Episode 55 - Hitting the Limit

This Week in InfoSecLiberated from the “today in infosec” Twitter account6th May 1995: Chris Lamprecht (aka "Minor Threat") became the first person banned from the Internet. He received a 70 month sentence for money laundering...and was banned from the Internet until 2003.https://www.wired.com/1997/12/twice-removed-locked-up-and-barred-from-net/https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/12578628173711564807th May 2004: 18-year-old German computer science student Sven Jaschan was arrested for writing the Sasser worm and the NetSky worm. One of Jaschan's friends had informed Microsoft that Jaschan had created the worm.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasser_(computer_worm)https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/13906895366704209989th May 1990: Operation Sundevil was revealed in a press release. It was a US Secret Service crackdown on "illegal computer hacking activities." Raids occurred in ~15 cities, resulting in a measly 3 arrests.https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1259301463102074880The Hacker Crackdown audiobook https://boingboing.net/2008/01/13/podcast-of-bruce-ste.html   Rant of the WeekRansomware victim Colonial Pipeline paid $5m to get oil pumping again, restored from backups anywayColonial Pipeline's operators reportedly paid $5m to regain control of their digital systems and get the pipeline pumping oil following last week's ransomware infection.News of the payoff was broken by Bloomberg – which not only cited anonymous sources but also mocked other news outlets' anonymous sources for saying earlier this week that the American pipeline operator would never pay the ransom.https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/13/colonial_pipeline_ransom/https://twitter.com/KimZetter/status/1392923544753872896 Colonial Pipeline hackers apologize, promise to ransom less controversial targets in futurehttps://www.theverge.com/2021/5/10/22428996/colonial-pipeline-ransomware-attack-apology-investigationColonial Pipeline was looking to hire a cybersecurity manager before the ransomware attack shut down operationshttps://www.theregister.com/2021/05/13/colonial_pipeline_hiring_cybersecurity_manager/  Billy Big Balls of the WeekHackers Are Having a Field Day With AirTagsJust two weeks after their release, several hackers and security researchers are tearing Apple’s AirTags apart and finding some issues with them.https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkbpa7/hackers-are-having-a-field-day-with-airtags Industry NewsMisconfigured Database Exposes 200K Fake Amazon ReviewersRansomware Takes Down East Coast Fuel PipelineUniversity Cancels Exams After Cyber-AttackStaff Bonus was “Crass” Phishing SimulationGermany Bans Facebook from Processing WhatsApp DataAXA to Stop Reimbursing Ransom PaymentsMore Domestic Abuse Cases Involve TechHome Working Parents and Young Adults Are Most Risky IT UsersBiden Executive Order Mandates Zero Trust and Strong Encryption Tweet of the Weekhttps://twitter.com/browninfosecguy/status/1392503491042611202Olaf Hartong @olafhartong: FreemiumBackupsIain Cyto @IainCyto: Surprise Pen Test Posse.Biteater @illustrioushefe: WindowsOffenderDavid Shipley @davidshipley: Trailer Park Crypto BoysAdrian @Nutritionist_AP: RanSomewhereOld Navy Dude next @ DEFCON & HIMMS @0ldNavyDude: Ransom McRansomface Come on! Like and bloody well subscribe!