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Hacker And The Fed

Chris Tarbell & Hector Monsegur

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Frequency: 1 episode/11d. Total Eps: 109

Former FBI Special Agent, Chris Tarbell, and ex-Anonymous/LulzSec blackhat hacker turned network penetration tester, Hector Monsegur (aka Sabu), once faced off as adversaries in cyberspace before becoming close friends and now podcast co-hosts. Whether you are a legal professional, cybersecurity practitioner, or forensic investigator, Chris and Hector will bring you their unique perspectives on the latest developments in cybersecurity.

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The Colonial Pipeline Hack, the SEC's X Account, and Special Agent Aron Mann on Homeland Security and Cyber

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 • Duration 01:33:38

On this episode of Hacker And The Fed we interview Special Agent Aron Mann with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Cyber Crime Center about their cyber role and career opportunities. We break down the Colonial Pipeline hack, how the dark web is intensifying the insider threat, and dig into the mother of all breaches. And finally, the SEC's X account was hacked. Links from the episode: https://www.ice.gov/about-ice/homeland-security-investigations https://www.ice.gov/partnerships-centers/cyber-crimes-center https://www.usajobs.gov/ https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/?k=homeland%20security%20investigator Colonial Pipeline Hack - May 2021 https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/dag-monaco-delivers-remarks-press-conference-darkside-attack-colonial-pipeline https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-seizes-23-million-cryptocurrency-paid-ransomware-extortionists-darkside https://www.justice.gov/media/1159701/dl From Loyal Employees to Cybercriminals https://thesun.my/opinion_news/from-loyal-employees-to-cybercriminals-AC12012406 Mother of All Breaches Reveals 26 Billion Records: What We Know So Far https://cybernews.com/security/billions-passwords-credentials-leaked-mother-of-all-breaches/ SECGov X Account https://www.sec.gov/secgov-x-account Support our sponsors: NAXO is a premier cybersecurity and investigations firm, including blockchain forensics, whose mission to fight cybercrime aligns perfectly with Hacker and the Fed’s content. Go to cloudsolvers.com tell them “Hacker and the Fed sent you” to get a free assessment of your current environment.

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A Train Hack, $80M Pig Butchering Scheme, and Greg Van Houten of Haynes Boone on the SEC's New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

Thursday, December 21, 2023 • Duration 01:25:30

This week on Hacker And The Fed we interview Greg Van Houten of Haynes Boone and policyholderplaybook.com, a seasoned civil litigator who focuses on insurance recovery. We talk to Greg about the SEC's new cybersecurity disclosure rules, which went into effect this month. We also discuss a massive hack that went unreported, a train hack due to a vendor’s geofencing feature, indictments in an 80-million-dollar pig butchering scheme, and a MongoDB security breach. Links from the episode: Greg Van Houten of Haynes Boone policyholderplaybook.com SEC’s cyber disclosure rules: Key considerations for the board, C-suite and risk managers. Authored by Greg Van Houten (Haynes Boone), David Franzel (NAXO), and Chris Tarbell (NAXO) https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/secs-cyber-disclosure-rules-tips/700550/ The Biggest Hack Over the Last Few Years Has Gone Unreported https://twitter.com/mattjay/status/1735046508242780575 Train Hack Due to Vendor Geofencing Feature https://social.hackerspace.pl/@q3k/111528165627522619 Polish Hackers Repaired Trains the Manufacturer Artificially Bricked. Now The Train Company Is Threatening Them https://www.404media.co/polish-hackers-repaired-trains-the-manufacturer-artificially-bricked-now-the-train-company-is-threatening-them/ Four Men Indicted in $80 million ‘Pig Butchering’ Scheme https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/14/pig-butchering-scam-results-in-four-indictments-two-arrests-doj.html MongoDB Suffers Security Breach, Exposing Customer Data https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/mongodb-suffers-security-breach.html Support our sponsors: NAXO is a premier cybersecurity and investigations firm whose mission to fight cybercrime aligns perfectly with Hacker and the Fed’s content. Go to cloudsolvers.com tell them “Hacker and the Fed sent you” to get a free assessment of your current environment.

