Risky Bulletin

Authorities take down a residential proxy service, Iranian hackers wipe the network of a US medical device maker, Apple patches unsupported iOS against Coruna, and CISA asks for Cisco SD-WAN device logs.



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Risky Bulletin: Another residential proxy provider falls as authorities continue crackdowns

Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about the newly released Trump Cyber Strategy for America. The ideas in it are fine and occasionally even game-changing, but many of its goals have been undercut by the administration’s actions to date.

They also discuss the Coruna exploit kit, which is now known to have leaked from a US defence contractor. Exploits are so valuable that it is unrealistic to expect they can be kept secret.

This episode is also available on Youtube.



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The Senate confirms a new CyberCom and NSA chief, the US will establish an inter-agency cyber unit, the UK’s Online Crime Centre will launch in April, and the Coruna iOS hacking kit was the work of L3Harris.



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Risky Bulletin: Gen. Joshua Rudd confirmed as next CyberCom and NSA head

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk about why an internet shutdown won’t stop US cyber operations in Iran.

This episode is also available on Youtube.



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Srsly Risky Biz: The Four Hour Cyber War on Iran


The Thing listening device


IBM Selectric bug


CIA compromise in Iran

US federal agencies told to crack down on scams and cybercrime, the White House releases its new Cyber Strategy, suspected Chinese hackers breach the FBI’s wiretap network, and Romania’s largest meat exporter is insolvent after a ransomware attack.



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Risky Bulletin: New White House EO prioritizes fight against scams and cybercrime