On the run, caught on arrival.
Oct 21, 2024•38 min•Ep 2173•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
An alleged Australian scammer wanted by the FBI gets nabbed in Italy. The Internet Archive has been breached again. Researchers discover vulnerabilities in encrypted cloud storage platforms. Cisco confirms stolen files but insists it’s not a data breach. A Chinese disinformation group targets Senator Marco Rubio. Malicious chatbot prompts can hide inside harmless ones. The DoD wants to offer senior cyber executives part-time roles as military reservists. Six years out, the specter of Spectre remains. Russian prosecutors seek prison for REvil operators. Guest Pete Newell, Founder and CEO of BMNT, talks with N2K's Brandon Karpf about challenges associated with technology adoption and change in the DoD. Microsoft uses clever deception to reel in phishers.
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Guest Pete Newell, Founder and CEO of BMNT, talks with N2K's Brandon Karpf about challenges associated with technology adoption and change in the DoD.
Selected Reading
Australian wanted by FBI over alleged $46 million scam arrested in Italy (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Internet Archive breached again through stolen access tokens (Bleeping Computer)
Severe flaws in E2EE cloud storage platforms used by millions (Bleeping Computer)
Cisco Confirms Security Incident After Hacker Offers to Sell Data (SecurityWeek)
Report: China’s Spamouflage disinformation campaign testing techniques on Sen. Marco Rubio (The Record)
This Prompt Can Make an AI Chatbot Identify and Extract Personal Details From Your Chats (WIRED)
Wanted: Weekend Warriors in Tech (Wall Street Journal)
Spectre flaws continue to haunt Intel and AMD (The Register)
Russia's case against REvil hackers proceeds as government recommends 6.5-year sentences (The Record)
Microsoft creates fake Azure tenants to pull phishers into honeypots (Bleeping Computer)
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