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The FBI's Operation "Duck Hunt" Takes Down a Botnet, NYC Subway Allows Users to be Tracked Online, and Why Chris Left the FBI

Season 1 · Episode 48

Thursday, September 7, 2023 • Duration 01:29:19

This week on Hacker And The Fed the FBI's Operation "Duck Hunt" takes down a ransomware botnet, we disclose the secret weapon hackers use for doxing, the New York City subway system allows its users to be tracked online, and we answer listener questions about leaving the FBI, getting jobs in cyber security, and Hector's detailed description of a red teamer. Links from the episode: How the FBI Took Down the Notorious Qakbot Botnet https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/01/fbi-qakbot-takedown-operation-duck-hunt/ The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in America for $15 https://www.404media.co/the-secret-weapon-hackers-can-use-to-dox-nearly-anyone-in-america-for-15-tlo-usinfosearch-transunion/ I Tracked an NYC Subway Rider's Movements with an MTA ‘Feature’ https://www.404media.co/i-tracked-nyc-subway-rider-home-omny-mta/ Paramount Discloses Data Breach Following Security Incident https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/paramount-discloses-data-breach-following-security-incident/ Hacking Campaign Bruteforces Cisco VPNs to Breach Networks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacking-campaign-bruteforces-cisco-vpns-to-breach-networks/ Big Ass Data Broker Opt Out List https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List Support Our Sponsors HelloFresh! Go to hellofresh.com/50hatf use code 50hatf for 50% off plus 15% off the next 2 months! Get your Hacker and the Fed merchandise at hackerandthefed.com Send HATF your questions at questions@hackerandthefed.com

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Hacking Through a Fire Stick, a Danish Cloud Provider Loses all Their Customer Data, an Active Hacker Becoming a White Hat

Season 1 · Episode 47

Thursday, August 31, 2023 • Duration 01:29:06

This week on Hacker And The Fed a Danish cloud provider loses all of their customer's data, a hacker in custody continues hacking through a fire stick, there are two great write ups about a zero day vulnerability and HTML smuggling, cyber security entry jobs should be just that, entry into the industry, and we answer listener questions that include an ongoing dialogue with an active hacker about becoming a white hat. Links from the episode: Criminals Go Full Viking on CloudNordic, Wipe All Servers and Customer Data https://www.theregister.com/AMP/2023/08/23/ransomware_wipes_cloudnordic/ GTA 6 Hacker Found to be Teen with Amazon Fire Stick in Small Town Hotel Room https://hackaday.com/2023/08/26/gta-6-hacker-found-to-be-teen-with-amazon-fire-stick-in-small-town-hotel-room/ Traders' Dollars in Danger: Zero-Day Vulnerability in WinRAR Exploited by Cybercriminals to Target Traders https://www.group-ib.com/blog/cve-2023-38831-winrar-zero-day/ HTML Smuggling Leads to Domain Wide Ransomware https://thedfirreport.com/2023/08/28/html-smuggling-leads-to-domain-wide-ransomware/ Cybersecurity Hiring Gap: Time to Rethink Who Can Contribute https://www.csoonline.com/article/649166/cybersecurity-hiring-gap-time-to-rethink-who-can-contribute.html https://twitter.com/CyberWarship/status/1692239445188120950 Support our sponsors: Go to JoinDeleteMe.com/FED and use the code FED20 for 20% off Get your Hacker and the Fed merchandise at hackerandthefed.com

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Demystifying Internet Honeypots and Getting into Cyber Security with Andrew Morris, Founder and CEO of GreyNoise

Season 1 · Episode 46

Thursday, August 24, 2023 • Duration 50:44

This week on Hacker And The Fed we have Andrew Morris, CEO and founder of GreyNoise on the show. GreyNoise is a cybersecurity company that collects and analyzes mass internet data to remove pointless security alerts, find compromised devices, or identify emerging threats. We talk internet honeypots, how to get into the cyber security industry and much more. Links from the episode: Andrew Morris, CEO & Founder of GreyNoise https://www.greynoise.io/ https://twitter.com/Andrew___Morris https://twitter.com/GreyNoiseIO Support our sponsor: Go to JoinDeleteMe.com/FED code FED20 for 20% off all consumer plans Get your Hacker and the Fed merchandise at hackerandthefed.com

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Zoom and AI, the NSA and DARPA Presenting Challenges to the Cyber Security Community and Listener Questions

