Who’s hacking who? Ivanti 0-days in France, China outs 'Night Eagle' APT
Three Buddy Problem - Episode 52: Fresh intelligence reports out of Europe and China: France’s ANSSI documents a string of Ivanti VPN zero-days ('Houken'), and Quanxin frames a stealth Microsoft Exchange-zero-day chain linked to a North American 'Night Eagle' threat actor. We dissect the technical bread-crumbs, questions the attribution math, and connects Houken to SentinelOne’s “Purple Haze” research. Plus, the FBI’s claim that China’s “Salt Typhoon” has been “contained,” Iran’s Nobitex crypto-exchange breach (Predatory Sparrow torches $90 million and leaks the source code), Iranian cyber capabilities and sanctions avoidance. Cast: Ryan Naraine, Costin Raiu and Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade.
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Three Buddy Problem - Episode 52: Fresh intelligence reports out of Europe and China: France’s ANSSI documents a string of Ivanti VPN zero-days ('Houken'), and Quanxin frames a stealth Microsoft Exchange-zero-day chain linked to a North American 'Night Eagle' threat actor. We dissect the technical bread-crumbs, questions the attribution math, and connects Houken to SentinelOne’s “Purple Haze” research.
Plus, the FBI’s claim that China’s “Salt Typhoon” has been “contained,” Iran’s Nobitex crypto-exchange breach (Predatory Sparrow torches $90 million and leaks the source code), Iranian cyber capabilities and sanctions avoidance.
Cast: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, Ryan Naraine and Costin Raiu.
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- Transcript (unedited, AI-generated)
- Houken: Seeking a path by living on the edge with zero-days
- China-nexus APTs recon on top-tier targets
- French cybersecurity agency confirms government affected by Ivanti hacks
- Top FBI cyber official: Salt Typhoon ‘largely contained’
- Operation Blockbuster (Novetta)
- Israel-Iran cyberwar: Predatory Sparrow, vanishing crypto, bank hacks
- Inside the Nobitex Breach: What the Leaked Source Code Reveals About Iran’s Crypto Infrastructure
- cisagov/thorium