Black Hat and DefCon were amazing. the amount of thoughtful researchers, experts, hackers and gov't officials gives you hope that we're (kinda) on the right path
here are some stories from Las Vegas last week #BlackHat #DEFCON31 #blackhat2023
-- Taiwan
https://therecord.media/china-taiwan-critical-infrastructure-attacks-us-easterly
-- CIRCIA/ransomware
https://therecord.media/cyber-incident-reporting-cisa-circia-ransomware-easterly
-- Cryptocurrency zero-days
https://therecord.media/multiple-vulnerabilities-affecting-crypto-platform-bitforge
-- Viasat attack update
https://therecord.media/viasat-hack-was-two-incidents-and-resulted-in-sanctions
-- Open Source and Memory Safe languages
https://therecord.media/white-house-calls-for-help-on-open-source-security
-- Belarus using #MoustachedBouncer
https://therecord.media/espionage-hackers-targeting-embassies-belarus
-- Moovit vulnerabilities
https://therecord.media/moovit-vulnerabilities-allow-free-subway-rides
-- CODESYS vulnerabilities
https://therecord.media/microsoft-reveals-vulnerabilities-codesys
-- DDoS attacks on gaming
https://therecord.media/ddos-attacks-tied-to-gaming-business-disputes-fbi-says
-- Yashma ransomware
see ya next year!