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News 2025-03-17 - Malicious Browser Plugins will Destroy us ALL!!!!!

Mar 19, 20251 hr 1 minEp. 1
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Episode description

00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Fun Jank Decks

05:25 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2025-03-17 - Malicious browser plugins will destroy us ALL!!!!!

06:35 - Story # 1: Polymorphic Extensions: The Sneaky Extension That Can Impersonate Any Browser Extension

14:37 - Story # 1b: Chrome Web Store is a mess

31:14 - Story # 2: Lazarus Strikes npm Again with New Wave of Malicious Packages

36:17 - Story # 3: China’s Volt Typhoon Hackers Dwelled in US Electric Grid for 300 Days

44:44 - Story # 4: Saudi Arabia Buys Pokémon Go, and Probably All of Your Location Data

49:31 - Story # 5: Second biggest bank in US hit by major data breach stealing social security numbers and other personal info

51:25 - Story # 6: Hackers Take Credit for X Cyberattack

54:32 - Story # 7: Hackers Using Advanced MFA-Bypassing Techniques To Gain Access To User Account

  • (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Fun Jank Decks
  • (05:24) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2025-03-17 - Malicious Browser Plugins will Destroy us ALL!!
  • (06:35) - Story # 1: Polymorphic Extensions: The Sneaky Extension That Can Impersonate Any Browser Extension
  • (14:37) - Story # 1b: Chrome Web Store is a mess
  • (31:14) - Story # 2: Lazarus Strikes npm Again with New Wave of Malicious Packages
  • (36:17) - Story # 3: China’s Volt Typhoon Hackers Dwelled in US Electric Grid for 300 Days
  • (44:43) - Story # 4: Saudi Arabia Buys Pokémon Go, and Probably All of Your Location Data
  • (49:31) - Story # 5: Second biggest bank in US hit by major data breach stealing social security numbers and other personal info
  • (51:25) - Story # 6: Hackers Take Credit for X Cyberattack
  • (54:32) - Story # 7: Hackers Using Advanced MFA-Bypassing Techniques To Gain Access To User Account
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