Malicious Life by Cybereason tells the unknown stories of the history of cybersecurity, with comments and reflections by real hackers, security experts, journal...
Aaron Barr was en-signals intelligence officer specializing in analytics. As part of HBGary Federal, he came up with a plan to unmask the key leaders of Anonymous, the infamous hacker collective. People who worked with Aaron warned him that his data was sub-par, but the determined vet claimed he had a strong "gut feeling" that he was on the right track.Our Sponsors:* Check out 1Password and use my code MALICIOUS for a great deal: 1password.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
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What Can Organizations Learn from "Grim Beeper"? [B-Side]
On 17 and 18 of September 2024, thousands of pagers and hand held radio devices used by Hezbollah, exploded simultaneously across Lebanon and Syria, killing at least 42 terrorists and wounding more than 3,000. Devon Ackerman, Cybereason’s Global Head of Digital Forensic and Incident response and a former Special Agent at the FBI's Operational Technology Division, discusses the lessons organizations can learn from this ultra-sophisticated supply chain attack. How such traumatic events impact the mindset of hacked organizations, what kind of threat actors are capable of pulling off long-term attacks like these, and the three most important steps organizations can take to minimize the chance of a supply chain attack.Our Sponsors:* Check out 1Password and use my code MALICIOUS for a great deal: 1password.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
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The Fappening/Celebgate
Could thousands of people keep a secret? Common sense says no—secrets spread, and people talk. But for over a decade, from 2006 to 2017, a website managed to stay under law enforcement’s radar, despite the fact that its many users were participating in illegal activities. The website’s users managed to keep it a secret for such a long time, because they shared one thing in common: they were creeps who traded nude photos. Until one user, driven by simple greed, brought it all crashing down.Our Sponsors:* Check out 1Password and use my code MALICIOUS for a great deal: 1password.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
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Operation Snow White, Part 2
Scientology spies were trained in all covert operations techniques: surveillance, recruiting agents, infiltrating enemy lines, and blackmail. However, a suspicious librarian and a determined FBI agent brought the largest single spy operation in US government history to an end. Our Sponsors:* Check out 1Password and use my code MALICIOUS for a great deal: 1password.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
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Operation Snow White, Part 1
In 1963, the FDA raided the headquaters of a budding new and esoteric religion - The Church of Scientology. In response to this and similar incidents to come, the church's founder - an eccentric science fiction author named L. Ron Hubbard - would go on to lead the single largest known government infiltration operation in United States historyOur Sponsors:* Check out 1Password and use my code MALICIOUS for a great deal: 1password.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Malicious Life by Cybereason tells the unknown stories of the history of cybersecurity, with comments and reflections by real hackers, security experts, journalists, and politicians.
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