News Wrap: Voice Assistant Laser Hack, Twitter Insider Threats, Data Breach Fine Fails
From voice assistant hacks to insider threats, Threatpost editors break down this week’s biggest news.
Podcasts
Emotet Resurgence Continues With New Tactics, Techniques and Procedures
Since Emotet came out of hibernation last month, researchers are seeing the banking trojan’s authors take on a consistent trend of new evasion tactics and social engineering techniques.
News Wrap: APTs, Office 365 Voicemail Phish and Bed Bath & Beyond Breach
Threatpost editors discuss this week’s biggest news – from a data breach of Bed Bath & Beyond, a tricky phishing attack and widespread APT activity.
John Scott-Railton with Citizen Lab, who helped WhatsApp investigate the NSO Group over the alleged WhatsApp hack, said the subsequent lawsuit is a “certified big deal.”
From hacking hotel room robots to crackdowns on stalkerware apps, Threatpost editors break down this week’s top news stories.
Karsten Nohl, who was behind this week’s research that outlined new eavesdropping hacks for Alexa and Google Home, says that privacy for smart home assistants still has a ways to go.
At what point will infiltrating companies via the “insider threat model” become less costly and difficult than using malware? Threatpost discusses with a SolarWinds expert.
Threatpost talks to Digital Guardian’s Tim Bandos about the top insider threats that enterprises are facing today.
In this sponsored podcast, Threatpost talks to Spycloud’s Chip Witt about the account takeover risks posed by third parties.
Cybergang Silent Starling is taking BEC to the next level by targeting suppliers and going after their customers.
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