Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 120

CASB woes and exceptions

Politics at work

Microsoft Mandatory MFA and new email security

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-entra-security-defaults-to-make-mfa-setup-mandatory

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/exchange-online-adds-inbound-dane-with-dnssec-for-everyone

Crypto:

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/10/30/michael-saylors-microstrategy-plans-to-raise-42b-to-buy-more-bitcoin-over-next-3-years

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

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/

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

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

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/

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

Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 64

Cybersecurity

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

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/

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/

Follow me on Twitter @eenglish34

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

Follow me on Twitter @eenglish34

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/

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:

Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 61

Cybersecurity
Company sued employee for phishing email
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-47135686

https://www.zdnet.com/article/127-million-user-records-from-8-companies-put-up-for-sale-on-the-dark-web/

https://thehackernews.com/2019/02/hack-facebook-account-password.html

https://www.databreachtoday.com/facebooks-leaky-data-bucket-app-stored-user-data-online-a-12026

https://thehackernews.com/2019/02/data-breach-sale-darkweb.html

https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/this-malware-turns-atm-hijacking-into-slot-machine-games/

Cryptocurrency
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/13/jp-morgan-is-rolling-out-the-first-us-bank-backed-cryptocurrency-to-transform-payments–.html

https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-users-can-now-withdraw-bitcoin-cash-fork-bsv
https://www.ccn.com/breaking-major-crypto-brokerage-coinmama-hacked-450000-users-affected-in-massive-worldwide-breach
https://www.coindesk.com/barclays-ripple-back-1-7-million-round-for-remittance-firm-using-xrp

https://blog.coinbase.com/electrohunt-part-1-hunting-for-the-phishing-campaigns-on-the-electrum-network-b10529162e63

https://www.coindesk.com/you-can-now-send-bitcoin-tips-over-lightning-on-twitter
https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-acquires-blockchain-tracking-startup-neutrino-for-undisclosed-price