Storm⚡️Watch - 11/14/23

Before we got the podcast going, we sent some love to Iceland, which is currently experiencing significant seismic activity. The Icelandic Meteorological Office has detected about 900 earthquakes in the region between Grindavík and Sundhnúkur, leading to the evacuation of the coastal town of Grindavík. The likelihood of a volcanic eruption is deemed considerable.

In good news, an international syndicate involved in cybercrime has been busted with the arrest of eight people. This is a significant step in the fight against cybercrime and a testament to the hard work of law enforcement agencies worldwide.

Breaking news from Maine involves a rant about MOVEit, a global data security incident that has raised concerns about data protection and privacy. We'll delve into this topic and discuss its implications.

In tech news, a new cutting-edge attack has been discovered that can steal SSH cryptographic keys. This vulnerability occurs during the signature generation when a client and server are establishing a connection and affects keys using the RSA cryptographic algorithm. This discovery underscores the importance of constant vigilance and innovation in cybersecurity.

In regular news, Sumo Logic has disclosed a security breach after discovering unauthorized access to its AWS account. The company has advised customers to rotate their API access keys and other credentials as a precautionary measure.

Hive ransomware is back, and a new offspring, Hunters International, has taken the stage. We'll discuss this development and its potential impact on cybersecurity.

We also talked about NotCVE, a new initiative in the cybersecurity world, and introduce you to a useful tool, the CVE Half Day Watcher.

In our shameless self-promotion segment, we discussed the SLP Tag Blog and the new addition of PCAPs in Analysis. 

We also did the usual roundup of the latest tags on GreyNoise.

Finally, we discussed the latest updates from KEV, including the ACSC BCiB and the CISA Software Supply Chain Guide.

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