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Washington Post hacked, WestJet suffers cyberattack, Texas DoT breach

Washington Post investigates hacking incident on journalists' emails Canadian airline WestJet is containing a cyberattack Crash records stolen from Texas DOT Huge thanks to our sponsor, Adaptive Security — OpenAI's first cybersecurity investment As deepfake scams and GenAI phishing evolve, Adaptive equips security teams with AI-powered phishing simulations featuring realistic personalized deepfakes and engaging security awareness training. Their new AI Content Creator turns threat intel and poli...

Jun 16, 20258 min

Week in Review: Google and Cloudflare outages, Copilot Zero-Click, Cloudflare's Claude flair

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, Vanta Is your manual GRC program slowing you down? There's something more efficient than spreadsheets, screenshots, and manual processes — Vanta . With Vanta, GRC can be so. much. easier—while also strengthening your security posture and driving revenue for your business. Vanta automates key areas of your GR...

Jun 13, 202525 min

Microsoft Entra attack, Thursday's Cloud outages, Mark Green retires

Hackers attacks target Microsoft Entra ID accounts using pentesting tool Google Cloud and Cloudflare outages reported House Homeland Chairman Mark Green announces his departure Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Is your manual GRC program slowing you down? There's something more efficient than spreadsheets, screenshots, and manual processes — Vanta . With Vanta, GRC can be so. much. easier—while also strengthening your security posture and driving revenue for your business. Vanta automates key ar...

Jun 13, 20258 min

CoPilot zero-click, Operation Secure, FIN6 targets recruiters

Zero-click data leak flaw in Copilot Operation Secure targets infostealer operations FIN6 targets recruiters Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Is your manual GRC program slowing you down? There's something more efficient than spreadsheets, screenshots, and manual processes — Vanta . With Vanta, GRC can be so. much. easier—while also strengthening your security posture and driving revenue for your business. Vanta automates key areas of your GRC program—including compliance, risk, and customer tru...

Jun 12, 20258 min

40K IoT cameras stream secrets to browsers, Marks & Spencer taking online orders post-cyberattack, PoC Code escalates Roundcube Vuln threat

CISA, Microsoft warn of Windows zero-day used in attack on 'major' Turkish defense org 40K IoT cameras worldwide stream secrets to anyone with a browser Marks & Spencer begins taking online orders again, out for seven weeks due to cyberattack Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Is your manual GRC program slowing you down? There's something more efficient than spreadsheets, screenshots, and manual processes — Vanta . With Vanta, GRC can be so. much. easier—while also strengthening your security...

Jun 11, 20258 min

Cybersecurity News: Brute forcing Google accounts, Guardian's Secure Messaging, UNFI cyberattack

Brute forcing phone numbers linked to Google accounts The Guardian launches Secure Messaging service United Natural Foods hit by cyberattack Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Is your manual GRC program slowing you down? There's something more efficient than spreadsheets, screenshots, and manual processes — Vanta . With Vanta, GRC can be so. much. easier—while also strengthening your security posture and driving revenue for your business. Vanta automates key areas of your GRC program—including co...

Jun 10, 20258 min

Cyber executive order, Neuberger's infrastructure warning, Mirai botnet warning

Presidential cyber executive order signed Neuberger warns of U.S. infrastructure's cyberattack weakness Mirai botnet infects TBK DVR devices Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Is your manual GRC program slowing you down? There's something more efficient than spreadsheets, screenshots, and manual processes — Vanta . With Vanta, GRC can be so. much. easier—while also strengthening your security posture and driving revenue for your business. Vanta automates key areas of your GRC program—including co...

Jun 09, 20259 min

Week in Review: Senators' CSRB bid, Deepfakes dodge detection, Microsoft-CrowdStrike collaboration

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Rusty Waldron , chief business security officer, ADP 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...

Jun 06, 202528 min

Kettering data published, Reddit sues Anthropic, North Face breached

Stolen Kettering Health data published Reddit sues Anthropic for scraping North Face website customer accounts breached 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 security review process like answering every cus...

