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


Ransomware: down but not out
Zero day prices on the rise…
… and what it means for enterprise software
Geopolitical conflict comes to computers in Palau
Ukraine cyber chief Illia Vitiuk suspended
More x86 microarchitectural bad times
And much much more


Proofpoint’s chief strategy officer Ryan Kalember is this week’s sponsor guest. He takes aim at some recent vendor trends, like security companies describing themselves as “platforms”.





Show notes




CyberCX_Report_DFIR 2023 Year in Review_Online.pdf
Ransomlook Stats
Vlad Styran ?? on X: ".@riskybusiness has noted recently that there is an “orthodox Easter”-like low season in the ransomware village. Although my sources do not support this assessment, if true, there might be a simple explanation https://t.co/kM8lu6KbyY" / X
Price of zero-day exploits rises as companies harden products against hackers | TechCrunch
Mandiant spots advanced exploit activity in Ivanti devices | Cybersecurity Dive
Pricing - Knocknoc
ALPHV steps up laundering of Change Healthcare ransom payments | CyberScoop
Extortion group threatens to sell Change Healthcare data | CyberScoop
Attempted hack on NYC continues wave of cyberattacks against municipal governments
Missouri county declares state of emergency amid suspected ransomware attack | Ars Technica
Medusa cybercrime gang takes credit for another attack on US municipality
Omni Hotels & Resorts hit by cyberattack | Cybersecurity Dive
Targus says cyberattack is causing operational outage | TechCrunch
German database company Genios confirms ransomware attack
Researchers discover new ransomware gang ‘Muliaka’ attacking Russian businesses
‘An attack on the reputation of Palau’: officials question who was really behind ransomware incident
'They’re lying': Palau denies claims by ransomware gang over recent cyberattack
Ukrainian security service’s cyber chief suspended following media investigation
Russia seeks criminal charges against executives at flight booking service accused of failing to protect consumer data
House hurtles toward showdown over expiring surveillance tools | CyberScoop
D-Link tells customers to sunset actively exploited storage devices | Cybersecurity Dive
A Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea’s Internet. Now He’s Taking Off His Mask | WIRED
Ahoi Attacks
Linux Kernel Patched For Branch History Injection "BHI" Intel CPU Vulnerability - Phoronix
Ransomware gang’s new extortion trick? Calling the front desk | TechCrunch
Evolving Threat Landscape: A Deep Dive into Multichannel Attacks Targeting Retailers | Proofpoint US