Defensive Security Podcast - Malware, Hacking, Cyber Security & Infosec

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Here are the links we discuss this week:

https://www.darkreading.com/identity-access-management-security/more-attackers-logging-in-not-breaking-in

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stryker-attack-wiped-tens-of-thousands-of-devices-no-malware-needed/

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4147833/cisa-urges-it-to-harden-endpoint-management-systems-after-cyberattack-by-pro-iranian-group.html

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/widely-used-trivy-scanner-compromised-in-ongoing-supply-chain-attack/

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/21/delve-accused-of-misleading-customers-with-fake-compliance/

This time it’s not a rerun!

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Here are the links we discuss this week:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-payment-rate-drops-to-record-low-as-attacks-surge/

https://www.securityweek.com/recent-cisco-catalyst-sd-wan-vulnerability-now-widely-exploited/

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/nation-state-actor-ai-malware-assembly-line

https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ransomware-identity-ai-cloudflare/813319/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/anthropic-finds-22-firefox.html?m=1

Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here.

Here are the links we discuss this week:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-payment-rate-drops-to-record-low-as-attacks-surge/

https://www.securityweek.com/recent-cisco-catalyst-sd-wan-vulnerability-now-widely-exploited/

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/nation-state-actor-ai-malware-assembly-line

https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ransomware-identity-ai-cloudflare/813319/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/anthropic-finds-22-firefox.html?m=1

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Here are the links we discuss this week:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-ai-assisted-hacker-breached-600-fortigate-firewalls-in-5-weeks/

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/open_source_registries_fund_security/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/infostealer-malware-found-stealing-openclaw-secrets-for-first-time/

https://www.securityweek.com/api-threats-grow-in-scale-as-ai-expands-the-blast-radius/

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/19/rmm_rat_trustconnect/

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Links to this week’s stories:

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/02/notepad_hijacking_lotus_blossom/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-job-recruiters-hide-malware-in-developer-coding-challenges/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amos-infostealer-targets-macos-through-a-popular-ai-app/

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/10/ai_agents_messaging_apps_data_leak/

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/11/payroll_pirates_business_social_engineering/