In this episode, Erich reminisces about Blackhat and DEFCON, comparing past years to 2021 and Javvad and him discuss some crazy news stories, including one where a cyber thief actually returns $260 million and a new UK governement software that adds a button to report emails to the ‘Ministry of Phishy Things’, or some such government entity.
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Stories from the show:
Cryptocurrency heist hacker returns $260m in funds:
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58180692
New one-click button will flag dodgy emails directly to cyber experts:
https://news.sky.com/story/new-one-click-button-will-flag-dodgy-emails-directly-to-cyber-experts-12379104
Flight attendant interview video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFoXmnBuLw0
Show Contents:
00:00 – 1:00 Intro
01:00 – 13:30 Blackhat and DEFCON recap
13:30 – 18:27 Cryptocurrency heist hacker returns $260m in funds
18:27 – 28:49 New one-click button will flag dodgy emails directly to cyber experts
28:49 – 30:39 Smelling like regret (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFoXmnBuLw0)
30:39 – 31:04 Outro