EPISODE · Jul 18, 2025 · 43 MIN
Episode 226: The Prime Episode
from The Host Unknown Podcast · host andrew agnes, javvad malik, thom langford
8th July 2008: Several DNS vendors released patches to mitigate an attack method discovered by Dan Kaminsky which could be used to cause DNS cache poisoning. Kaminsky had discovered the vulnerability 6 months prior and reported it to vendors privately so they could address it. RIP, Dan.https://x.com/todayininfosec/status/194269569127019321110th July 1999: Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) member DilDog debuted the program Back Orifice 2000 (BO2k) at DEF CON 7. It was the successor to Back Orifice, released by cDc a year prior. DilDog proclaimed it "a remote administration tool for corporate America". https://x.com/todayininfosec/status/1943440335608385876Outsourced Trust: How Coinbase's $400M Problem Started in an Indian Call CenterThe GPS Leak No One Talked About: Uffizio’s Silent ExposureHundreds of Malicious Domains Registered Ahead of Prime DayM&S Chair Details Ransomware Attack, Declines to Confirm if Payment Was MadeChinese State-Sponsored Hacker Charged Over COVID-19 Research TheftQantas Confirms 5.7 Million Customers Hit by Data BreachTribunal Ruling Brings ICO’s £12.7m TikTok Fine CloserFour Arrested in Connection with April UK Retail AttacksTikTok's Handling of EU User Data in China Comes Under Scrutiny AgainLLMs Fall Short in Vulnerability Discovery and ExploitationMPs Warn of “Significant” Iranian Cyber-Threat to UK https://x.com/krezae/status/1943463109173338558 Come on! Like and bloody well subscribe!
What this episode covers
Thom, Andy, and Javvad give you another amazing, insightful, and wonderfully put together show This week in InfoSec proves it is never DNS. Spoiler alert, it is always DNS. Rant of the Week tells us how the tables have turned. Billy Big Balls is Big Brother always watching you. Industry News is the latest and greatest security news stories from around the world And Tweet of the Week is a non infosec tip on staying in your family’s life forever.
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Episode 226: The Prime Episode
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