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Feb 13, 2025 1 hr 2 min

2025-02-10 - Walking Through Denver

from Talkin' Bout [Infosec] News Hosted by Black Hills Information Security

00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Walking Through Denver 02:23 - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2025-02-10 04:35 - Story # 1: Ransomware payments declined in 2024 despite massive. well-known hacks 05:02 - Story # 1b: 35% Year-over-Year Decrease in Ransomware Payments, Less than Half of Recorded Incidents Resulted in Victim Payments 14:19 - Story # 2: Critical Cisco ISE bug can let attackers run commands as root 16:43 - Story # 3: The Untold Story of a Crypto Crimefighter’s Descent Into Nigerian Prison 24:18 - Story # 4: IoT’s botnet problem is up 500% – three things admins must do now 31:49 - Story # 5: WhatsApp identifies dozens of users hacked by Paragon spyware company 39:41 - Story # 6: Sri Lanka goes bananas after monkey unplugs nation 43:36 - Story # 7: Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared” 50:17 - ChickenSec Story #: 1 Here’s a Super Bowl riddle: Why are egg prices surging — but not chicken wings? 52:21 - Story # 8: DOGE Staffer Previously Fired From Cybersecurity Company for Leaking Secrets 58:07 - ChickenSec Story #2: Americans to Eat 1.47 Billion Chicken Wings for Super Bowl LIX (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Walking Through Denver (02:23) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2025-02-10 (04:34) - Story # 1: Ransomware payments declined in 2024 despite massive. well-known hacks (05:02) - Story # 1b: 35% Year-over-Year Decrease in Ransomware Payments, Less than Half of Recorded Incidents Resulted in Victim Payments (14:18) - Story # 2: Critical Cisco ISE bug can let attackers run commands as root (16:42) - Story # 3: The Untold Story of a Crypto Crimefighter’s Descent Into Nigerian Prison (24:17) - Story # 4: IoT’s botnet problem is up 500% – three things admins must do now (31:48) - Story # 5: WhatsApp identifies dozens of users hacked by Paragon spyware company (39:40) - Story # 6: Sri Lanka goes bananas after monkey unplugs nation (43:35) - Story # 7: Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared” (50:16) - ChickenSec Story #: 1 Here's a Super Bowl riddle: Why are egg prices surging — but not chicken wings? (52:21) - Story # 8: DOGE Staffer Previously Fired From Cybersecurity Company for Leaking Secrets (58:06) - ChickenSec Story #2: Americans to Eat 1.47 Billion Chicken Wings for Super Bowl LIX

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  1. 0:00 PreShow Banter™ — Walking Through Denver
  2. 2:23 BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2025-02-10
  3. 4:34 Story # 1: Ransomware payments declined in 2024 despite massive. well-known hacks
  4. 5:02 Story # 1b: 35% Year-over-Year Decrease in Ransomware Payments, Less than Half of Recorded Incidents Resulted in Victim Payments
  5. 14:18 Story # 2: Critical Cisco ISE bug can let attackers run commands as root
  6. 16:42 Story # 3: The Untold Story of a Crypto Crimefighter’s Descent Into Nigerian Prison
  7. 24:17 Story # 4: IoT’s botnet problem is up 500% – three things admins must do now
  8. 31:48 Story # 5: WhatsApp identifies dozens of users hacked by Paragon spyware company
  9. 39:40 Story # 6: Sri Lanka goes bananas after monkey unplugs nation
  10. 43:35 Story # 7: Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared”
  11. 50:16 ChickenSec Story #: 1 Here's a Super Bowl riddle: Why are egg prices surging — but not chicken wings?
  12. 52:21 Story # 8: DOGE Staffer Previously Fired From Cybersecurity Company for Leaking Secrets
  13. 58:06 ChickenSec Story #2: Americans to Eat 1.47 Billion Chicken Wings for Super Bowl LIX

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