https://youtu.be/iYM3y85hEkM This week on the podcast, we're joined by Ryan Estes, a member of WatchGuard's Zero-Trust Application Service classification team and resident ransomware expert to discuss the wild month in ransomware news. We start the episode with a story about a fake ransomware operator that scammed cybercriminals out of tens of thousands of dollars before … [Read more...]
Operation Cronos: A Breakdown of the LockBit Disruption
Check out LockBit 3.0 on our new Ransomware Tracker Beta! Hear more about Operation Cronos on The 443 Podcast. If you've followed the ransomware space for the past few years, it's very likely you've heard of LockBit. If you don't follow the cybersecurity landscape, there's still a good chance you've heard of them or at least their operations. The group's affiliates have … [Read more...]
Locking Up LockBit
https://youtu.be/GaX_8NOoq7w This week on the podcast, we cover an international law enforcement takedown of the LokBit ransomware group's infrastructure. After that, we cover a novel malware delivery vector involving an IoT "toy." We end the podcast by covering the latest White House Executive Order addressing cybersecurity in critical infrastructure. … [Read more...]
Flipping Out Over Flipper Zero
https://youtu.be/3SY1sDF-BA0 This week on the podcast we cover Canada's attempt to ban the Flipper Zero. Before that, we review a recent research post on a new class of vulnerability on the Ubuntu operating system. We end the episode with a chat bout a the impacts of artificial intelligence on data security. Menlo Report on Business AI Usage - … [Read more...]
AnyDesk Remote Access Vendor Compromise
On February 2nd, remote access software vendor AnyDesk disclosed they had been the victim of a cyberattack where an unknown threat actor obtained access to production systems. AnyDesk appears to have contained the incident before the adversaries were able to leverage their access into a supply chain attack against AnyDesk customers but out of an abundance of caution, they … [Read more...]