The Roots of Evil

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, long time critics of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, followed Weev's trial - but did not get involved. For the appeal, however, the organization decided to step it. But althought the EFF had some strong points against the CFAA - the justi ...  عرض المزيد

Much like Aaron Swartz did, Andrew "weev" Auernheimer fought against the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a law both men belived to be dangerous and unjust. But unlike Swartz, the internet's own boy, weev is an unapologetic troll who spread bile and chaos wherever he goes, a man who ...  عرض المزيد

The UK faces a looming threat of a catastrophic ransomware attack. The Senate confirms a new National Cyber Director. The rivalry between malware groups BatLoader and FakeBat. BazarCall phishing attack and its unusual use of Google Forms. A serious vulnerability threatens K-12 st ...  عرض المزيد

In today's podcast, we hear about how the Carbank cyber gang is getting trickier and more ambitious. In other cybercrime news, ransomware takes off after more databases. There's a new ransomware-as-a-service offering in the black market. Emily Wilson from Terbium Labs addresses p ...  عرض المزيد

Computer viruses and worms haunt the internet. They worm their way into a system, replicate, and spread again. It’s a simple process—with devastating consequences. But there’s a whole industry of people that rose up to fight back. Craig Schmugar recalls how he and his team respon ...  عرض المزيد

BellaCiao is malware from Iran's IRGC, while PingPull is malware used by the Chinese government affiliated Tarus Group. Ransomware continues to be a pervasive international threat. An overview of hacktivism. Our guest is CyberMindz founder Peter Coroneos, discussing the importanc ...  عرض المزيد