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Denmark recruits hackers for offensive cyber operations, CISA tells agencies to remove old edge devices, Coinbase has another insider breach, and Microsoft appoints a new security chief. Show notes Risky Bulletin: Denmark recruits hackers for offensive cyber operations

Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about Google’s cyber disruption unit taking aim at the IPIDEA residential proxy network. The network was a cybercrime enabler that was used by hundreds of threat actors for crime and espionage. More of this kind of disruption please. They also discuss SpaceX’s rapid action to stop the Russian military using Starlink terminals to guide drones deep into Ukrainian territory. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes

The Plone CMS stops a supply-chain attack, French cops raid the X Paris office; the number of malicious OpenClaw skills grows, and a Chinese APT hacked Notepad++ servers. Show notes Risky Bulletin: Plone CMS stops supply-chain attack

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq discuss the recent Russian attack on Polish electricity infrastructure. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes ESET's first report ESET's update report CERT-PL report Dragos report The Insider 'Hidden Bear' investigation BTN 124, How Russia's sabotage team got into hacking BTN 145, Russia's cyber war on wheat

ICE tracking app blames a recent hack on a government agent, Microsoft will disable NTLM in the next release of Windows, Poland bans Chinese cars from military bases, and Ivanti patches two new zero-days. Show notes Risky Bulletin: StopICE blames hack on "a CBP agent here in SoCal"

In this sponsored interview, Casey Ellis chats to Edward Wu, founder of Dropzone AI about a recent Vanderbilt University report that reveals that foreign adversaries’ resources are growing. Edward says AI capabilities are critical to the future of cyber defence, because the west can’t hire itself out of the shortfall. Show notes Dominating the Digital Space: A Whole-of-Society Strategy for Securing the United States from Cyber Aggression

Hackers breach eScan antivirus and distribute a backdoor, Google takes down the IPIDEA proxy botnet, most GDPR fines remain uncollected, and the Poland wiper attack hit 30 locations. Show notes Risky Bulletin: eScan antivirus distributes backdoor in latest supply chain attack

Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about the Pall Mall Process, an international effort to reign in abusive spyware. Tom thinks the US has already stumbled into a viable carrots and sticks style strategy that will shape the industry more than coming up with standards will. The pair also discuss news that Chinese Salt Typhoon hackers compromised the calls of senior UK officials in Downing Street. The UK has extensive telecommunications security regulations and the incident makes us wonder what that legislation is actually good for. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes

A cyberattack has crippled cars in Russia, Microsoft patches an Office zero-day, WhatsApp rolls out an account lockdown feature, and a handful of Chrome extensions steal ChatGPT auth tokens. Show notes Risky Bulletin: Cyberattack cripples cars across Russia

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq discuss how getting pinged hurts state hackers by introducing uncertainty. Publishing technical reports on the hack can actually improve the situation by removing uncertainty about how attackers were detected. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes BTN 36, The culture of the Snake

In this Risky Business News sponsor interview, Catalin Cimpanu talks with Luke Jennings, VP of Research & Development at Push Security, about ConsentFix. It’s a new form of email-based social engineering attack used in the wild, an evolution of the ClickFix attack that goes after your identity. Show notes ConsentFix: Analysing a browser-native ClickFix-style attack that hijacks OAuth consent grants ConsentFix debrief: latest community insights, recommendations, and predictions Luke Jennings, ConsentFix LinkedIn post Year in Review: How Phishing Attacks Evolved in 2025

Russia deployed wipers against Poland’s energy grid, Microsoft shared BitLocker keys with the FBI, Romania dismantles a murder-for-hire portal, and the EU creates a new anti-spyware group. Show notes Risky Bulletin: EU readies new anti-spyware group, but with even less powers than PEGA

A poorly patched bug is being exploited in Fortinet firewalls, hackers go after security testing environments, Jordanian police used Cellebrite against activists, and new Cisco and SmarterMail zero-days. Show notes Risky Bulletin: Improperly patched bug exploited again in Fortinet firewalls

Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about the rise of technologies that can undermine internet blackouts such as Starlink and its relatively new direct-to-cell service. Authoritarian internet shutdowns and disasters happen often enough that governments should think about how to take advantage of these new technologies rather than just reacting when crises arise. They also discuss the nomination of General Joshua Rudd as head of NSA and US Cyber Command. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes

Canonical’s Snap Store hit by domain resurrection attacks, Russia will use AI to detect VPN users, Iranian hackers switch to Starlink during internet outage, and Greece arrests SMS blasters… by dumb luck. Show notes Risky Bulletin: Domain resurrection attacks come to Canonical's Snap Store