Risky Business is a weekly information security podcast featuring news and in-depth interviews with industry luminaries. Launched in February 2007, Risky Business is a must-listen digest for information security pros. With a running time of approximately 50-60 minutes, Risky Business is pacy; a security podcast without the waffle.
Risky Business #798 -- Mexican cartel surveilled the FBI to identify, kill witnesses
July 02, 2025
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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news:
- Australian airline Qantas looks like it got a Scattered Spider-ing
- Microsoft works towards blunting the next CrowdStrike disaster
- Changes are coming for Microsoft’s default enterprise app consenting setup
- Synology downplays hardcoded passwords for its M365 cloud backup agent
- The next Citrix Netscaler memory disclosure looks nasty
- Drug cartels used technical surveillance to find, fix and finish FBI informants and witnesses
This week’s episode is sponsored by RAD Security. Co-founder Jimmy Mesta joins to talk through how they use AI automation to assess the security posture of sprawling cloud environments.
This episode is also available on Youtube.
Show notes
- Qantas hit by cyber attack, leaving 6 million customer records at risk of data breach
- Scattered Spider appears to pivot toward aviation sector | Cybersecurity Dive
- Microsoft to make Windows more resilient following 2024 IT outage | Cybersecurity Dive
- (384) The Ultimate Guide to App Consent in Microsoft Entra - YouTube
- When Backups Open Backdoors: Accessing Sensitive Cloud Data via "Synology Active Backup for Microsoft 365" / modzero
- AT&T deploys new account lock feature to counter SIM swapping | CyberScoop
- Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump aides' emails | Reuters
- US government warns of new Iran-linked cyber threats on critical infrastructure | Cybersecurity Dive
- Actively exploited vulnerability gives extraordinary control over server fleets - Ars Technica
- Critical vulnerability in Citrix Netscaler raises specter of exploitation wave | Cybersecurity Dive
- Identities of More Than 80 Americans Stolen for North Korean IT Worker Scams | WIRED
- Cloudflare confirms Russia restricting access to services amid free internet crackdown | The Record from Recorded Future News
- Mexican drug cartel used hacker to track FBI official, then killed potential FBI informants, government audit says | CNN Politics
- Audit of the FBI's Efforts to Mitigate the Effects of Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance - Redacted Report
- NATO members aim for spending 5% of GDP on defense, with 1.5% eligible for cyber | The Record from Recorded Future News
- US sanctions bulletproof hosting provider for supporting ransomware, infostealer operations | CyberScoop
- US, French authorities confirm arrest of BreachForums hackers | TechCrunch
- Spanish police arrest five over $542 million crypto investment scheme | The Record from Recorded Future News
- Scam compounds labeled a 'living nightmare' as Cambodian government accused of turning a blind eye | The Record from Recorded Future News