Season 1 · Episode 45

Thursday, August 17, 2023 • Duration 01:34:12

This week on Hacker And The Fed Zoom wanted to use your calls to train artificial intelligence, the NSA and DARPA are presenting challenges to the cyber security community, and we answer listener questions from a US military chaplain about justice, a former black hat about a career in cyber security, and even a hacker who used a compromised email account to ask us how to stop hacking. Links from the episode: Zoom walks back controversial privacy policy https://www.thestreet.com/technology/zooms-latest-move-may-make-you-reconsider-using-the-service Microsoft Exposes Russian Hackers' Sneaky Phishing Tactics via Microsoft Teams Chats https://thehackernews.com/2023/08/microsoft-exposes-russian-hackers.html Hackers to compete for nearly $20 million in prizes by using A.I. for cybersecurity, Biden administration announces https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/09/biden-admin-launches-hacking-challenge-to-use-ai-for-cybersecurity.html https://aicyberchallenge.com/rules/ NSA: Codebreaker Challenge Helps Drive Cybersecurity Education https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/nsa-talks-codebreaker-challenge-success-influence-on-education Lil Tay Meta Helped Get Account Back from Hacker https://www.tmz.com/2023/08/12/lil-tay-dead-dies-hacker-meta-instagram-hacked-account-hoax/ CISCO Launches a FREE 120-Hour Ethical Hacking Training https://cursin.net/en/cisco-launches-a-free-120-hour-ethical-hacking-training/ Support our sponsor: Go to JoinDeleteMe.com/FED code FED20 for 20% off all consumer plans Get your Hacker and the Fed merchandise at hackerandthefed.com

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Chinese Malware, a Year in Review of Zero-day Exploits, a Ransomware Study, and Listener Questions

Season 1 · Episode 44

Thursday, August 10, 2023 • Duration 01:18:53

This week on Hacker And The Fed the US hunts Chinese malware that could disrupt American Military operations, a year in review of zero-day exploits, a study finds no evidence that ransomware victims with cyber insurance pay up more often, there's fighting words between Tenable CEO and Microsoft, and we answer listener questions from a listener in Greece, Holland, and a new minted NSA hacker. Links from the episode: U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt American Military Operations https://dnyuz.com/2023/07/29/u-s-hunts-chinese-malware-that-could-disrupt-american-military-operations/ The Ups and Downs of 0-days: A Year in Review of 0-days Exploited In-the-Wild in 2022 https://security.googleblog.com/2023/07/the-ups-and-downs-of-0-days-year-in.html No evidence ransomware victims with cyber insurance pay up more often https://therecord.media/ransomware-cyber-insurance-payments-uk-report Tenable CEO accuses Microsoft of negligence in addressing security flaw https://cyberscoop.com/tenable-microsoft-negligence-security-flaw/ https://twitter.com/MalwareJake/status/1686869818912202755 https://www.wired.com/2002/01/bill-gates-trustworthy-computing/ SMS Traffic Pumping Fraud https://support.twilio.com/hc/en-us/articles/8360406023067-SMS-Traffic-Pumping-Fraud New acoustic attack steals data from keystrokes with 95% accuracy https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-acoustic-attack-steals-data-from-keystrokes-with-95-percent-accuracy/ Get your Hacker and the Fed merchandise at hackerandthefed.com

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Authentication Attacks, US Government Domains, and New Cyber Incident Disclosure Guidelines

Season 1 · Episode 43

Thursday, August 3, 2023 • Duration 01:13:09

This week on Hacker And The Fed what authentication attacks might look like in a phishing resistant future, the SEC now requires companies to disclose cyber attacks, there are many more US government domains in the .com world than you might think, and other news stories from this week in cyber security. Links from the episode: What might authentication attacks look like in a phishing-resistant future? https://blog.talosintelligence.com/what-might-authentication-attacks-look-like-in-a-phishing-resistant-future/ The Messaging Layer Security (MLS) Protocol https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9420 List of public government managed domains that exist outside of the top-level .gov and .mil domains https://github.com/GSA/govt-urls/blob/main/1_govt_urls_full.csv Top level domain operator wants out of the business https://domainnamewire.com/2023/07/26/top-level-domain-operator-wants-out-of-the-business/ Network giants unite to fight security risks https://www.networkworld.com/article/3703233/network-giants-unite-to-fight-security-risks.html Cybersecurity Agencies Warn Against IDOR Bugs Exploited for Data Breaches https://thehackernews.com/2023/07/cybersecurity-agencies-warn-against.html Norwegian government IT systems hacked using zero-day flaw https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/norwegian-government-it-systems-hacked-using-zero-day-flaw/ https://www.dss.dep.no/aktuelle-saker/departementer-utsatt-for-dataangrep/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/critical-infrastructure-companies-warned-to-watch-for-ongoing-cyberattack-76508d83 Satellites Are Rife With Basic Security Flaws https://www.wired.com/story/satellites-basic-security-flaws/ Support our sponsors: Go to hellofresh.com/50hatf code 50hatf for 50% off plus free shipping Get your Hacker and the Fed merchandise at hackerandthefed.com Get your Hacker and the Fed merchandise at hackerandthefed.com

