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May 21, 2025 53 min

WORLDS FIRST CPU Ransomware! - 2025-05-19

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Register for Free, Live webcasts & summits: https://poweredbybhis.coma 00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Twiddle Me This 02:04 - WORLDS FIRST CPU Ransomware! - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2025-05-19 03:10 - Story # 1: Coinbase - Standing Up to Extortionists 11:26 - Story # 2: World’s first CPU-level ransomware 15:09 - Story # 3: New Intel CPU flaws leak sensitive data from privileged memory 19:04 - Story # 4: After latest kidnap attempt, crypto types tell crime bosses: Transfers are traceable 21:39 - Story # 5: Chinese ‘kill switches’ found hidden in US solar farms 27:52 - Story # 6: Congress proposes 10-year ban on state AI regulations 31:41 - Story # 7: Hackers Abuse Copilot AI in SharePoint to Steal Passwords and Sensitive Data 36:02 - Story # 8: European Vulnerability Database Launches Amid US CVE Chaos 37:32 - Story # 9: 89 million Steam accounts reportedly leaked. Change your password now. 40:06 - Story # 10: Hackers Now Targeting US Retailers After UK Attacks, Google 41:11 - Story # 11: How the Signal Knockoff App TeleMessage Got Hacked in 20 Minutes 43:08 - Story # 11b: DDoSecrets publishes 410 GB of heap dumps, hacked from TeleMessage’s archive server 47:12 - ChickenSec: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Viral TikTok Trend Wreaks Havoc In Theaters 51:20 - Story # 12: Education giant Pearson hit by cyberattack exposing customer data (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Twiddle Me This (02:03) - WORLDS FIRST CPU Ransomware! - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2025-05-19 (03:10) - Story # 1: Coinbase - Standing Up to Extortionists (11:25) - Story # 2: World's first CPU-level ransomware (15:09) - Story # 3: New Intel CPU flaws leak sensitive data from privileged memory (19:03) - Story # 4: After latest kidnap attempt, crypto types tell crime bosses: Transfers are traceable (21:38) - Story # 5: Chinese ‘kill switches’ found hidden in US solar farms (27:52) - Story # 6: Congress proposes 10-year ban on state AI regulations (31:41) - Story # 7: Hackers Abuse Copilot AI in SharePoint to Steal Passwords and Sensitive Data (36:01) - Story # 8: European Vulnerability Database Launches Amid US CVE Chaos (37:32) - Story # 9: 89 million Steam accounts reportedly leaked. Change your password now. (40:06) - Story # 10: Hackers Now Targeting US Retailers After UK Attacks, Google (41:10) - Story # 11: How the Signal Knockoff App TeleMessage Got Hacked in 20 Minutes (43:08) - Story # 11b: DDoSecrets publishes 410 GB of heap dumps, hacked from TeleMessage's archive server (47:12) - ChickenSec: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Viral TikTok Trend Wreaks Havoc In Theaters (51:20) - Story # 12: Education giant Pearson hit by cyberattack exposing customer data

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  1. 0:00 PreShow Banter™ — Twiddle Me This
  2. 2:03 WORLDS FIRST CPU Ransomware! - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2025-05-19
  3. 3:10 Story # 1: Coinbase - Standing Up to Extortionists
  4. 11:25 Story # 2: World's first CPU-level ransomware
  5. 15:09 Story # 3: New Intel CPU flaws leak sensitive data from privileged memory
  6. 19:03 Story # 4: After latest kidnap attempt, crypto types tell crime bosses: Transfers are traceable
  7. 21:38 Story # 5: Chinese ‘kill switches’ found hidden in US solar farms
  8. 27:52 Story # 6: Congress proposes 10-year ban on state AI regulations
  9. 31:41 Story # 7: Hackers Abuse Copilot AI in SharePoint to Steal Passwords and Sensitive Data
  10. 36:01 Story # 8: European Vulnerability Database Launches Amid US CVE Chaos
  11. 37:32 Story # 9: 89 million Steam accounts reportedly leaked. Change your password now.
  12. 40:06 Story # 10: Hackers Now Targeting US Retailers After UK Attacks, Google
  13. 41:10 Story # 11: How the Signal Knockoff App TeleMessage Got Hacked in 20 Minutes
  14. 43:08 Story # 11b: DDoSecrets publishes 410 GB of heap dumps, hacked from TeleMessage's archive server
  15. 47:12 ChickenSec: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Viral TikTok Trend Wreaks Havoc In Theaters
  16. 51:20 Story # 12: Education giant Pearson hit by cyberattack exposing customer data

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