The Jerich Show Episode 21 – TikTok, Ransomware Kills and Chasing Child Predators

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In this episode Erich and Javvad chat about the TikTok and Oracle merger/buyout/whatever thing that is happening, a case where ransomware kills and finally we discuss how people are being leveraged to help find endangered children or help hunt down child predators. 

Links from this episode:

Oracle and TikTok:
https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/13/oracle-wins-bid-to-buy-tiktok/

A Ransomware Attack Turns Deadly:
https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/17/21443851/death-ransomware-attack-hospital-germany-cybersecurity

Europol’s Stop Child Abuse – Trace An Object:
https://www.europol.europa.eu/stopchildabuse

Innocent Lives Foundation:
https://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/get-involved/

The Jerich Show Episode 20 – More Fun With Ransomware

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In this episode Javvad and Erich chat about some recent ransomware attacks that hit a school district here in the US and a power provider in Pakistan. We discuss the timing of the tactics being used by attackers and other somewhat interesting points.

The Jerich Show Episode 19 – That Time Quentyn Joined Us

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This week Javvad and Erich were joined by Quentyn Taylor, where we discussed SIM swapping attacks and how Ring doorbells could ruin the suprise the police have planned for you. 

Check out Quentyn on Twitter at @QuentynBlog

Links to our stories: 
The SIM swapping attacks against phone carriers
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dmbjx/how-hackers-are-breaking-into-att-tmobile-sprint-to-sim-swap-yeh

FBI worried that Ring doorbells are spying on police
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53985418

The Ring neighborhood app Erich mentioned
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/ring-neighbors-app-review/

The JerichShow Episode 18 – The One About the Russian

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Join Javvad and Erich as they discuss the interesting situation where a Russian criminal tried to get an employee to sabotage their organzation, offering a million dollars to do it.

They also discuss a quite simple and lucrative plan that was selling toothbruses to Amazon for $94 each.

The Jerich Show Episode 17 – Not the Carnival I hoped for and an Uber Big Legal Issue

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In this episode, Once Javvad remembers who he is, has a discussion with Erich about the Carnival Cruise Lines ransomware attack/data breach, new legal filings against the past Uber CISO related to that breach, and the importance of transparency when the wheels fall off the wagon.

Carnival:
https://www.engadget.com/carnival-cruise-customer-data-at-risk-following-ransomware-attack-225029822.html

The Uber Issue
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/20/904113981/former-uber-executive-charged-with-paying-hush-money-to-conceal-massive-breach?t=1598007456273

The Jerich Show Episode 16 – Social Media Fights and Real Things That Seem Like Scams

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In this episode Javvad and Erich tackle the rather interesting situation that happened last week when one vendor accused another one of some shady practices, then found out it wasn’t them. Do fights over social media really help? They discuss it.

They also talk about people receiving legitimate emails that follow the script of the phishing emails to the point, you can’t tell them apart.

This and more on this episode of the Jerich Show!

The Jerich Show Episode 15 – Supply Chain Side Effects and Data Leakage

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We’re both back this week to bring you more low quality coverage of high quality topics. Javvad, spurred on by the threat of being permanently replaced by a rock, really adds some good insights to the topics this week.

 

We discuss the documents leaked from the Intel portal and the risks associated with the supply chain: https://www.zdnet.com/article/intel-investigating-breach-after-20gb-of-internal-documents-leak-online/

We then continue on to chat about the impact of leaked documents from the UK government: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-russia-hack-exclusive/exclusive-papers-leaked-before-uk-election-in-suspected-russian-operation-were-hacked-from-ex-trade-minister-sources-idUKKBN24Z1UL

Finally, we discuss the unprotected Zoom hearing for the Twitter hacker, which allowed all participants to screen share, and how nobody could have possibly predicted that it might be impacted by shenanigans: https://www.itpro.co.uk/software/video-conferencing/356680/teenage-twitter-hackers-virtual-trial-is-zoom-bombed 

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The Jerich Show Episode 14 – Celebrating Sysadmin Day

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Today, with the help of a stand in for Javvad, we celebrate the 21st annual Sysadmin Day. 

Sysadmins have a rough life and it is only fitting that we stop being cruel to them at least 1 day of each year. This is that day, so go find a sysadmin, give them a big hug and softly whisper something nice in their ear*.  

*Seriously folks, DON’T do this. Maybe offer to buy them lunch or a frosty beverage after work instead. They really do deserve it.

The Jerich Show Episode 13 – Meow

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Erich is on holiday, but the show must go on!

Stories covered:

Posti Phishing scam:

https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/helsinki_police_probe_200k_phishing_scam_in_postis_name/11438564

Meow Bot:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/07/22/not-all-internet-cats-are-cute-meow-bot-is-a-database-destroyer/#13a2a8b30e24

 

The Jerich Show Episode 12 – A Tweetworthy Week

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This week Javvad and Erich chat about the the week that twitter got hacked and the the social engineering behind the associated Bitcoin scam. We also both look back and wish we had invested when BTC was $35