Episode 174 - The Brexit Episode

6:48 This week in InfoSec  With content liberated from the “today in infosec” twitter account and further afield15th November 1994: The earliest known example of the Good Times email hoax virus was posted to the TECH-LAW mailing list. Variants of the hoax spread for several years. In 1997, Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) claimed responsibility for initiating the hoax..https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/172486786372541262712th November 2012: John McAfee went into hiding because his neighbor, Gregory Faull, was found dead from a gunshot. Belize police wanted him to come in for questioning, but he fled to Guatemala where he was then arrested. He was never charged, though he lost a $25 million wrongful death suit. https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1723790884053938623 11:57 Rant of the WeekClorox CISO flushes self after multimillion-dollar cyberattackThe Clorox Company's chief security officer has left her job in the wake of a corporate network breach that cost the manufacturer hundreds of millions of dollars.  18:15 Billy Big BallsBlackCat plays with malvertising traps to lure corporate victimsAds for Slack and Cisco AnyConnect actually downloaded Nitrogen malwareAlphV files SEC complaintAffiliates of ransomware gang AlphV (aka BlackCat) claimed to have compromised digital lending firm MeridianLink – and reportedly filed an SEC complaint against the fintech firm for failing to disclose the intrusion to the US watchdog.First reported by DataBreaches, the break-in apparently happened on November 7. AlphaV’s operatives claimed they did not encrypt any files but did steal some data – and MeridianLink was allegedly aware of the intrusion the day it occurred. 24:15 Industry newsMPs Dangerously Uninformed About Facial Recognition – ReportCyber-Attack Could Have “Devastating” Impact on Aussie ExportsNCSC: UK Facing “Enduring and Significant” Cyber-ThreatUK Privacy Regulator Issues Black Friday Smart Device WarningUS Government Unveils First AI Roadmap For CybersecurityEuropean Police Take Down $9m Vishing GangBlackCat Ransomware Group Reports Victim to SECRussian Hacking Group Sandworm Linked to Unprecedented Attack on Danish Critical InfrastructureCyber-Criminals Exploit Gaza Crisis With Fake Charity 30:56 Tweet of the Weekhttps://twitter.com/FadzaiVeanah/status/1724825417196904743 Come on! Like and bloody well subscribe!