Talkin’ About Infosec News – 2/4/2022
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Talkin’ About Infosec News – 2/4/2022

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ORIGINALLY AIRED ON JANUARY 31, 2022 Articles discussed in this episode: 00:00 – PreShow Banter™ — Legions of the Undead 01:26 – BHIS – Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2022-01-31 04:06 – Story # 1: Hacktivists say they hacked Belarus rail system to stop Russian military buildup – https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/hactivists-say-they-hacked-belarus-rail-system-to-stop-russian-military-buildup/ 08:46 – Story # 2: Ukrainian government calls out false flag operation in recent data wiping attack – https://therecord.media/ukrainian-government-calls-out-false-flag-operation-in-recent-data-wiping-attack/ 11:18 – Story # 3: Ukrainian cyber defense in need of upgrades as tensions rise – https://therecord.media/ukrainian-cyberdefense-in-need-of-upgrades-as-tensions-rise/ 17:32 – Story # 4: DoD weapons testers to assess cybersecurity of GPS satellites, ground system, and user equipment – https://spacenews.com/dod-weapons-testers-to-assess-cybersecurity-of-gps-satellites-ground-system-and-user-equipment/ 24:50 – Story # 5: FBI Reportedly Considered Buying NSO Spyware – https://www.govinfosecurity.com/fbi-reportedly-considered-buying-nso-spyware-a-18407 28:02 – Story # 6: Hacking the Apple Webcam (again) – https://www.ryanpickren.com/safari-uxss 30:36 – Story # 7: Microsoft Teams users can now chat with any Teams user outside their organization – https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/microsoft-teams-users-can-now-chat-with-any-teams-user-outside/ba-p/3070832 34:11 – Story # 7b: https://twitter.com/rucam365/status/1487861808081915906 38:15 – Story # 8: Lazarus hackers use Windows Update to deploy malware – https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lazarus-hackers-use-windows-update-to-deploy-malware/ 41:38 – Story # 9: Elon Musk Tried To Pay A Teen Thousands Of Dollars To Stop Tracking His Plane –

ORIGINALLY AIRED ON JANUARY 31, 2022 Articles discussed in this episode: 00:00 – PreShow Banter™ — Legions of the Undead 01:26 – BHIS – Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2022-01-31 04:06 – Story # 1: Hacktivists say they hacked Belarus rail system to stop Russian military buildup – https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/hactivists-say-they-hacked-belarus-rail-system-to-stop-russian-military-buildup/ 08:46 – Story # 2: Ukrainian government […]

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  • (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Legions of the Undead
  • (01:26) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2022-01-31
  • (04:06) - Story # 1: Hactivists say they hacked Belarus rail system to stop Russian military buildup
  • (08:46) - Story # 2: Ukrainian government calls out false flag operation in recent data wiping attack
  • (11:18) - Story # 3: Ukrainian cyber defense in need of upgrades as tensions rise
  • (17:32) - Story # 4: DoD weapons testers to assess cybersecurity of GPS satellites, ground system and user equipment
  • (24:50) - Story # 5: FBI Reportedly Considered Buying NSO Spyware
  • (28:02) - Story # 6: Hacking the Apple Webcam (again)
  • (30:36) - Story # 7: Microsoft Teams users can now chat with any Teams user outside their organization
  • (34:11) - Story # 7b: https://twitter.com/rucam365/status/1487861808081915906
  • (38:15) - Story # 8: Lazarus hackers use Windows Update to deploy malware
  • (41:38) - Story # 9: Elon Musk Tried To Pay A Teen Thousands Of Dollars To Stop Tracking His Plane
  • (45:36) - Story # 10: 1.5M US bank cards have been hacked: NordVPN
  • (51:15) - Story # 11: 2FA app with 10,000 Google Play downloads loaded well-known banking trojan
  • (54:50) - Story # 12: Hackers Exploited MSHTML Flaw to Spy on Government and Defense Targets