Weekly Security Sprint EP 102. Ransomware, Terrorism report, recognizing behaviors

Description

In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:

Warm Opening:

Blockchain & Crypto:

Risky Biz News - Bybit hack post-mortem
1inch Hack Exposes $5M Flaw – Is It Time for Best Wallet Token?
Feds Link $150M Cyberheist to 2022 LastPass Hacks
A $1.5 Billion Hack: How the Biggest Crypto Heist in History Went Down
Due to the termination of funding by the Department of Homeland Security, the Center for Internet Security no longer supports the EI-ISAC

Main Items:

Ransomware & Data Breaches:

#NotRansomware: FBI Warns of Data Extortion Scam Targeting Corporate ExecutivesMail Scam Targeting Corporate Executives Claims Ties to Ransomware
Snail Mail Fail: Fake Ransom Note Campaign Preys on Fear
BianLian Denies Involvement in Ransom Letters: “Not Our Doing,” Group Tells SuspectFile.com
SuspectFile.com – What is your official position regarding the physical letters sent to corporate executives in the United States claiming to be from your group?
BianLian – We never do that. That is scam.\Sault Ste. Marie Tribe Says It Refused to Pay Cyberattackers’ Ransom
Q4 Travelers' Cyber Threat Report: Ransomware Goes Full Scale
Sault Tribe Chairman says tribe will not pay hacker’s ransom request (video)
Highway Robbery 2.0: How Attackers Are Exploiting Toll Systems in Phishing Scams

Terrorism:

Press Release - Global Terrorism Index 2025: Terrorism Spreads as Lone Wolf Attacks Dominate the West & Terrorism Trends Fueled by Sahel Conflicts, Western Lone Actor Attacks
See Something, Say Something. 'Erratic' man at Kentucky church told police about plans to bomb major city, cops say
Houston teen indicted for conspiring to commit murder under new terrorism law
Plan to attack Australia synagogue faked by organized crime: police
A boy with a loaded shotgun boarded a plane in Australia but was tackled by a former boxer
A driver rams a car into crowd in Germany’s Mannheim, leaving 2 dead and 11 injured

Quick Hits:

'Five Eyes alliance' crumbling after UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada give US cold shoulder
FBI PSA: Beijing Leveraging Freelance Hackers and Information Security Companies to Compromise Computer Networks Worldwide
Cisco Talos exposes Lotus Blossom cyber espionage campaigns targeting governments, telecom, media
Chinese Nationals with Ties to the PRC Government and “APT27” Charged in a Computer Hacking Campaign for Profit, Targeting Numerous U.S. Companies, Institutions, and Municipalities
Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Holds Hearing — " End the Typhoons: How to Deter Beijing’s Cyber Actions and Enhance America’s Lackluster Cyber Defenses”
Former top NSA cyber official: Probationary firings ‘devastating’ to cyber, national security & Former intelligence officials denounce job cuts to federal cyber roles.
Treasury Suspends Rule Requiring Disclosure Of LLCs' True Owners & Dept. of Treasury Press Release: Treasury Department Announces Suspension of Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act Against U.S. Citizens and Domestic Reporting Companies
Polish space agency investigates cyberattack on its systems
Cybersecurity Job Satisfaction Plummets, Women Hit Hardest
Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, RV082, RV320, and RV325 Routers Vulnerabilities