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Apple encryption appeal, Xanthorox AI tool, weaponizing CRM

Apple appeals UK encryption back door order Researchers warn about AI-driven hacking tool PoisonSeed campaign weaponizes CRM system Thanks to our episode sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security discovers every GenAI tool ever used in your org, even those you've never heard of. For each tool, you'll see who introduced it, who else is using it, where it's integrated into other tools, and a vendor security profile. Get your free GenAI inventory today....

Apr 08, 20257 min

NSA Haugh fired, New WinRAR flaw, ChatGPT fake passport

Haugh fired from leadership of NSA and Cyber Command WinRAR flaw bypasses Windows Mark of the Web security alerts Researcher creates fake passport using ChatGPT Thanks to our episode sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security helps you mitigate security risks stemming from SaaS sprawl by discovering every SaaS account ever created by anyone in your org within minutes of starting a free trial. And, you can automate on-going governance tasks like security posture checks, user access reviews, employee ...

Apr 07, 20257 min

Week in Review: Microsoft's account bypass, CrushFTP CVE clash, 23andMe warning

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Howard Holton , COO and industry analyst, GigaOm Thanks to our show sponsor, Qualys Overwhelmed by noise in your cybersecurity processes? Cut through the clutter with Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Management. Quantify your cyber risk in clear financial terms and focus on what matters most. Actionable insights help you prioritize critical threats, streamline remediation, and accelerate ...

Apr 04, 202531 min

Google patches Quick Share, ChatGPT temporary outage, UK Mail breach

Google patches Quick Share vulnerability ChatGPT suffered brief outage Wednesday UK's Royal Mail investigates data leak claims Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Qualys "Overwhelmed by noise in your cybersecurity processes? Cut through the clutter with Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Management. Quantify your cyber risk in clear financial terms and focus on what matters most. Actionable insights help you prioritize critical threats, streamline remediation, and accelerate risk reduction— while effectiv...

Apr 04, 20259 min

North Korean IT workers move into Europe, Stripe API skimming unveils theft techniques, Verizon API flaw exposes call history

North Korean IT worker army expands operations in Europe Stripe API skimming campaign unveils new techniques for theft Verizon call filter API flaw exposed customers' incoming call history Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Qualys "Overwhelmed by noise in your cybersecurity processes? Cut through the clutter with Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Management. Quantify your cyber risk in clear financial terms and focus on what matters most. Actionable insights help you prioritize critical threats, streaml...

Apr 03, 20257 min

Mozilla Thunderbird takes on Gmail, surge in scans on PAN GlobalProtect VPNs, Microsoft uncovers bootloader vulnerabilities

Mozilla Thunderbird finally takes on Gmail with new email service Surge in scans on PAN GlobalProtect VPNs hints at attacks Microsoft Using AI to Uncover Critical Bootloader Vulnerabilities Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Qualys "Overwhelmed by noise in your cybersecurity processes? Cut through the clutter with Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Management. Quantify your cyber risk in clear financial terms and focus on what matters most. Actionable insights help you prioritize critical threats, stream...

Apr 02, 20257 min

FTC's warning to 23andMe buyer, global phishing threats, Samsung breach

FTC sends warning to future 23andMe buyer Global phishing threat targets 88 countries Samsung data breach tied to old stolen credentials Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Qualys "Overwhelmed by noise in your cybersecurity processes? Cut through the clutter with Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Management. Quantify your cyber risk in clear financial terms and focus on what matters most. Actionable insights help you prioritize critical threats, streamline remediation, and accelerate risk reduction— whil...

Apr 01, 20259 min

Document converter warning, Resurge exploits Ivanti, Blacklock hackers exposed

FBI warns of increase in free online document converter scams Resurge malware exploits Ivanti flaw BlackLock hackers exposed through leak site vulnerability Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Qualys "Overwhelmed by noise in your cybersecurity processes? Cut through the clutter with Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Management. Quantify your cyber risk in clear financial terms and focus on what matters most. Actionable insights help you prioritize critical threats, streamline remediation, and accelerate ...

Mar 31, 20258 min

Week in Review: Microsoft Trust abuse, 23andMe bankruptcy risks, NIST's growing backlog

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Jonathan Waldrop , CISO, The Weather Company Jonathan will be speaking at The CrowdStrike Crowd Tour, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 in Atlanta – details here . He will also be speaking at the C Vision International Think Tank on April 24, 2025, also in Atlanta – details here . Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, o...

Mar 28, 202524 min

JavaScript injection campaign, solar power vulnerabilities, SIM swap lawsuit

150,000 sites compromised by JavaScript injection Vulnerabilities in numerous solar power systems found T-Mobile pays $33 million in SIM swap lawsuit 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 an...

Mar 28, 20258 min

Ransomware group claims attack on US telecom firm, New ReaderUpdate malware variants target macOS users, Oracle customers claim stolen data

New ransomware group claims attack on US Telecom firm WideOpenWest NSA warned of vulnerabilities in Signal app a month before Houthi strike chat New ReaderUpdate malware variants target macOS users 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 p...

Mar 27, 20257 min

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
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