On this week’s show Patrick and Adam discuss the week’s security news, including:


FVEY protests China’s widespread hacking of western politicians
China bans western CPUs, Windows and databases
Apple’s leaky M-chip prefetcher
Nigeria holds ex-IRS investigator hostage in Binance stoush
Researchers bring Rowhammer to AMD Zen and DDR5
And much, much more.


This week’s show is brought to you by Thinkst Canary. Its founder Haroon Meer joins this week’s show to make a passionate case that security vendors don’t all have to go for explosive growth. Slow and steady with a focus on excellent and relevant products will win the race, he says.





Show notes




Justice Department indicts 7 accused in 14-year hack campaign by Chinese gov
Parliament network breached in China-led cyberattack, Judith Collins reveals
China blocks use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers
Announcement of Safety and Reliability Evaluation Results (No. 1, 2023)
Unpatchable vulnerability in Apple chip leaks secret encryption keys | Ars Technica
How Ukraine is using mobile phones on 6ft poles to stop drones
Russian military intelligence may have deployed wiper against multiple Ukrainian ISPs | CyberScoop
US penalizes Russian fintech firms that helped others evade sanctions
UN probing 58 alleged crypto heists by North Korea worth $3 billion
Detained execs, a bold escape, and tax evasion charges: Nigeria takes aim at Binance
The DOJ Puts Apple's iMessage Encryption in the Antitrust Crosshairs | WIRED
Mark Zuckerberg told Facebook execs to 'figure out' how to track encrypted usage on rival apps like Snap and YouTube, unsealed documents show
‘Far-reaching’ hack stole information from Python developers
ZenHammer: Rowhammer Attacks on AMD Zen-based Platforms
One Man’s Army of Streaming Bots Reveals a Whole Industry’s Problem
Apex Legends hacker said he hacked tournament games ‘for fun’ | TechCrunch