• Risky Business #779 -- DOGE staffer linked to The Com

  • Feb 12 2025
  • Length: 59 mins
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Risky Business #779 -- DOGE staffer linked to The Com

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  • On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: Musk’s DOGE kid has a history with The ComParagon fires Italy as a spyware customerThailand cuts power to scam compounds…… and arrests Phobos/8Base Russian cybercrimsThe CyberCX DFIR report shows non-U2F MFA is well and truly overAnd much, much more. This week’s episode is sponsored by Dropzone.AI. They make an AI SOC analysis platform that relieves your analysts of the necessary but tedious work, so they can focus on the value of human insight. Dropzone’s founder and CEO Edward Wu joins to talk about how they approach the problem. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes Teen on Musk’s DOGE Team Graduated from ‘The Com’ – Krebs on SecurityACLU Warns DOGE’s ‘Unchecked’ Access Could Violate Federal Law | WIREDLawsuit accuses Trump administration of violating federal information security law | The Record from Recorded Future NewsThe Recruitment Effort That Helped Build Elon Musk’s DOGE Army | WIREDStates prepare privacy lawsuit against DOGE over access to federal data | The Record from Recorded Future NewsUnion groups sue Treasury over giving DOGE access to sensitive data | The Record from Recorded Future NewsStudent group sues Education Department over reported DOGE access to financial aid databases | The Record from Recorded Future NewsHackers exploiting bug in popular Trimble Cityworks tool used by local gov’ts | The Record from Recorded Future NewsDeepSeek iOS app sends data unencrypted to ByteDance-controlled servers - Ars TechnicaDeepSeek Is a Win for Chinese Hackers - Risky BusinessOwner of spyware used in alleged WhatsApp breach ends contract with Italy | WhatsApp | The GuardianAnother person targeted by Paragon spyware comes forward | TechCrunchApple fixes security flaw allowing third-party access to locked devices | The Record from Recorded Future NewsU.S. sanctions bulletproof hosting provider for supplying LockBit infrastructure | CyberScoopThailand cuts power supply to Myanmar scam hubs | The Record from Recorded Future News8Base ransomware site taken down as Thai authorities arrest 4 connected to operation | The Record from Recorded Future NewsTwo Russian nationals arrested in takedown of Phobos ransomware infrastructure | The Record from Recorded Future NewsThe Company Man: Binance exec detained in Nigeria breaks his silence | The Record from Recorded Future NewsDeloitte pays $5M in connection with breach of Rhode Island benefits site | Cybersecurity DiveDFIR - Threat Report 2025 | CyberCXRequest a Demo | Dropzone AI
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