Ep9: The blurring lines between nation-state APTs and the ransomware epidemic

Security Conversations

Three Buddy Problem - Episode 9: On this episode, we look at the hacking scene in Taiwan, the sad state of visibility into big malware campaigns, the absence of APTs linked to the prolific MIVD Dutch intelligence agency, the blurring lines between big ransomware heists and nation-state actors caught using ransomware as a tool for sabotage and misattribution.

Plus, Chinese mobile OS vendor Xiaoimi caught disabling parts of its infrastructure -- including its global app store -- to thwart Pwn2Own contestants; and news of an addition to the LABScon 2024 keynote stage.

Hosts: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade (SentinelLabs), Costin Raiu (Art of Noh), Ryan Naraine (SecurityWeek)

Links:

• WSJ: The Real Story of the Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage
• MIVD - The Little Spy Agency That Can
• Iran behind Trump campaign hack
• Xiaomi Caught Patching, Unpatching Pwn2Own RCE Vuln
• Dakota Cary on Xiaomi Pwn2Own patch shenanigans
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