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Thousands of Intelligence and Defense Employees Exposed, a Hacker Infects His Own Computer, Google Accuses Apple Employee of Not Reporting a Zero-day

Season 1 · Episode 42

Thursday, July 27, 2023 • Duration 01:27:20

This week on Hacker And The Fed new cyber security labels proposed by the US government could help us buy our new devices, an employee exposes thousands of intelligence and defense employees, Google may be restricting internet access to some employees to reduce their cyber attack risk, a hacker infects his own computer, and Google says an Apple employee found a zero-day but didn't report it, and we answer listener questions about our phones getting searched and email encryption. Links from the episode: White House teams with Amazon, Google and Qualcomm on cybersecurity labels for gadgets https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/18/us-cyber-trust-labels-will-help-consumers-pick-safer-smart-devices.html Google exposes intelligence and defense employee names in VirusTotal leak https://therecord.media/virustotal-user-email-addresses-leaked-google-military-intelligence Google restricting internet access to some employees to reduce cyberattack risk https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/18/google-restricting-internet-access-to-some-employees-for-security.html Black Hat Hacker Exposes Real Identity After Infecting Own Computer With Malware https://www.securityweek.com/black-hat-hacker-exposes-real-identity-after-infecting-own-computer-with-malware/ IT Security Analyst Jailed for Impersonating as a Hacker in Own Company https://cybersecuritynews.com/it-security-analyst-jailed/ Google says Apple employee found a zero-day but did not report it https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/20/google-says-apple-employee-found-a-zero-day-but-did-not-report-it/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36803537 Microsoft Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/microsoft-cybersecurity-analyst Cybersecurity Expert Kevin David Mitnick died https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/las-vegas-nv/kevin-mitnick-11371668 Listener Questions: https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/18/22630439/apple-csam-neuralhash-collision-vulnerability-flaw-cryptography Support our sponsors: Go to JoinDeleteMe.com/FED and use the code FED20 for 20% off Go to drata.com/partner/hacker-fed and get 10% off Drata and waived implementation fees Get your Hacker and the Fed merchandise at hackerandthefed.com

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The Dangers of Googling Phone Numbers, an Attack on a Security Platform, and Typo Squatting on US Military Domains

Season 1 · Episode 41

Thursday, July 20, 2023 • Duration 01:23:24

This week on Hacker And The Fed you can't always count on Google for the right telephone number for an airline, an American cloud based directory as a service platform announces that they were hacked by a state sponsored threat actor, millions of US military emails may be ending up in the wrong hands, a new ransomware looks like a windows update, we answer listener questions, and Hector tells a fascinating story about a hacking methodology. Links from the episode: Airline Fake Contact Number on Google Maps https://twitter.com/Shmuli/status/1680669938468499458 https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/1680926780599812098 JumpCloud discloses breach by state-backed APT hacking group https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/jumpcloud-discloses-breach-by-state-backed-apt-hacking-group/ JumpClouds IOCs - https://jumpcloud.com/support/july-2023-iocs Domains like army․ml, pentagon․ml, navy․ml and af․ml all have Mail Exchange records pointing to 'handle․catchemail․ml' https://twitter.com/mikko/status/1680947795862200325 Watch out for this new malicious ransomware disguised as Windows updates https://www.foxnews.com/tech/watch-out-new-malicious-ransomware-disguised-windows-updates https://www.trendmicro.com/en_id/research/23/g/tailing-big-head-ransomware-variants-tactics-and-impact.html Listener Questions https://www.lsu.edu/mediacenter/news/2023/06/13-cyber-clinic.php Support our sponsors: Go to JoinDeleteMe.com/FED and use the code FED20 for 20% off Go to drata.com/partner/hacker-fed and get 10% off Drata and waived implementation fees Get your Hacker and the Fed merchandise at hackerandthefed.com

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