Fancy Bear finds Berlin just right. RedDrop Android blackmail malware. Another AWS S3 exposure. FTC settles; SEC investigates. Blockchain radix malorum?
In today's podcast, we hear that Fancy Bear has been busy in a sensitive German government network. RedDrop Android malware is built for blackmail. Another exposed AWS S3 bucket is disclosed. Intel issues another Spectre fix. The FTC reaches a settlement with Venmo over privacy, security, and availability of funds. The SEC is investigating a number of initial coin offerings. Johannes Ullrich from SANS and the ICS Stormcast podcast, with information on the Memcache DOS issue. Guest is Rami Sass from WhiteSource on open source software. And Mr. Gates is no fan of cryptocurrencies (and it seems cryptocurrency mavens are no fan of Mr. Gates).