Defensive Security Podcast - Malware, Hacking, Cyber Security & Infosec

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Links to this week’s stories:

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/axios-attack-complex-social-engineering-industrialized

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-venom-phishing-attacks-steal-senior-executives-microsoft-logins/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-new-unc6783-hackers-steal-corporate-zendesk-support-tickets/

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/bluehammer-windows-exploit-microsoft-bug-disclosure-issues

https://www.businessinsider.com/mercor-lawsuits-data-breach-2026-4

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Links to stories:

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366640648/Emergency-Microsoft-Oracle-patches-point-to-wider-cyber-issues

https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/27/security_boffins_harvest_bumper_crop/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/the-hidden-cost-of-cybersecurity.html?m=1

https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/24/trivy_compromise_litellm/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/axios-supply-chain-attack-pushes-cross.html?m=1

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Here are the links we discuss this week:

https://www.darkreading.com/identity-access-management-security/more-attackers-logging-in-not-breaking-in

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stryker-attack-wiped-tens-of-thousands-of-devices-no-malware-needed/

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4147833/cisa-urges-it-to-harden-endpoint-management-systems-after-cyberattack-by-pro-iranian-group.html

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/widely-used-trivy-scanner-compromised-in-ongoing-supply-chain-attack/

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/21/delve-accused-of-misleading-customers-with-fake-compliance/

This time it’s not a rerun!

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Here are the links we discuss this week:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-payment-rate-drops-to-record-low-as-attacks-surge/

https://www.securityweek.com/recent-cisco-catalyst-sd-wan-vulnerability-now-widely-exploited/

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/nation-state-actor-ai-malware-assembly-line

https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ransomware-identity-ai-cloudflare/813319/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/anthropic-finds-22-firefox.html?m=1

Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here.

Here are the links we discuss this week:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-payment-rate-drops-to-record-low-as-attacks-surge/

https://www.securityweek.com/recent-cisco-catalyst-sd-wan-vulnerability-now-widely-exploited/

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/nation-state-actor-ai-malware-assembly-line

https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ransomware-identity-ai-cloudflare/813319/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/anthropic-finds-22-firefox.html?m=1