Cybersecurity & Cryptocurrency Podcast with Eric English

Captcha ransomware attack mitigations PFSense vs Opnsense Crypto prices and news

Incident Response fun

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/beyondtrust-says-hackers-breached-remote-support-saas-instances https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-orders-marriott-and-starwood-to-implement-strict-data-security https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apache-fixes-remote-code-execution-bypass-in-tomcat-web-server https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/12/23/trump-names-crypto-fri...

https://people.com/how-to-encrypt-calls-texts-with-apps-after-china-data-hack-8757508 https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/04/politics/us-telecom-providers-chinese-hack/index.html https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/krispy-kreme-cyberattack-impacts-online-orders-and-operations https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89xvjkzzyvo

Cyber: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/palo-alto-networks-patches-two-firewall-zero-days-used-in-attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/palo-alto-networks-warns-of-potential-pan-os-rce-vulnerability https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/t-mobile-confirms-it-was-hacked-in-recent-wave-of-telecom-breaches https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/atandt-ve...

CASB woes and exceptions Politics at work Microsoft Mandatory MFA and new email security https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-entra-security-defaults-to-make-mfa-setup-mandatory https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/exchange-online-adds-inbound-dane-with-dnssec-for-everyone Crypto: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/10/30/michael-saylors-microstrategy-plans-to-ra...

Cyber: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/undercover-north-korean-it-workers-now-steal-data-extort-employers https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-blackmail-globe-life-after-stealing-customer-data https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/intel-amd-cpus-on-linux-impacted-by-newly-disclosed-spectre-bypass https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bianlian-rans...

SSO and Identity Protection pros and cons https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/09/03/bitcoin-could-drop-20-after-fed-rate-cuts-in-bearish-case-but-weak-september-presents-buying-opportunity-analysts https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/09/03/inside-the-trump-crypto-project-linked-to-a-2m-defi-hack-and-former-pick-up-artist https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/09/04/ripple-usd-stablecoin-could...

Cyber: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/defi-exchange-dydx-v3-website-hacked-in-dns-hijack-attack https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-july-security-updates-send-pcs-into-bitlocker-recovery https://blog.knowbe4.com/how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-tried-to-infiltrate-us shuffler.io wazuh.com

CrowdStrike fallout OpenSSH – regreSSHion vulnerability Personal security part 3

Personal Security Part 2! PFSense – pfsense.org Wazuh – wazuh.com VPN comparison: https://thatoneprivacysite.xyz/ Graphene OS – grapheneos.org

This is part 1 of the personal security series where we talk about how to protect yourself from identity theft, financial theft, and general hacking/account takeover. Check out Michael Bazzell’s website at https://inteltechniques.com/links.html for great information on credit freezes, opt outs, and other privacy tips and tricks.

Snowflake “breach”, OpenAI’s new board member, and Secure Browsers.

Back to the Podcast grind with some of my hot takes about AI, skills shortage, and risk. Cyber: Microsoft’s new Recall “feature” https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/retrace-your-steps-with-recall-aa03f8a0-a78b-4b3e-b0a1-2eb8ac48701c

Cyber: https://thehackernews.com/2021/02/online-trackers-increasingly-switching.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/biden-russia-sanctions-solarwinds-hacks/2021/02/23/b77039d6-71fa-11eb-85fa-e0ccb3660358_story.html https://www.zdnet.com/article/judge-approves-650m-settlement-for-facebook-users-in-privacy-biometrics-lawsuit/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0g&taid=603d04f67bab02000131032b&am...

Cyber: Court docs show FBI can unlock iPhones, access Signal messages https://www.zdnet.com/article/following-oldsmar-attack-fbi-warns-about-using-teamviewer-and-windows-7/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/01/whatsapp-users-must-share-their-data-with-facebook-or-stop-using-the-app/ Hackers access customers database by scamming UScellular staff https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/01/facebook-strik...

Cyber: SonicWall hacked after 0-day flaws exploited by hackers https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-publish-thousands-of-files-after-government-agency-refuses-to-pay-ransom/ ADT Tech Hacks Home-Security Cameras to Spy on Women Malwarebytes Hit by SolarWinds Attackers https://www.zdnet.com/article/nsa-warns-against-using-doh-inside-enterprise-networks/ Crypto: https://news.bitcoin.com/indian-crypt...

Cyber: https://www.zdnet.com/article/third-malware-strain-discovered-in-solarwinds-supply-chain-attack Security researchers claims downloading 70TB of sensitive Parler data Millions of Social Profiles Leaked by Chinese Data-Scrapers https://threatpost.com/ticketmaster-10-million-fine-hacking-rival/162695/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-fireeye-confirm-solarwinds-supply-chain-attack

Cyber Security: EvilQuest Mac Ransomware Has Keylogger, Crypto Wallet-Stealing Abilities https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3aza95/how-police-took-over-encrochat-hacked https://cointelegraph.com/news/unknown-cybercrime-gang-holds-thousands-of-databases-for-ransom Privacy: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2020/06/25/apple-ios-14-is-facebook-and-googles-worst-nightmare-coming-true/#61fec...

Cyber Security: https://brave.com/google-internal-data-free-for-all/ “World’s most secure online backup” provider exposes 135M records Coronavirus ‘Financial Relief’ Phishing Attacks Spike https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/featured/zoom-security-privacy/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-alert-zoom-client-can-leak-your-network-login-credentials/ https://kreb...

Stay safe and healthy out there. Cyber: https://thehackernews.com/2020/03/patch-wormable-smb-vulnerability.html https://github.com/preempt/ntlm-scanner https://www.zdnet.com/article/brave-to-generate-random-browser-fingerprints-to-preserve-user-privacy/ Crypto:

Cyber: https://www.hackread.com/facial-recognition-firm-clearview-ai-hacked-client-list-stolen/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/cisco-says-patches-incoming-to-address-new-kr00k-vulnerability-impacting-routers-firewall-products/ https://thehackernews.com/2020/03/voice-assistants-ultrasonic-waves.html https://www.hackread.com/doppelpaymer-ransomware-spacex-tesla-boeings-parts-manufacturer/ https://www...

Cybersecurity: https://www.zdnet.com/article/dod-disa-discloses-data-breach/ https://threatpost.com/ring-mandates-2fa-hacks/152971/ https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/dhss-cisa-warns-of-new-critical-infrastructure-ransomware-attack/d/d-id/1337086 https://www.cnet.com/news/germany-wants-social-media-companies-to-proactively-report-illegal-content-to-police/ https://nakedsecurity.sophos.co...

Cyber: https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/features/ringing-in-a-new-national-privacy-law/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-is-investigating-more-than-1000-cases-of-chinese-theft-of-us-technology/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0g&taid=5e40f8a2ecb7110001ba5b78&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-h...

Cybersecurity: https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/cybercrime/burglary-charges-dropped-against-coalfire-pen-testers/ Apple Security Updates Tackle iOS Device Tracking, RCE Flaws https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/healthcare/nhs-ransomware-attacks-wannacry/ https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/government-and-defense/cybersecurity-concerns-ground-dept-of-interior-drones/ h...