Shared Security Podcast

Passkeys are coming soon to Apple iOS 16 so what are passkeys and why are they an eventual replacement for passwords? Researchers have discovered a new attack that uses mouse movement in Microsoft PowerPoint to deploy malware, and details on how the 2K Games help desk support platform was compromised to push malware through fake support tickets.

Uber got hacked by an 18 year old using social engineering and a multi-factor authentication fatigue attack, Morgan Stanley has been auctioning off hard drives holding sensitive client data since 2015, and why is it so hard for social networks to remove personal data when deleting your user account.

In recent court testimony two Facebook engineers were asked what information, precisely, does Facebook store about us, and where is it? Surprisingly they said, they don't know. Details on how brand new employees of companies are being "spearmished" (hat tip to @ErinInfosec and @RachelTobac via Twitter), and how thousands of Colorado residents found themselves locked out of their smart thermostats...

TikTok has denied reports that it was breached by a hacking group, after it claimed they have gained access to over 2 billion user records, the Los Angeles school district, the second-largest in the US, suffered a ransomware attack, and details on how one high school in Sydney Australia installed fingerprint scanners at the entrance to bathrooms to track student movements and prevent vandalism.

Popular password manager LastPass announced that some of their source code was stolen, but that no customer passwords were compromised in a recent data breach disclosure, an Israeli researcher has discovered a new method to exfiltrate data from air-gapped systems using the LED indicators on network cards, and details about the Twitter whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko and his claims about how Twi...

Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” has been recognized as an exploit for a vulnerability after Microsoft reported it can crash the hard drives of certain old laptop computers, phishing attacks that compromise credentials using brand impersonation are on the rise, and details about a new privacy focused phone carrier that doesn't track your location or web browsing activity.

A Cisco employee was compromised by a ransomware gang using a technique called multi-factor authentication fatigue, an attack on the Signal messenger app's SMS service Twilio potentially disclosed the phone numbers of 1,900 users, and details on how Facebook and Instagram track what you click on including your web browsing history by using their in-app browser.

Aaron Zar, SLNT founder and director of disconnection joins co-host Tom Eston to discuss the importance of Faraday technology, what's changed with privacy over the last several years, some of the really cool SLNT Faraday products now available, and how Aaron tested product durability by running over a SLNT Faraday Backpack (containing a MacBook Pro) with a truck! Don't forget, listeners of the pod...

Why your phone number is becoming a popular way to identify you, our advise on how to best protect your privacy at hacker summer camp in Las Vegas (BSides, BlackHat, DEF CON), and details on Samsung's new repair mode which will protect your private data on your smartphone when you take it in for repairs.

Twitter suffers a data breach of phone numbers and email addresses belonging to 5.4 million accounts, new research shows that attackers are finding and exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in 15 minutes, and details on how a resilient trait in videos and images could aid in deepfake detection.

In this episode learn all about the world of corporate spying from someone who was a corporate spy and actually wrote a book on it! Robert Kerbeck author of "RUSE: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street" joins us to discuss his fascinating career as a corporate spy, life as a struggling actor, his many celebrity encounters (including his performance in the infamous OJ Simpson exerc...

Apple previews Lockdown Mode which is designed for high risk individuals such as human rights workers, lawyers, politicians and journalists, hotel chain Marriott confirms another data breach, and new details on the development of smart contact lenses and what these could mean for your privacy.

The commissioner of the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), asked the CEOs of Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores, bug bounty platform HackerOne disclosed that a former employee improperly accessed security reports and submitted them for personal gain, and new details on the California gun owner data breach which had exposed the personal information of hundreds of thousand...

Period tracker apps are causing privacy concerns because they could potentially be used against women in states that ban abortion, new research shows that vendors are being impersonated more than employees in Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks, and details on the first ever bug bounty program from the creators of the LockBit ransomware operation.

The Tim Hortons mobile app created a “a mass invasion of Canadians’ privacy" by conducting continuous location tracking without user consent even when the app was closed, what is a social engineering kill-chain and how can this help understand and prevent attacks, and new research shows 33 out of the top 100 hospitals in America are sending sensitive heath information to Facebook via the Meta Pixe...

A new bipartisan privacy bill, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, "could" be the first privacy legislation in the US not doomed to fail, a story about why you should delete your location and private data in your car's navigation system before selling it, and details on Firefox's new privacy feature called "Total Cookie Protection".

This week we discuss hacking ham radio with special guests Caitlin Johanson, Rick Osgood, and Larry Pesce. In this episode you'll learn what ham radio is, why its still relevant, why would attackers want to hack ham radio, all about packet radio and APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System), and what equipment and licensing you need to get started in ham radio.

The DuckDuckGo mobile browser allows Microsoft trackers due to an agreement in their syndicated search content contract, a database of contact details for hundreds of Verizon employees was compromised after an employee was social engineered to give the attacker remote access to their corporate computer, and details about new research that shows that even when an iPhone running iOS 15 is turned off...

Tanya Janca, founder of the We Hack Purple Academy, Director of Developer Relations and Community at Bright, and author of "Alice & Bob Learn Application Security" joins us to discuss the current state and future of Application Security. In this episode we discuss what Tanya's been up to, what's changed in AppSec over the last several years, have organizations actually moved to DevSecOps, and...

What is Apple Mail Privacy Protection and how does it hide your IP address, so senders can’t link it to your online activity or determine your location, government authorities such as the FBI and NSA have released a list of top attack vectors used to gain initial access by attackers, and how more companies are deploying privacy invasive surveillance software to monitor their employees at work.

The FBI searched emails, texts and other electronic communications of 3.4 million U.S. residents without a warrant, Apple, Google, and Microsoft have announced they will support a new passwordless sign-in standard created by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium, and details about how some websites are keylogging your data as you type it into a web form, before you hit submit.

Josh Feinblum is the co-founder of Stavvy, a Boston-based fully integrated digital mortgage platform, where he leads product, engineering, people, and finance. He also serves as a venture partner at F-Prime Capital, where he evaluates and advises startups of all stages across multiple verticals. Josh talks to us about his journey through cybersecurity including his experience as a CISO at Rapid7 a...

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion so what does this mean for the privacy and cybersecurity of the platform? More than 100 different Lenovo laptop computers contain firmware-level vulnerabilities which is a great reminder about making sure you update the BIOS on your computer. Plus, details about researchers who have created a t-shirt that renders the wearer undetectable to facial recognition...

Award-winning security transformation manager and digital anthropologist Lianne Potter joins us to discuss the fascinating topic of digital anthropology and how we can rehumanize cybersecurity. In this episode Lianne discusses how she became a digital anthropologist, how this field applies to cybersecurity, and the one thing organizations need to do to bring the human back into their cybersecurity...

More young people seem to be choosing dumbphones over smartphones, but is it because of privacy concerns or because its trendy? John Oliver, host of the ‘Last Week Tonight’ show, used data brokers to obtain lawmakers’ digital footprints and promised to not release the data as long as Congress passes privacy legislation. Plus details about the Cicada state sponsored Chinese hacking group which hid...