Former FBI Special Agent Chris Tarbell and ex-Anonymous/LulzSec blackhat hacker Hector Monsegur (aka Sabu) faced off as adversaries in cyberspace before becoming close friends and podcast co-hosts. Listen to Tarbell, co-founder of the elite cybersecurity firm NAXO, and Monsegur, a top network penetration tester and security engineer, break down the must-know cybersecurity news and topics of the week. You’ll walk away from each episode with unique perspectives on keeping your family, your company, and yourself safe from cyber attacks.
Chinese Malware, a Year in Review of Zero-day Exploits, a Ransomware Study, and Listener Questions
This week on Hacker And The Fed the US hunts Chinese malware that could disrupt American Military operations, a year in review of zero-day exploits, a study finds no evidence that ransomware victims with cyber insurance pay up more often, there's fighting words between Tenable CEO and Microsoft, and we answer listener questions from a listener in Greece, Holland, and a new minted NSA hacker.
Links from the episode:
U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt American Military Operations
The Ups and Downs of 0-days: A Year in Review of 0-days Exploited In-the-Wild in 2022
https://security.googleblog.com/2023/07/the-ups-and-downs-of-0-days-year-in.html
No evidence ransomware victims with cyber insurance pay up more often
https://therecord.media/ransomware-cyber-insurance-payments-uk-report
Tenable CEO accuses Microsoft of negligence in addressing security flaw
https://cyberscoop.com/tenable-microsoft-negligence-security-flaw/
https://twitter.com/MalwareJake/status/1686869818912202755
https://www.wired.com/2002/01/bill-gates-trustworthy-computing/
SMS Traffic Pumping Fraud
https://support.twilio.com/hc/en-us/articles/8360406023067-SMS-Traffic-Pumping-Fraud
New acoustic attack steals data from keystrokes with 95% accuracy
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