China’s nuclear reactorshttps://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a36517874/china-mysterious-nuclear-reactors/ https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/323442-chinas-fusion-reactor-sets-world-record-by-running-for-101-secondsTHE CYBERWARS HAVE BEGUUUUUN!NYC's transit authority says it was breached by Chinese hacking grouphttps://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/06/03/Metropolitan-Transporation-Autority-breached-by-cyberattack/1711622700273/?ur3=1FBI Blames Russian-Linked Hacker Group For Cyberattack On Meat Processing Companyhttps://www.rferl.org/a/31287885.htmlRansomware attack disrupts Massachusetts ferrieshttps://therecord.media/ransomware-attack-disrupts-massachusetts-ferries/ U.S. intelligence probing whether Putin testing Biden with Russian cyber hackshttps://justthenews.com/government/security/putin-testing-biden-cyber-hacks-white-house-says-no-intel-agencies-not Whitehouse Executive Orderhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/05/12/executive-order-on-improving-the-nations-cybersecurity/ The Skills Gap in CYBERRRRRRRRRRRRRhttps://securityboulevard.com/2021/05/how-to-solve-the-cybersecurity-skills-gap/https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/develop/talent/six-ways-to-develop-a-sustainable-cyber-security-workforcehttps://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/featured/survey-only-39-of-orgs-have-ability-to-retain-cyber-security-talent/ Alyssay Millers TED talk.https://www.ted.com/talks/alyssa_miller_solving_the_tech_skills_gap_at_your_local_coffee_shop https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/28/tech/cybersecurity-labor-shortage/index.htmlBezos to the moonhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57386049 

Balarus journalist arrestedhttps://apnews.com/article/belarus-plane-pratasevich-lukashenko-a9d32d02caea49c880ed1b7a5872e5f7Ryanair said Belarusian flight controllers told the crew there was a bomb threat against the plane as it was crossing through Belarus airspace on Sunday and ordered it to land. A Belarusian MiG-29 fighter jet was scrambled to escort the plane in a brazen show of force by President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the country with an iron fist for over a quarter-century.(Note that there were two passengers who also disappeared and were likely FSB/SVR assets as well.)The Wuhan report?The RaTG13? Heh, nervous about getting involved… China fearFive Eyes network contradicts theory Covid-19 leaked from labBritish and other Five Eyes agencies do believe that Beijing has not necessarily been open about how coronavirus initially spread in Wuhan at the turn of the year. But they are nervous about getting involved in an escalating international situation.Honestly, I have to wonder what ASIO has to say over FVEYE’sWSJ… https://twitter.com/Anthony/status/1396544753194373121?s=20  (article)Story has more red flags than china on a national day paradehttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7346715/ ←- NIH on divergence being overstated between RaTG13 and SARS-CoV-2https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/14/state-department-cables-warned-safety-issues-wuhan-lab-studying-bat-coronaviruses/ ←- Wuhan lab cited for lax security protocolshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/14/state-department-cables-warned-safety-issues-wuhan-lab-studying-bat-coronaviruses/ ←- Leaked cables showing lax security protocolsThe lab itself says it is distressed by talk of leaks. Scientific American re-edited an interview with the virologist Shi Zhengli last week to address “the tenuous suggestion” of the lab theory, and noted the “genetic sequence” of Sars-CoV-2, the scholarly term for coronavirus, “does not match any her lab had previously studied”. ←- I checked and the variation of RaTG13 and SARS-CoV-2 is not that large, and that means likely only some genetic driftConclusion: Our results demonstrate that the divergence between SARS-CoV-2 and RaTG13 has been overestimated.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK285579/   ←-NIH on GoF researchhttps://twitter.com/ninaburleigh/status/1396809466016841734 ←- Nina just did a book on the pandemic and citations are not newOptional: The nexus of Russia in hacking both nation state and criminal (blurred lines) (pipeline) (ransomware) (RAAS) (Cartels)

Iran says Israel killed military nuclear scientist remotelyhttps://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-killed-mohsen-fakhrizadeh-88c2173048f77695af864d2055af54c6   'I don't see any way around it': Former Navy SEAL McRaven says retaliation for assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist all but certainhttps://www.businessinsider.com/mcraven-iranians-have-to-retaliate-for-nuclear-scientist-killing-2020-11 The Carole Baskin story we mentionedhttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/carole-baskin-tiger-king-rolf-harris-video-jimmy-savile-cameo-tom-armstrong-a9619691.html Twitter names famed hacker 'Mudge' as head of securityAnother Alex Stamos situation?https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/twitter-names-famed-hacker-mudge-head-security-rcna177 Dodgy Zoom invite brings down $75m hedge fundhttps://ia.acs.org.au/article/2020/dodgy-zoom-invite-brings-down--75m-hedge-fund.html Microsoft productivity score feature criticised as workplace surveillancehttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/26/microsoft-productivity-score-feature-criticised-workplace-surveillance  Accused email scammers busted in Nigeria for alleged fraud against 50,000 victims https://www.cyberscoop.com/nigeria-email-scam-arrests-bec-group-ib/ 

The good doctors are back to discuss the most pressing issues. Stories in this episode (in addition to the usual banter)Has Biden actually won the election? Or was it stolen? Who will drag Trump out kicking and screaming and what damage will he do in the meantime? How did the million MAGA march go? https://www.npr.org/2020/11/15/935181031/a-march-without-millions-is-still-a-worrying-sign-of-a-nation-dividedFake news is here to stayAnd the networks that protect them https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN27S35P Muslim pro, ain’t very pro muslimhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/jgqm5x/us-military-location-data-xmode-locate-xThe U.S. military is buying the granular movement data of people around the world, harvested from innocuous-seeming apps, Motherboard has learned. The most popular app among a group Motherboard analyzed connected to this sort of data sale is a Muslim prayer and Quran app that has more than 98 million downloads worldwide. Others include a Muslim dating app, a popular Craigslist app, an app for following storms, and a "level" app that can be used to help, for example, install shelves in a bedroom.

