Talkin’ About Infosec News – 2/13/2023




Black Hills Information Security show

Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> 00:00 – PreShow Banter™ — We’ve got nothing to say03:07 – BHIS – Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2023-06-2305:56 – Story # 1: Cybercrime job ads on the dark web pay up to $20k per month<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybercrime-job-ads-on-the-dark-web-pay-up-to-20k-per-month/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybercrime-job-ads-on-the-dark-web-pay-up-to-20k-per-month/</a>10:52 – Story # 2: Discrepancies Discovered in Vulnerability Severity Ratings<a href="https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/discrepancies-discovered-in-vulnerability-severity-ratings" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/discrepancies-discovered-in-vulnerability-severity-ratings</a>25:27 – Story # 3: GitHub Breach: Hackers Stole Code-Signing Certificates for GitHub Desktop and Atom<a href="https://thehackernews.com/2023/01/github-breach-hackers-stole-code.html" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://thehackernews.com/2023/01/github-breach-hackers-stole-code.html</a>28:48 – Story # 4: Ex-Ubiquiti worker pleads guilty to data theft, extortion, and smear plot<a href="https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/ex-ubiquiti-worker-pleads-guilty-to-data-theft-extortion-and-smear-plot/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/ex-ubiquiti-worker-pleads-guilty-to-data-theft-extortion-and-smear-plot/</a>34:47 – Story # 5: North Korean hackers stole research data in two-month-long breach<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-hackers-stole-research-data-in-two-month-long-breach/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-hackers-stole-research-data-in-two-month-long-breach/</a>42:19 – Story # 6: Hacker Group Releases 128GB Of Data Showing Russia’s ‘Wide-Ranging’ Illegal Surveillance Of Citizens<a href="https://www.ibtimes.com/hacker-group-releases-128gb-data-showing-russias-wide-ranging-illegal-surveillance-citizens-3663530" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.ibtimes.com/hacker-group-releases-128gb-data-showing-russias-wide-ranging-illegal-surveillance-citizens-3663530</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> We are self-publishing free Infosec Zines called PROMPT#. <br> <br> <br> <br> PROMPT# will contain: <br> <br> Infosec articles <br> Challenging puzzles <br> Comic book based on real-life hacking adventures <br> Coloring contests <br> Bonus <a tabindex="-1" href="https://backdoorsandbreaches.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Backdoors &amp; Breaches</a> Consultant Cards (print version only) <br> Other stuffs <br> <br> You can check out current and upcoming issues here: <a tabindex="-1" href="https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/prompt-zine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/prompt-zine/</a> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>