Surveillance economics, Turla and Careto, and the AI screenshots nobody asked for
Three Buddy Problem Episode 25: An update on Romania’s cancelled election, the implications of TikTok on democratic processes, and the broader issues around surveillance capitalism and micro-targeting. Plus, news on Turla piggybacking on cybercriminal malware to hit Ukraine, the return of Careto and the absence of IOCs, Claroty report on an Iran-linked cyberweapon targeting critical infrastructure, ethical considerations in cyberwarfare, and the implications of quantum computing on security and cryptocurrencies. Cast: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, Costin Raiu and Ryan Naraine.
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Three Buddy Problem - Episode 25: An update on Romania’s cancelled election, the implications of TikTok on democratic processes, and the broader issues around surveillance capitalism and micro-targeting.
Plus, news on Turla piggybacking on cybercriminal malware to hit Ukraine, the return of Careto and the absence of IOCs, Claroty report on an Iran-linked cyberweapon targeting critical infrastructure, ethical considerations in cyberwarfare, and the implications of quantum computing on security and cryptocurrencies.
Cast: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, Costin Raiu and Ryan Naraine.
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- Transcript (unedited, AI-generated)
- Turla using tools of other groups to attack Ukraine (Microsoft)
- EpicTurla.com: The lost reports
- Microsoft Recall screenshots credit cards and SSNs
- Stephan Casas: macOS applications quietly capturing screenshots
- CVE-2024-49138 - MS 0day exploited in the wild
- Sanctions hit Chinese company behind Sophos 0day attack
- SentinelLabs: Operation Digital Eye
- Careto APT’s recent attacks discovered
- Claroty: Inside a New OT/IoT cyberweapon
- Predatory Sparrow: cyber sabotage with a conscience?
- Willow, Google's state-of-the-art quantum chip
- What sucks in security? Research findings from 50+ security leaders