Jun 06, 20257 min

Russian bomber maker popped, vishing targets Salesforce, MS helps out governments

Ukraine claims cyberattack on Russian bomber maker Vishing campaign targets Salesforce Microsoft lends a hand to European governments 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—Conveyor just launched ...

Jun 05, 20257 min

Meta, Yandex take heat on browsing identifiers, Acreed malware makes gains, HPE warns of critical auth bypass

Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users' web browsing identifiers LummaC2 fractures as Acreed malware becomes top dog Hewlett Packard Enterprise warns of critical StoreOnce auth bypass Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Tired of herding cats to complete customer security questionnaires? Your team probably spends hours daily juggling the back and forth of completing these security requests. That's why Conveyor created Sue, the first AI Agent for Customer Trust. Sue doesn't just handle ...

Jun 04, 20258 min

MS and CrowdStrike partner, Qualcomm bugs exploited, new CISA cut details

Microsoft and CrowdStrike partner to link threat actor names Qualcomm sees Adreno bugs under active exploitation New details on proposed CISA cuts 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 answering questions - most of you have automation software for that. It's all of the manual back and forth that becomes a slog like communicating between teams, tracking people down to get their...

Jun 03, 20258 min

Cisco IOS XE exploit, Senators' CSRB request, Australia ransomware law

Exploit for maximum severity Cisco IOS XE flaw now public Senators as for reinstatement of cyber review board to work on Salt Typhoon investigation Australian ransomware victims now must report their payments Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Conveyor launched the first AI Agent for Customer Trust. So wtf does that mean? It means the AI agent goes beyond just sharing NDA-gated documents like a SOC 2 with customers or answering security questionnaires. Conveyor's AI Agent, Sue, handles the ent...

Jun 02, 20258 min

Week in Review: Chrome password replacer, Luna Moth exploits, ChatGPT declines shutdown command

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Steve Knight , former CISO, Hyundai Capital America 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 lea...

May 30, 202526 min

Windows startup failures, Victoria's Secret cyberattack, stolen cookie threat

Windows 11 might fail to start after installing KB5058405, says Microsoft Victoria's Secret website goes offline following cyberattack Billions of stolen cookies available, worrying security experts 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...

May 30, 20257 min

Microsoft updates Update, LexisNexis leak, cyber insurance premiums

Microsoft wants to update all the things LexisNexis breach impacts 364,000 people Cyber insurance premium volume expected to double 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 and start your free trial, vi...

May 29, 20258 min

MathWorks confirms ransomware attack, Adidas has data breach, Dutch intelligence warns of cyberattack

MathWorks, Creator of MATLAB, Confirms Ransomware Attack Adidas warns of data breach after customer service provider hack Dutch Intelligence Agencies Say Russian Hackers Stole Police Data in Cyberattack 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 poten...

May 28, 20257 min

Malicious npm codes, Nova Scotia cyberattack, ChatGPT refuses shutdown command

Malicious npm and VS Code packages stealing data Nova Scotia Power confirms ransomware attack Researchers claim ChatGPT o3 bypassed shutdown in controlled test 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 a...

May 27, 20257 min

CISA's Commvault warning, updated Killnet returns, fake VPN malware

CISA warns Commvault clients of campaign targeting cloud applications Russian hacker group Killnet returns with slightly adjusted mandate Fake VPN and browser NSIS installers used to deliver Winos 4.0 malware 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...

May 26, 20259 min

Week in Review: Disabling Microsoft Defender, corrupted power inverters, bipartisan training bill

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest George Finney , CISO, The University of Texas System – check out George's new book plus all his other achievements at his website, WellAwareSecurity . Thanks to our show sponsor, Conveyor Still spending hours maintaining a massive spreadsheet of Q&A pairs or using RFP tools to answer security questionnaires? Conveyor's AI doesn't need hand-holding and gets you accurate answers ...

