Risky Bulletin

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk about why an internet shutdown won’t stop US cyber operations in Iran.

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Srsly Risky Biz: The Four Hour Cyber War on Iran


The Thing listening device


IBM Selectric bug


CIA compromise in Iran

US federal agencies told to crack down on scams and cybercrime, the White House releases its new Cyber Strategy, suspected Chinese hackers breach the FBI’s wiretap network, and Romania’s largest meat exporter is insolvent after a ransomware attack.



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Risky Bulletin: New White House EO prioritizes fight against scams and cybercrime

In this Risky Business sponsor interview, Marco Slaviero, CTO of Thinkst, talks to Tom Uren about how the company ensures that it is a learning organisation.

The pair discuss the company’s investment in its Thinkst Labs, how it differs from other security research labs, and how it helps grow products and people.



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Iran attempts to hack security cameras to support its missile strikes, Israel bombs Iran’s cyber headquarters, authorities take down LeakBase and Tycoon 2FA, and TikTok says ‘no’ to encrypted private messaging.



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Risky Bulletin: Iranian hackers are scanning for security cameras to aid missile strikes

Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about how cyber operations were used in the first hours of the US-Israeli attack on Iran. They were instrumental in the attack on Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, but they didn’t last long. The Iranian regime implemented an internet blackout within four hours of the first bombs.

They also discuss how threat actors are using AI. It’s not game-changing so far, but it is very much altering the balance between attack and defence.

This episode is also available on Youtube.



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