This episode explores the ‘Grandparent Scam,’ a prevalent and profitable fraud targeting seniors by exploiting their concern for their grandchildren. Experts Deirdre and John from Ireland’s National Cybersecurity Center and the Ontario Provincial Police share insights into the scam’s mechanics,…
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Cybersecurity Today: Supply Chain Attacks, St. Paul’s Cyber Emergency, and Ingram Micro’s Data Breach
In this episode, the host Jim Love discusses the increasing sophistication of supply chain attacks, starting with an account of a blockchain developer who lost $500,000 due to a malicious extension in a popular AI-powered coding tool. The episode also…
Cybersecurity Today: Major Data Leaks, Airline Disruptions, Malware in Games, and AI Bypasses Captchas
In this episode of ‘Cybersecurity Today,’ host Jim Love covers several significant cybersecurity incidents. Hackers disrupt all Aeroflot flights, causing massive delays in Russia. The women-only dating app ‘Tea’ faces a second serious data leak, exposing 1.1 million private messages.…
Amazon AI Tool Hacked, Scattered Spider Attacks VMware, and Major Ransomware Takedown | Cybersecurity Today
In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host David Shipley covers several key incidents impacting the cybersecurity landscape. Amazon’s generative AI coding assistant ‘Q’ was compromised by a hacker who injected data-wiping code into the tool’s GitHub repository. Scattered Spider, a…
The Evolution and Defense Against Advanced Phishing Attacks
This is repeat of a broadcast from last October, still relevant, especially in the light of so many current breaches which have begun not with technical weaknesses but with phishing and social engineering. In this deeper dive episode of…
Sharepoint Hack Reaches Crisis Level and more: Cybersecurity Today for July 25, 2025
The recent Sharepoint hack is spreading like wildfire through unpatched systems. All this and more on today’s episode with guest host David Shipley. This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Sharepoint Hack Reaches Crisis Level…
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NPM Linter Packages Hijacked, Microsoft’s China Issue, and AI in Phishing Attacks: Cybersecurity Today:
In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host David Shipley discusses several pressing cybersecurity issues. First, popular NPM Linter packages were hijacked via phishing to spread malware, affecting millions of downloads. Concurrently, Ukrainian CERT uncovers new phishing campaigns tied to APT28…
Exploring the Dark Side of AI: Risks, Consciousness, and Responsibility
The Cybersecurity Today episode revisits a discussion on the risks and implications of AI hosted by Jim Love, with guests Marcel Gagné and John Pinard. They discuss the ‘dark side of AI,’ covering topics like AI misbehavior, the misuse of…
Cybersecurity Today: DNS Malware, SonicWall Backdoor, Military Breach, and BigONE Crypto Hack
In today’s episode, host Jim Love covers recent cybersecurity threats, including malware hidden in DNS records, a custom backdoor targeting SonicWall SMA devices, the US military assuming a network compromise after Chinese hackers targeted VPNs and email servers, and a…