Episode 197 - The Andy Is Distracted Episode

This week in InfoSec  (07:40)

With content liberated from the “today in infosec” twitter account and further afield

3 July 1996 - a mere 28 years ago the movie Independence Day was released.  In it, Jeff Goldblum and Will Smith fly into an alien vessel in a 50-year-old space junker, then upload a computer virus in less than 5 minutes

https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1808464060972667170

Rant of the Week (11:07)

Cancer patient forced to make terrible decision after Qilin attack on London hospitals

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/05/qilin_impacts_patient/

EXCLUSIVE The latest figures suggest that around 1,500 medical procedures have been canceled across some of London's biggest hospitals in the four weeks since Qilin's ransomware attack hit pathology services provider Synnovis. But perhaps no single person was affected as severely as Johanna Groothuizen.

Hanna – the name she goes by – is now missing her right breast after her skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction surgery was swapped out for a simple mastectomy at the last minute.

Billy Big Balls of the Week (18:20)

Ransomware scum who hit Indonesian government apologizes, hands over encryption key

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/04/hackers_of_indonesian_government_apologize/

Industry News (24:28)

Vinted Fined €2.3m Over Data Protection Failure

Europol Warns of Home Routing Challenges For Lawful Interception

Meta Faces Suspension of AI Data Training in Brazil

New Ransomware Group Phones Execs to Extort Payment

UK’s NCA Leads Major Cobalt Strike Takedown

Cyber Extortion Soars: SMBs Hit Four Times Harder

New RUSI Report Exposes Psychological Toll of Ransomware, Urges Action

Dozens of Arrests Disrupt €2.5m Vishing Gang

Health Tech Execs Get Jail Time For $1bn Fraud Scheme

Tweet of the Week (31:07)

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