This week we are joined by Maria Varmazis, host of the N2K daily space show, T-Minus. Maria shares an interesting story about how ransomware infections are beginning to change to form a more psychological attack against victims' organizations, as criminals are using personal and aggressive tactics to force them to pay. Dave and Joe share some listener follow up, from Bob, who writes in to share how he shares stories with his family members, and mentions one specifically on a Best Buy Geek Squad scam. Dave share's a story on bank scams, and how scammers are using genuine push notifications to trick their victims. Joe shares a story regarding email security loopholes, and how these loopholes are the latest path for North Korean social engineering attacks. Our catch of the day is from our follow up listener Bob, as he shares the story of trying to figure out the difference between a real email from the U.S social security department and a fake one.
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Spotting social engineering in the shadows.
The curious case of the missing IcedID. [Only Malware in the Building]
Encore: ATM skimming (noun) [Word Notes]
The AirBnB booking that wasn’t.
Encore: APT side hustle (noun) [Word Notes]
Awareness, behavior, & beyond.
Encore: endpoint (noun) [Word Notes]
Encore: unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI) (noun) [Word Notes]
The illusion of influence.
Encore: Daemon (noun) [Word Notes]
From support to scam.
Encore: greyware (noun) [Word Notes]
Fighting off phishing.
Encore: fuzzing (noun) [Word Notes]
Is change presenting a window of opportunity for attackers?
Encore: Unix (noun) [Word Notes]
Could AI's doomsday be deferred?
Encore: deep packet inspection (DPI) (noun) [Word Notes]
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