SS-NEWS-096: Davos Ransomware Discussion!

Episode 96 January 30, 2023 00:44:28
SS-NEWS-096: Davos Ransomware Discussion!
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SS-NEWS-096: Davos Ransomware Discussion!

Jan 30 2023 | 00:44:28

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Show Notes

Snark abounds in this episode, where we discuss the rich folks at Davos getting a briefing on ransomware, ransomware takings down year over year, passkey moving to replace passwords, and Lastpass breach worse again as Goto was also included!

Article 1 - Ransomware revenue significantly down over 2022
Supporting Articles:
Anja Shortland on Kidnap
FBI 2022 Congressional Report on BEC and Real Estate Wire Fraud

Article 2 - How passkeys are changing authentication
Supporting Articles:
Secure Quick Reliable Login
Passkeys

Article 3 - View from Davos: The Changing Economics of Cybercrime
Supporting Articles:
Exposed: Child labour behind smart phone and electric car batteries
How a big US bank laundered billions from Mexico's murderous drug gangs
Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow

Article 4 - GoTo revealed that threat actors stole customers’ backups and encryption key for some of them
Supporting Articles:
GoTo Says Hackers Stole Encrypted Backups, MFA Settings
GoTo Encrypted Backups Stolen in LastPass Breach

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