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Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 71

Cybersecurity:

https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/data-breach/canadas-freedom-mobile-elasticsearch-database-exposed/
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/lightneuron-backdoor-receives-secret-commands-via-microsoft-exchange-email-servers-russian-link-suspected/

https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/microsoft-debuts-electionguard-to-secure-voting-processes/d/d-id/1334623

Cryptocurrency:

https://www.coindesk.com/what-a-bitcoin-reorg-is-and-what-binance-has-to-do-with-it?hootPostID=29c2de1300492d435c0817090d545272
Executive hacked competitor’s website to steal students meal preferences
https://www.coindesk.com/hackers-steal-40-7-million-in-bitcoin-from-crypto-exchange-binance?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=coindesk&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Organic%20
https://www.coindesk.com/binance-may-consider-bitcoin-rollback-following-40-million-hack?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=coindesk&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Organic%20
https://www.coindesk.com/staking-ethereums-mining-alternative-will-be-profitable-but-barely?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=coindesk&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Organic%20

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Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 70

Cyber:

PAM Solutions, Thycotic, Cyberark, SailPoint

https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/cybercrime/st-ambrose-catholic-parish-in-brunswick-ohio-was-hit-with-a-business-email-compromise-scam/
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/denial-of-service-event-impacted-u-s-power-utility-last-month/
https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/it-service-provider-refuses-to-pay-ransom-hackers-publish-stolen-data-online-21125.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/05/credit-union-sues-fintech-giant-fiserv-over-security-claims/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/cartoon-network-websites-hacked-to-show-arabic-memes-and-brazilian-male-stripper/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0g&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5ccb30443730d20001351b87&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

Job recruitment site Ladders exposed 13 million user profiles

Crypto:

https://www.coindesk.com/central-banks-settle-cross-border-payments-with-blockchain-for-first-time?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=coindesk&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Organic%20
https://www.coindesk.com/us-stock-broker-etrade-to-launch-bitcoin-and-ether-trading-report?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=coindesk&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Organic%20
https://www.coindesk.com/jaguar-land-rover-plans-to-give-drivers-crypto-in-return-for-their-data?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=coindesk&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Organic%20
https://venturebeat.com/2019/04/24/brave-rolls-out-its-own-ads-that-pay-users-a-70-cut/

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Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 69

Cybersecurity:

https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-us-companies-lost-1-3-billion-in-2018-due-to-bec-scams/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0g&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5cc0374916ce3f000141f01c&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

Bodybuilding.com suffers data breach; issues password reset for all users

Cryptocurrency:

https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoins-price-climbs-above-5500-to-reach-5-month-high?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=coindesk&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Organic%20
https://www.coindesk.com/ether-thief-found-stealing-funds-with-weak-private-keys?hootPostID=4329a9635c5723ffdbf3cff0c089fae0
https://www.coindesk.com/samsung-invests-2-9-million-into-crypto-hardware-startup-ledger?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=coindesk&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Organic%20
https://www.coindesk.com/samsung-developing-ethereum-based-blockchain-may-issue-own-token?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=coindesk&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Organic%20

Crossover story:

https://venturebeat.com/2019/04/24/brave-rolls-out-its-own-ads-that-pay-users-a-70-cut/

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Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 68

Cybersecurity:

https://thehackernews.com/2019/04/instagram-password-plaintext.html

https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/government-and-defense/warren-bill-would-send-execs-to-jail-for-data-breaches/

https://thehackernews.com/2019/04/apache-tomcat-security-flaw.html

https://thehackernews.com/2019/04/microsoft-outlook-email-hack.html

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-publishes-seccon-framework-for-securing-windows-10/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-10/is-anyone-listening-to-you-on-alexa-a-global-team-reviews-audio

Cryptocurrency:

https://blog.coinbase.com/spend-your-crypto-instantly-with-coinbase-card-4c840e59a8d8

https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-expands-crypto-to-crypto-trading-to-11-more-countries

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelwolfson/2019/04/11/albertsons-joins-ibm-food-trust-blockchain-network-to-track-romaine-lettuce-from-farm-to-store/

https://www.coindesk.com/us-energy-department-eyes-blockchain-to-prevent-power-plant-cyberattacks
https://www.coindesk.com/in-first-fincen-penalizes-bitcoin-trader-for-violating-aml-laws
https://www.coindesk.com/south-korean-crypto-exchange-coinnest-announces-closure
https://www.coindesk.com/nydfs-why-we-rejected-bittrexs-application-for-a-bitlicense

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Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 67

Cybersecurity

https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/malware/pharma-firm-bayer-hit-with-winnti-malware/

https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/over-540-million-facebook-records-found-on-exposed-aws-servers

https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/researcher-publishes-google-chrome-exploit

https://thehackernews.com/2019/04/apache-web-server-security.html?m=1

https://thehackernews.com/2019/04/facebook-email-password.html

https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/ransomware/arizona-beverages-ransomware-attack-exacerbated-by-unpatched-servers-poorly-configured-back-up-system/

https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/cloudflare-offers-mobile-vpn-to-hide-more-of-your-browsing-history

Cryptocurrency

https://www.coindesk.com/over-40-central-banks-are-considering-blockchain-currencies-davos-report

https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-custody-launches-staking-support-for-tezos-makerdao-governance-to-follow-68f7bc51bc53

