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The EU has a problem attracting and retaining cyber talent, the CEO of Coupang resigns following the company’s security breach, Microsoft expands its bug bounty program to cover third party code, and Chrome and Gogs patch zero-days.

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• Risky Bulletin: EU has a problem attracting and retaining cyber talent

Linux adds PCIe encryption to help secure cloud servers, Europol cracks down on Violence-as-a-Service providers, the International Criminal Court prepares for cyber-enabled genocide, and Cambodia busts a warehouse full of SMS blasters.

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• Risky Bulletin: Linux adds PCIe encryption to help secure cloud servers

Europol takes down servers behind three malware operations, the US sanctions another Burmese military group linked to scam compounds, Google backs down from mandatory Android developer registration, and Checkout-dot-com donates its ransom to cybercrime researchers instead of paying hackers.

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• Risky Bulletin: Europol takes down Elysium, VenomRAT, and Rhadamanthys infrastructure

Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about a new Reuters’ report that reveals how Meta is knowingly raking in cash from scam advertisements. It’s around $16 billion worth, and in documents Meta calculates that it outweighs the costs of possible regulatory action.

They also discuss recent state-backed supply chain attacks that have, so far, remained targeted and responsible. Finally they look at the UK’s decision to stop sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug boats in the Caribbean.

This episode is also available on Youtube.

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Internal data leaks from another Chinese security firm, a US Congressional Budget Office breach has not been contained, the Cyber infosharing act likely to be extended until January, and we have a new OWASP Top 10.

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• Risky Bulletin: Another Chinese security firm has its data leaked

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq discuss how cyber criminals and even state actors are being dumb about using AI.

This episode is also available on Youtube.

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Myanmar starts demolishing the KK Park scam compound, the US Congressional Budget Office gets hacked by a foreign APT, Chrome will remove risky X-S-L-T support, and scammers in Singapore will get the cane.

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In this sponsored interview Casey Ellis chats to Toni de la Fuente, founder and CEO of Prowler, an open source platform for cloud security. They chat about how and why Prowler selectively applies AI to ensure it adds value rather than just because they can.

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Payment service provider executives arrested over a credit card fraud ring, Meta makes a fortune showing scam ads, South Korean telco KT tried to hide a second breach and five more scammers are sentenced to death in China.

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• Risky Bulletin: Europol arrests payment service executives for role in credit card fraud ring

Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about aggressive US cyber operations targeting the Venezuelan government in President Trump’s first term. These were narrowly successful in that they achieved their immediate operational goals, but they didn’t achieve Trump’s broader policy goal of ousting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

They also talk about why the adtech ecosystem is a national security problem all round the world and how cybercriminals are collaborating with organised crime to steal cargo from logistics companies.

This episode is also available on Youtube.

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