Risky Bulletin: Slovakia finds Russian backdoors on its speed cameras
Summary
This episode covers a backdoor in Slovakian speed cameras linked to Russia and a scam targeting UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham. It details cyberattacks on Berlin and Ukrainian agencies, plus breaches at Baylor Genetics and SafePal. Other stories include DDoS attacks on GitHub, ransomware scams, and indictments against Iranian hackers. Microsoft also delayed an Exchange update due to AI-discovered vulnerabilities.
Topics discussed
Intro: Slovakia backdoors, EncroChat, Microsoft AI bugs
Slovakia speed cameras contain Russian backdoors
Scammer poses as White House Chief of Staff
Cyber attack disrupts Berlin city government
Attack on Ukrainian agency managing seized assets
French police used public exploit to hack EncroChat
Baylor Genetics breach exposes patient data
Ransomware hits Winnipeg hospital systems
Iranian group DDoS attacks Blue Sky and GitHub
SafePal wallet customer data stolen by hackers
The Hat Man sells Fortune 500 employee data
Arrests made for SMS blasting in Malaysia
Swiss prosecutors seek prison for ransomware dev
Scammers pose as data recovery firms for ransomware
Botnet hacks 14,500 Dahua cameras in Ukraine/Russia
Iranian hackers target Israeli journalists via phishing
US indicts 17 Iranian hackers from Mabna Institute
Microsoft delays Exchange update due to AI-found bugs
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