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24 Jan 2025 5 minute read 0 comments Investigator515
Kevin Mitnick achieved notoriety for his offensive hacking techniques. When you look at the early pioneers of cyber and information security, there’s no denying that there have been some controversial yet influential people in the field who helped es...
12 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
I didn’t see much visibility on this DocuSign hack. This is a situation where the product features were not vetted to understand if they could be misused by malicious fraudsters. There is not a technical vulnerability, it comes down to a design weak...
24 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
This is an interesting tactic by cyber attackers — using virtual machine hard drive files to bypass email malware filters! Never underestimate the creativity and resourcefulness of intelligent adversaries in finding ways to leverage technology for t...
17 Oct 2024 1 minute read 2 comments Matthew Rosenquist
There are big predators in our digital world. In recent keynotes I have been talking about the big 4 aggressive nation states and how they are heavily investing in offensive cyber capabilities that trickles down to everyday cybercriminals. Cyber...
22 Sep 2024 5 minute read 0 comments Investigator515
The 2022 full-scale invasion led to some rapid developments in the cyber & information space. If you aren’t a medium member, you can read with no paywall via substack If you’ve been watching the developments in Ukraine for more than a few min...
4 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
The decentralized finance (DeFi) and cryptocurrency industries are being targeted by North Korean social engineering schemes in highly personalized and convincing ways. Here is an example that the FBI is showcasing: 1. A person from your dream compa...
28 Aug 2024 4 minute read 2 comments Investigator515
That one time when two-factor authentication was targeted. If you aren’t a medium member, you can read with no paywall via substack When you’re at the incident response stage of assessing a cyber attack, it can often be a pretty dynamic situation. As...
28 Jul 2024 5 minute read 0 comments Investigator515
If you’ve been following for any length of time you probably realise there is a lot that is written about. Following cyber / infosec topics and movements in the crypto space is something that is usually pretty enjoyable for the average data nerd. In...
3 Jul 2024 1 minute read 3 comments Matthew Rosenquist
The Cybersecurity Vault - episode 35, with guest Mikko Hypponen. Some of the most aggressive cyber attacks originate out of Russia. The 2022 invasion of Ukraine was a pivotal moment for nation state attacks. Mikko is close to the front lines and...
21 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
When cybersecurity researchers break the law, destroy their reputation, and make the bug-bounty research community look bad. TL:DR Researchers found a vulnerability in a cryptocurrency exchange. They notified the company, but then exploited the bug...