Proof of stake the new normal

https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-paradigm-invest-15-million-in-startup-behind-disappearing-blockchain

Twitter: @cybercryptoguy

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Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 66

Cybersecurity

Watering hole attacks
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/phishing/south-korean-websites-hit-with-rare-waterhole-phishing-scheme/

https://gizmodo.com/hud-charges-facebook-for-enabling-housing-discriminatio-1833632844

https://thehackernews.com/2019/03/apt33-cyber-espionage-hacking.html

https://www.zdnet.com/article/norsk-hydro-ransomware-incident-losses-reach-40-million-after-one-week/

https://thehackernews.com/2019/03/facebook-whitehat-setting-hackers.html

https://thehackernews.com/2019/03/asus-computer-hacking.html

https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/paper-leaked-authentication-secrets-rampant-across-github/

https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/toyota-customer-information-exposed-in-data-breach/d/d-id/1334291

Cryptocurrency

https://www.coindesk.com/bittrex-backed-euro-stablecoin-can-be-staked-for-8-interest?hootPostID=33b94c4c76cc5214ab8b120da1d38b29

https://www.coinbase.com/earn/stellar

https://www.coindesk.com/binance-tightens-compliance-turning-to-identitymind-for-kyc
https://www.coindesk.com/amazon-owned-twitch-removes-crypto-payments-for-subscriptions

Crossover Story

https://www.zdnet.com/article/cryptocurrency-platforms-dragonex-and-coinbene-disclose-hacks/

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Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 65

ybersecurity

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/03/21/researcher-finds-new-way-to-sniff-windows-bitlocker-encryption-keys/amp/

https://thehackernews.com/2019/03/libssh2-vulnerabilities.html

Cryptocurrency

https://www.coindesk.com/ibm-signs-6-banks-to-issue-stablecoins-and-use-stellars-xlm-cryptocurrency?hootPostID=44818565d65f4d7138595f49ebac8dd4
https://www.coindesk.com/facebook-seeks-counsel-to-forge-blockchain-partnerships-for-new-products
https://www.coindesk.com/welcome-to-athens-tezos-completes-historic-first-blockchain-vote
https://www.coindesk.com/the-new-york-times-is-planning-to-experiment-with-blockchain-publishing

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Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 64

Cybersecurity

Google SIEM
https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/05/alphabet-chronicle-backstory-cybersecurity-moonshot/

Verifications.io breach: Database with 2 billion records leaked

https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/georgia-county-pays-a-whopping-400000-to-get-rid-of-a-ransomware-infection/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/companies-are-leaking-sensitive-files-via-box-accounts/

Threatlist: IMAP-Based Attacks Compromising Accounts at ‘Unprecedented Scale’

https://thehackernews.com/2019/03/citrix-data-breach.html

Cryptocurrency

https://www.coindesk.com/a-blockchain-etf-is-launching-on-the-london-stock-exchange-today
https://www.coindesk.com/samsung-unveils-cryptocurrency-wallet-dapps-for-galaxy-s10-phone
https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-completes-first-otc-trade-directly-from-cold-storage
https://www.coindesk.com/i-got-the-mark-of-the-beast-and-itll-hold-my-bitcoin

http://ericenglish.com/2018/08/28/8-ways-to-harden-office-365-environments/

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Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 63

Cyber:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/researchers-uncover-ring-of-github-accounts-promoting-300-backdoored-apps/

https://github.com/dfir-it/supreme-backdoor-factory/blob/master/github_repositories.txt

https://www.zdnet.com/article/googles-project-zero-discloses-zero-day-macos-vulnerability/

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/03/04/tiktok-to-pay-record-fine-for-collecting-childrens-data/amp/

Crypto:
https://www.databreachtoday.com/facebooks-cryptocoin-disguised-paypal-on-blockchain-a-12060?rf=2019-03-04_ENEWS_SUB_DBT__Slot1_ART12060

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Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 62

Cyber:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-can-hijack-bare-metal-cloud-servers-by-corrupting-their-bmc-firmware/

https://thehackernews.com/2019/02/thunderbolt-peripheral-dma-attacks.html

https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/intuit-the-company-behind-tax-preparation-software-turbotax-alerted-users-their-accounts-may-have-been-accessed-by-an-unauthorized-party/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/it-took-hackers-only-three-days-to-start-exploiting-latest-drupal-bug/

Google Ditches Passwords in Latest Android Devices

Crypto:

Ethereum constantinople upgrade complete
https://ethereumworldnews.com/ethereums-constantinople-hard-fork-goes-live-today-the-road-to-eth-2-0-begins/

https://www.coindesk.com/online-loan-platform-sofi-will-offer-crypto-trading-through-coinbase?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=coindesk&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Organic%20
https://www.coindesk.com/you-can-now-buy-htcs-exodus-blockchain-phone-without-paying-crypto
https://www.coindesk.com/samsung-teases-early-blockchain-partners-for-galaxy-s10-phone
https://www.coindesk.com/electroneum-launches-80-smartphone-that-mines-crypto
https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-exchange-users-can-buy-and-sell-xrp-starting-tomorrow

Crossover Story:

Coinhive to Mine Its Last Monero in March

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