We discuss Tik Tok, China, other social medias.And Scot depresses us all. 

In a more-depressing-than-usual episode, we try to talk about APT's (well, they're password spraying so there's nothing advanced about it).Chat a bit about the VDBIR.Inevitably we go down the dark dark hole where everything is burning. 

We return after a seasonal break to a very different world which has thrown us off balance. So, there is a lot of pontification. Talk about COVID19, phishing scams, what organisations can do in this time to beef up their security, what organised criminals are doing, and of course, the most important issue of all... Tiger King! 

CYBER!: Iran’s Military Response May Be ‘Concluded,’ but Cyberwarfare Threat GrowsCybersecurity experts are seeing malicious activity from pro-Iranian forces, and warning that Iran has the capacity to do real damage to American computer systems.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/us/politics/iran-attack-cyber.html CYBER CYBER CYBERRRR!: DISINFORMATION: The Middle East Was Already a Powder Keg of Misinformation. Trump Just Lit the Match.Thousands of shady social media accounts have been pumping out a crossfire of propaganda and misinformation across the Middle East.https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/dygvv7/the-middle-east-was-already-a-powder-keg-of-misinformation-trump-just-lit-the-match The Weaponization of Nostalgia: How Afghan Miniskirts Became the Latest Salvo in the War on Terrorhttps://ajammc.com/2017/09/06/weaponization-nostalgia-afghan-miniskirts/ In the 1979 – at the end of Afghanistan’s “Golden Age“ – only 18% of Afghans were literate – and average life expectancy was only just above 40, meaning that half of Afghans died before that age.The average Afghan was certainly not wearing miniskirts and attending Kabul University, nor were they taking fashionably-dressed vacations to the mountains in imported cars. This was a very small urban elite and middle-class segment of society shown in the pictures of Kabul in the 1970s, and one that did not reflect the conditions of the majority of Afghans.CYBERING INTENSIFIES!: How Iran Can Still Use Cyber and Drone Technology to Attack the U.S.What are precision-guided weapons such as ballistic missiles and drones capable of?https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-iran-can-still-use-cyber-and-drone-technology-to-attack-the-u-s1/ *breathe*CYBERRRRRR!: Texas Says Attempted Cyber Infiltration Surges: Iran UpdateTexas Reports Surge in Cyber Interference (10:18 p.m.) ERMEGERD A PING SWEEEEP!https://finance.yahoo.com/news/texas-says-attempted-cyber-infiltration-031847377.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACKWXIJtKof0WjZKGhMaOg_3oRzRAfSrvWFBPeQViWuWU4ul75MtLQR_AyFpncATIjAMd2AYTHfesLmjYq0uzksOH5u6De41McHCAUaLQb0g8HXis0UcDPu74_Y_v2evbNLEImPZjXVVZNf1tegNyJwZp44fsQEMfN8drzHq34Hb Zomg cyber graffiti! A government website was ‘defaced’ with pro-Iran messaging and an image of a bloodied Trump. Hackers claimed responsibility.Blood runs in rivulets down President Trump’s chin as a fist punches his left cheek. Two golden missiles, each emblazoned with the Iranian flag, shoot across the bottom of the illustration.“This is message from Islamic Republic Of Iran,” reads text in English.https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/01/06/american-government-website-defaced-iran-hackers-bloodied-trump/ A happy hotel with a sad endinghttps://blog.knowbe4.com/happy-hotel-with-a-sad-ending Related Now you can send pictures of your GENITALS to get a doctor's advice on embarrassing lumps and bumps for £160 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7861521/Now-send-PICTURES-genitals-doctors-advice-embarrassing-symptoms.html 

It's almost our anniversary episode, who is keeping count? We are back, episode number 17 where we discuss all things state sponsored in the cyber world. Alleged Russian Hacker Behind $100 Million Evil Corp Indictedhttps://www.wired.com/story/alleged-russian-hacker-evil-corp-indicted/Data center provider CyrusOne hit with REvil ransomware https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/ransomware/data-center-provider-cyrusone-hit-with-revil-ransomware-report/ Facebook Sues Company For Hijacking Accounts to Run Bad Ads https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/facebook-sues-company-for-hijacking-accounts-to-run-bad-ads/  The AI film that took Scot to a dark dark place https://t.co/7JQrLgEoed?amp=1 

Hackers Plundered Israeli Defense Firms that Built ‘Iron Dome’ Missile Defense System https://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/07/hackers-plundered-israeli-defense-firms-that-built-iron-dome-missile-defense-system/Weaponized Information: One Possible Vignettehttps://madsciblog.tradoc.army.mil/190-weaponized-information-one-possible-vignette/System bug gives Facebook access to iPhone camerashttps://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/vulnerabilities/system-bug-gives-facebook-access-to-iphone-cameras/ Scottish Widows in ‘data breach’ over wrong lettershttps://www.ftadviser.com/pensions/2019/11/14/scottish-widows-in-data-breach-over-wrong-letters/Twitter:@Krypt3ia@J4vv4D