State of Cybercrime

Feb 04 2025 195 ep. 23 mins 195
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Join us for State of Cybercrime, where experts discuss the latest trends and developments in the world of cybercrime and provide insights into how organizations can protect themselves from potential threats. Sponsored by Varonis

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DeepSeek Disruption

Feb 04 2025 21 mins  
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup dominating news feeds, has experienced exponential growth while wiping almost $1 trillion off the U.S. stock market. However, the model's rise has now been overshadowed by a surge of malicious attacks. On this special episode of State of Cybercrime, Matt and David explore the rise of this innovative AI tool, the subsequent attacks, and the potentia

U.S. Treasury Breach

Jan 14 2025 26 mins  
On this episode of State of Cybercrime, Matt and David cover the most recent Chinese state-sponsored APT attack by Silk Typhoon on the U.S. Treasury Department. They discuss how the attackers used a remote support tool to enable unauthorized access to Treasury workstations and unclassified documents. They also dive into some of the most pressing cybersecurity news and recent breach

Salt Typhoon Telecom Attack

Dec 13 2024 22 mins  
In this episode, Matt and David delve into the evolving story of Salt Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored group, and their use of the innovative 'GhostSpider' backdoor to infiltrate telecommunication service providers. This sophisticated and far-reaching cyberattack, which is much larger than previously understood, has compromised sensitive cellular logs and data from government en

Midnight Blizzard

Nov 25 2024 25 mins  
Russia's APT29, a.k.a "Midnight Blizzard," is arguably one of the world's most notorious threat actors. You might recall their involvement in the 2019 SolarWinds attack where they operated under the alias "Cozy Bear." The group is back with more relentless attacks—breaching cloud credentials and targeting over 100 organizations worldwide. In this episode of State of Cybercrime,

ChatGPT Memory Manipulation + Salt Typhoon

Oct 15 2024 28 mins  
Hosts Matt Radolec and David Gibson explain how cybercriminals are manipulating AI models like ChatGPT to plant false memories and steal data, along with other cybercrime-related stories like Salt Typhoon. Salt Typhoon is a Chinese hacking group that has reportedly breached multiple key U.S. broadband providers, raising significant concerns about the security of sensitive communi

The Return of Lazarus

Sep 17 2024 31 mins  
The North Korean Lazarus group is running multiple high-risk campaigns: one exploiting Windows and another installing malware through fraudulent blockchain job offers. State of Cybercrime hosts Matt Radolec and David Gibson discuss the various APT groups, including a prolific ransomware-as-a-service operation and a Chinese cyber espionage gang known as Volt Typhoon, and other vuln

Proofpoint Spoofing

Aug 15 2024 28 mins  
Matt Radolec and David Gibson discuss how an unknown attacker recently exploited a vulnerability in Proofpoint’s email routing system, allowing them to bypass security measures and send millions of spoofed emails on behalf of major companies. The co-hosts also cover: + The North Korean threat actor hired using AI + The biggest ransomware payment ever made + How X is train

The Lockbit Bluff

Jul 18 2024 22 mins  
The LockBit ransomware group claimed to have attacked the U.S. Federal Reserve, stating they would leak 33 terabytes of its data. However, analysis revealed that the data released on their website actually came from a financial services company in Arkansas, not the Federal Reserve.

Snowflake Security Check

Jun 13 2024 26 mins  
Snowflake, a cloud storage platform used by some of the largest companies in the world, is investigating a targeted attack on its users who lack multifactor authentication. Join Matt Radolec and David Gibson for an episode of State of Cybercrime in which we will discuss the increased attacks on Snowflake customers and share our five-point checklist for ensuring your cloud database

Inside China's APT Network

Feb 29 2024 21 mins  
A new data leak of more than 500 documents published to GitHub reveals the big business behind China’s state-sponsored hacking groups — from top-secret surveillance tools to details of offensive cyber ops carried out on behalf of the Chinese government.