the entire...

Feb 28, 20258 min

GitHub repos exposed, HaveIBeenPwned adds 244M stolen passwords, Anagram gamifies cybersecurity training

Thousands of exposed GitHub repositories, now private, can still be accessed through Copilot Cellebrite halts product use in Serbia following Amnesty surveillance report New Ghostwriter campaign targets Ukrainian Government and opposition activists in Belarus Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor It's 2025. This is your second sign to get a trust center if you don't already have one. Reduce manual work by 80% when you can share one link to your trust center and let customers download what they ne...

Feb 27, 20256 min

DISA breach, Swedish backdoors, Dems looking into system access

US employee screening firm confirms breach Swedish law enforcement seeking messaging app backdoors Dems warn of exposed entry points on government systems Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Ever wish you had a teammate that could handle the most annoying parts of customer security reviews? You know, chasing down SMEs for answers, updating systems, coordinating across teams—all the grunt work nobody wants to do. Plus, having to finish the dang questionnaire itself. Well. That teammate exists— C...

Feb 26, 20258 min

Australia bans Kaspersky, Government screens hijacked, EU sanctions Lazarus Group

Australia bans Kaspersky over security concerns Government screens hijacked with AI Video of President Trump and Musk EU sanctions North Korean official linked to Lazarus Group Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Does trying to get the security questionnaire done and back to your customer ever feel like you're herding cats? It's not just answering questions. It's all of the manual back and forth that becomes a slog like communicating between teams, tracking people down to get their review, upda...

Feb 25, 202510 min

$1.5B Bybit hack, UK E2E pulled, PayPal phishing emails

Hacker steals nearly $1.5 billion from Bybit crypto wallet Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption in the UK PayPal "New Address" feature abused in phishing scam Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor It's 2025. This is your sign to get a trust center if you don't already have one. Speed up security reviews and reduce the headaches when you can share one link to your trust center and let customers download what they need on demand. Trusted by the world's top B2B companies, Conveyor's enterprise-g...

Feb 24, 20259 min

Week in Review: More telecoms breached, Chase blocks Zelle, more DeepSeek bans

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest TC Niedzialkowski , former CISO Thanks to our show sponsor, Scrut Automation Scrut Automation allows compliance and risk teams of any size to establish enterprise-grade security programs. Their best-in-class features like process automation, AI, and over 75 native integrations reverse compliance debt and help manage risk proactively as your business grows. Visit scrut.io to schedul...

Feb 21, 202529 min

NioCorp BEC scam, Australian IVF breach, SEC's cyber unit

Minerals company loses $500,000 to BEC scam Australian IVF provider investigating cyber incident SEC replaces cryptocurrency fraud unit with emerging tech team Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Scrut Automation Scrut Automation allows compliance and risk teams of any size to establish enterprise-grade security programs. Their best-in-class features like process automation, AI, and over 75 native integrations reverse compliance debt and help manage risk proactively as your business grows. Visit ...

Feb 21, 20257 min

Signal conversations hacked, Ransomware group hits infrastructure, Patch Palo Alto flaw

Russian hackers tap into Signal conversations Ransomware group hits critical infrastructure globally CISA says patch Palo Alto flaw immediately Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Scrut Automation Scrut Automation allows compliance and risk teams of any size to establish enterprise-grade security programs. Their best-in-class features like process automation, AI, and over 75 native integrations reverse compliance debt and help manage risk proactively as your business grows. Visit scrut.io to sche...

Feb 20, 20259 min
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