Behind the Shield May 2024

Behind the Shield - A Virtual Guardian Podcast

Expert panelists and host Marco Estrela bring you behind our shield to discuss current cybersecurity topics ripped from the headlines.

This episode's Hot Topics include: Do bounties for ransomware work? Black Basta, wreaking havoc again! Google accidentally wiping out a huge account and APT28 cybercrime group updates. Stay tuned to the end of this episode for some bonus insights from some of the biggest cyber conferences including RSA 2024, IBM think and, ITSec.

Sources:

Topic 1: Patrick #1

Article title: 10M$ Bounty

Source: https://www.clubic.com/actualite-525003-les-etats-unis-mettent-la-tete-de-4-hackers-iraniens-a-prix-avec-a-la-cle-10-millions-de-dollars-de-recompense.html

Topic 2: Jason #1

Article title: Black Basta Ransomware Strikes 500+ Entities Across North America, Europe, and Australia

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/black-basta-ransomware-strikes-500.html

Topic 3: Patrick #2

Article title: Google Cloud accidentally deletes UniSuper’s online account due to ‘unprecedented misconfiguration’

Source: https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/09/unisuper-google-cloud-issue-account-access

Topic 4: Jason #2

Article title: Microsoft Outlook Flaw Exploited by Russia's APT28 to Hack Czech, German Entities

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/microsoft-outlook-flaw-exploited-by.html