Risky Business is a weekly information security podcast featuring news and in-depth interviews with industry luminaries. Launched in February 2007, Risky Business is a must-listen digest for information security pros. With a running time of approximately 50-60 minutes, Risky Business is pacy; a security podcast without the waffle.
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Risky Business #739 -- ALPHV exit scams while Change Healthcare burns
In this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s security news. They talk about:
- The serious consequences from the Change Healthcare ransomware, and the need for a … nastier response
- Predator spyware maker getting a stern sanctioning
- A German military WebEx meeting gets snooped
- Mem-corrpution is still king
- And much, much more
In this week’s sponsor interview Patrick Gray speaks to Karl McGuinness, Okta’s chief architect, about some new security improvements they’ve built into their IDP.
Show notes- U.S. Air Force employee charged with giving classified information to woman he met on dating site
- Ransomware attack on U.S. health care payment processor ‘most serious incident of its kind’
- AlphV’s hit on Change Healthcare strikes a sour note for defenders | Cybersecurity Dive
- Office of Public Affairs | Justice Department Disrupts Prolific ALPHV/Blackcat Ransomware Variant | United States Department of Justice
- Developing: AlphV allegedly scammed Change Healthcare and its own affiliate (1)
- Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment | WIRED
- Ciaran Martin on X: "“We have to find a way of making a ransom ban work” - me for @thetimes
- US launches antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth, WSJ reports | Reuters
- Brett Callow on X: "#Lockbit has de-listed Fulton County.
- Predator spyware endures even after widespread exposure, analysis shows | CyberScoop
- Predator spyware infrastructure taken down after exposure | CyberScoop
- U.S. bans maker of spyware that targeted a senator's phone
- Spyware maker NSO Group ordered to turn over Pegasus code in WhatsApp case
- Whatsapp Inc vs NSO Group
- Russia’s chief propagandist leaks intercepted German military Webex conversation
- The White House's Oddly Specific, and Really Quite Good, Software Engineering Advice
- A leaky database spilled 2FA codes for the world’s tech giants | TechCrunch
- In ConnectWise attacks, Play and LockBit ransomware exploits developed quickly | Cybersecurity Dive
- How to Secure the SaaS Apps of the Future | Okta Security