May 23, 202525 min

Signal shutters Recall, Windows Server vulnerability, pathology lab breach

Signal adds Recall blocker Critical Windows Server 2025 dMSA vulnerability warning Pathology lab suffers data breach Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Still spending hours maintaining a massive spreadsheet of Q&A pairs or using RFP tools to answer security questionnaires? Conveyor's AI doesn't need hand-holding and gets you accurate answers every time with limited knowledge base maintenance. It reads directly from your connected sources—documents, wikis, websites, Confluence, Google drive...

May 23, 20259 min

Kettering Health outage, Lumma disrupted, Opexus "major lapse"

Ransomware attack knocks out Kettering Health Lumma malware operation disrupted Federal agencies impacted by "major lapse" at Opexus Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Half-baked AI answers to security questionnaires are worse than no answer at all. Conveyor's AI gets it right the first time—with market-leading accuracy rates and full citations for every response. Because "good enough" doesn't cut it when you're filling in questionnaires daily. Accuracy isn't just a feature—it's the foundation...

May 22, 20257 min

DOJ investigates Coinbase attack, Dutch cyber-espionage law passes, VanHelsing ransomeware leaked

US DOJ opens investigation into Coinbase's recent cyberattack Dutch government passes law to criminalize cyber-espionage Ransomware attack on food distributor spells more pain for UK supermarkets Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor What if your sales team could answer security questions themselves—without blowing up your Slack or email every 10 minutes? With Conveyor , they can. Conveyor is the trust center and security questionnaire automation tool your infosec friends love to use. Whether thr...

May 21, 20257 min

Legal Aid breached, patients at risk from cyberattacks, 23andMe buyer

UK's Legal Aid Agency breached NHS patients put at risk from cyberattacks 23andMe has a buyer Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Ever spent an hour in a clunky portal questionnaire with UI from 1999 just to lose your work because it timed out? Conveyor's got you. Our browser extension completes questionnaires in the most tedious portals for you by auto-importing all the questions and generating AI answers. For popular portals, it can go full autopilot and fill in reviewed answers into the port...

May 20, 20257 min

UK retailer update, Microsoft Defender disabler, deepfakes target officials

Scattered Spider facilitates UK retail hacks and is moving to the U.S. Defendnot tool can disable Microsoft Defender FBI warns government officials about new waves of deepfakes Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Are you dealing with security questionnaire chaos this week? If so, get Conveyor's AI to knock them out for you. Connect Conveyor to any source, easily upload any format of questionnaire or use the browser extension for portals and their AI handles the rest—from parsing the questions t...

May 19, 20258 min

Week in Review: Hackers pump stocks, Microsoft stops screenshots, AI encrypts cybersecurity

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Nick Espinosa , host, The Deep Dive Radio Show . Here's where you can find him: Daily Podcast on SoundCloud | YouTube | Forbes | Twitter/X | Facebook | BlueSky | Mastodon 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 ...

May 16, 202529 min

Coinbase hackers bribe staff, Windows 11 hacked at Pwn2Own, Telegram purges black market group

Coinbase says hackers bribed staff to steal customer data and are demanding $20 million ransom Windows 11 and Red Hat Linux hacked on first day of Pwn2Own The Internet's biggest-ever black market just shut down amid a Telegram purge 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 co...

May 16, 20258 min

Attack on steel producer, EUVD online, CISA advisory overhaul

Steel producer disrupted by cyberattack European Vulnerability Database (EUVD) is online CISA pauses advisory overhaul 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...

May 15, 20258 min

Radware clarifies patch, retailer data stolen, Alabama suffers cyberattack

Radware says recently WAF bypasses were patched in 2023 Marks & Spencer confirms data stolen in ransomware attack Alabama suffers cybersecurity event 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 bring...

May 14, 20259 min

GlobalX breach, Google settles lawsuits, UK software security guidelines

Global Crossing Airlines Group confirms cyberattack Google settles privacy lawsuits UK launches software security guidelines 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...

May 13, 20258 min
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