Risky Business Weekly (807): Shai-Hulud npm worm wreaks old-school havoc

Presented by

Patrick Gray
Patrick Gray

CEO and Publisher

Adam Boileau
Adam Boileau

Technology Editor

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

  • Shai-Hulud worm propagates via npm and steals credentials
  • Jaguar Land Rover attack may put smaller suppliers out of business
  • Leaked data emerges from the vendor behind the Great Firewall of China
  • Vastaamo hacker walks free while appeal is underway
  • Why is a senator so mad about Kerberos?

This week’s episode is sponsored by Knocknoc. Chief exec Adam Pointon joins to talk through the surprising number of customers that are using Knocknoc’s identity-to-firewall glue to protect internal services and networks.

Show Notes:

Self-Replicating Worm Hits 180+ Software Packages – Krebs on Security https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/09/self-replicating-worm-hits-180-software-packages/

Jaguar Land Rover: Some suppliers ‘face bankruptcy’ due to hack crisis https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czdjn0lv64ro

Jaguar Land Rover production shutdown could last until November https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/09/15/jaguar-land-rover-production-shutdown-november/

U.S. Investors, Trump Close In on TikTok Deal With China - WSJ https://www.wsj.com/tech/details-emerge-on-u-s-china-tiktok-deal-594e009f

U.S. Investors, Trump Close In on TikTok Deal With China - WSJ https://www.wsj.com/tech/details-emerge-on-u-s-china-tiktok-deal-594e009f

How China’s Propaganda and Surveillance Systems Really Operate | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/made-in-china-how-chinas-surveillance-industry-actually-works/

Mythical Beasts: Diving into the depths of the global spyware market - Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/mythical-beasts-diving-into-the-depths-of-the-global-spyware-market/

Hacker convicted of extorting 20,000 psychotherapy victims walks free during appeal | The Record from Recorded Future News https://therecord.media/finland-vastaamo-hacker-free-during-appeal-conviction

US national charged in Finnish psychotherapy center extortion | The Record from Recorded Future News https://therecord.media/finland-vastaamo-hack-us-national-charged

BreachForums administrator given three-year prison stint after resentencing | The Record from Recorded Future News https://therecord.media/conor-fitzpatrick-pompompurin-three-year-sentence-breachforums-administrator

Microsoft, Cloudflare disrupt RaccoonO365 credential stealing tool run by Nigerian national | The Record from Recorded Future News https://therecord.media/microsoft-cloudflare-disrupt-raccoono365-credential-stealing-tool

Senator blasts Microsoft for making default Windows vulnerable to “Kerberoasting” - Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/09/senator-blasts-microsoft-for-making-default-windows-vulnerable-to-kerberoasting/

Exclusive: US warns hidden radios may be embedded in solar-powered highway infrastructure | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-warns-hidden-radios-may-be-embedded-solar-powered-highway-infrastructure-2025-09-10/

Israel announces seizure of $1.5M from crypto wallets tied to Iran | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/ 09/15/israel-announces-seizure-of-1-5-million-from-crypto-wallets-tied-to-iran/