Risky Business #798 -- Mexican cartel surveilled the FBI to identify, kill witnesses

Presented by

Adam Boileau
Adam Boileau

Technology Editor

Patrick Gray
Patrick Gray

CEO and Publisher

On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news:

  • Australian airline Qantas looks like it got a Scattered Spider-ing
  • Microsoft works towards blunting the next CrowdStrike disaster
  • Changes are coming for Microsoft’s default enterprise app consenting setup
  • Synology downplays hardcoded passwords for its M365 cloud backup agent
  • The next Citrix Netscaler memory disclosure looks nasty
  • Drug cartels used technical surveillance to find, fix and finish FBI informants and witnesses

This week’s episode is sponsored by RAD Security. Co-founder Jimmy Mesta joins to talk through how they use AI automation to assess the security posture of sprawling cloud environments.

This episode is also available on Youtube.

Risky Business #798 -- Mexican cartel surveilled the FBI to identify, kill witnesses
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Show notes

Qantas hit by cyber attack, leaving 6 million customer records at risk of data breach

Scattered Spider appears to pivot toward aviation sector | Cybersecurity Dive

Microsoft to make Windows more resilient following 2024 IT outage | Cybersecurity Dive

(384) The Ultimate Guide to App Consent in Microsoft Entra - YouTube

When Backups Open Backdoors: Accessing Sensitive Cloud Data via "Synology Active Backup for Microsoft 365" / modzero

AT&T deploys new account lock feature to counter SIM swapping | CyberScoop

Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump aides' emails | Reuters

US government warns of new Iran-linked cyber threats on critical infrastructure | Cybersecurity Dive

Actively exploited vulnerability gives extraordinary control over server fleets - Ars Technica

Critical vulnerability in Citrix Netscaler raises specter of exploitation wave | Cybersecurity Dive

Identities of More Than 80 Americans Stolen for North Korean IT Worker Scams | WIRED

Cloudflare confirms Russia restricting access to services amid free internet crackdown | The Record from Recorded Future News

Mexican drug cartel used hacker to track FBI official, then killed potential FBI informants, government audit says | CNN Politics

Audit of the FBI's Efforts to Mitigate the Effects of Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance - Redacted Report

NATO members aim for spending 5% of GDP on defense, with 1.5% eligible for cyber | The Record from Recorded Future News

US sanctions bulletproof hosting provider for supporting ransomware, infostealer operations | CyberScoop

US, French authorities confirm arrest of BreachForums hackers | TechCrunch

Spanish police arrest five over $542 million crypto investment scheme | The Record from Recorded Future News

Scam compounds labeled a 'living nightmare' as Cambodian government accused of turning a blind eye | The Record from Recorded Future News