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Talkin’ About Infosec News – 3/31/2022

ORIGINALLY AIRED ON MARCH 28, 2022

Articles discussed in this episode:

01:42 – Suspected Okta hackers arrested by British police – https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/british-police-say-seven-people-arrested-after-okta-hack-2022-03-24/

11:16 – A Closer Look at the LAPSUS$ Data Extortion Group – https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/03/a-closer-look-at-the-lapsus-data-extortion-group/

14:04 – Anonymous Starts ‘Huge’ Data Dump That Will ‘Blow Russia Away,’ Leaks Rostproekt Emails – https://www.ibtimes.com/anonymous-starts-huge-data-dump-will-blow-russia-away-leaks-rostproekt-emails-3452789

22:28 – Most Severe’ Cyberattack Since Russian Invasion Crashes Ukraine Internet Provider – https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2022/03/28/huge-cyberattack-on-ukrtelecom-biggest-since-russian-invasion-crashes-ukraine-telecom/?sh=72d14c297dc2

27:53 – Man linked to multi-million dollar ransomware attacks gets 66 months in prison for online fraud – https://www.zdnet.com/article/man-linked-to-multi-million-dollar-ransomware-attacks-gets-66-months-in-prison-for-online-fraud/

34:17 – Greece’s national postal service restoring systems after ransomware attack – https://therecord.media/greeces-national-postal-service-restoring-systems-after-ransomware-attack/

37:02 – FCC puts Kaspersky on security threat list, says it poses “unacceptable risk” – https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/03/fcc-puts-kaspersky-on-security-threat-list-says-it-poses-unacceptable-risk/

42:07 – We blocked North Korea’s Chrome exploit, says Google – https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/25/chrome_exploits_north_korea/

43:43 – North Korean hackers unleashed Chrome 0-day exploit on hundreds of US targets – https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/03/north-korean-hackers-unleashed-chrome-0-day-exploit-on-hundreds-of-us-targets/

47:08 – New Variant of Chinese Gimmick Malware Targeting macOS Users – https://thehackernews.com/2022/03/new-variant-of-chinese-gimmick-malware.html

49:57 – Hackers remotely start, unlock Honda Civics with $300 tech – https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/25/honda_civic_hack/

55:08 – https://flipperzero.one/

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