This week on Hacker And The Fed we dive into the world of ransomware. An insider exploits a ransomware attack for personal gain and a CISO's biggest lessons from quarterbacking a ransomware attack. We discuss AI generated photos and what happened to the stock market. And then we answer listener questions about geopolitics, Hector's hack on the Indonesian government and victims keeping their hacks a secret.  Links from the episode: IT employee impersonates ransomware gang to extort employer bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/it-employee-impersonates-ransomware-gang-to-extort-employer/ AI Generated Photos twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1660679743266607105 Suspicion stalks Genesis Market’s competitors following FBI takedown therecord.media/genesis-market-russian-market-2easy-shop-cybercrime-fraud FBI releases warning about fake crypto job advertisements ic3.gov/Media/Y2023/PSA230522 Bridgestone CISO: Lessons From Ransomware Attack Include Acting, Not Thinking darkreading.com/ics-ot/bridgestone-ciso-lessons-ransomware-attack-acting-thinking

This week on Hacker And The Fed we speak with Erin West, a Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney, Founder of the “Crypto Coalition”, an over 800-member group of active law enforcement partners sharing cryptocurrency crime-fighting techniques, and the very tip of the spear for Pig Butchering – the latest online romance scam. We learn about the incredible work Erin is doing via Operation Shamrock and how we can protect ourselves and our loved ones from being victimized. Links from the episode: SCARS: Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams againstscams.org Advocating Against Romance Scammers advocatingforu.com This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/HATF today to get 10% off your first month. -- For more information on Chris and his current work visit naxo.com and follow him on LinkedIn at inkedin.com/in/chris-tarbell-20b129278/. Follow Hector @hxmonsegur

This week on Hacker And The Fed, up to 10 years of your location data may have been exposed if you’ve driven vehicles from a certain manufacturer, stolen private keys may lead to insecure boot ups of your computer, Congress gets another notification of a US government breach, and we answer more listener questions about failed hacks and intentional exploits. And we talk about D. B. Cooper! Links from the episode: Toyota: Car location data of 2 million customers exposed for ten years bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/toyota-car-location-data-of-2-million-customers-exposed-for-ten-years/ Intel OEM Private Key Leak: A Blow to UEFI Secure Boot Security securityonline.info/intel-oem-private-key-leak-a-blow-to-uefi-secure-boot-security/ Data of 237,000 US government employees breached reuters.com/world/us/data-237000-us-government-employees-breached-2023-05-12/ Mastermind Behind Twitter 2020 Hack Pleads Guilty and Faces up to 70 Years in Prison ustice.gov/opa/pr/uk-citizen-extradited-and-pleads-guilty-cyber-crime-offenses T-Mobile Worker Joked About Adding Extra Phone Lines and Tablet to a Customer’s Account Without Them Knowing twistedsifter.com/2023/05/a-t-mobile-worker-joked-about-adding-2-extra-phone-lines-and-a-tablet-to-a-customers-account-without-them-knowing/ Google Cybersecurity Certificate grow.google/certificates/cybersecurity/#?modal_active=none -- For more information on Chris and his current work visit naxo.com and follow him on LinkedIn. Follow Hector @hxmonsegur

This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss private data leaking due to a misconfiguration, and no one is listening to the researchers. We are shown the mindset of hackers during a ransom negotiation, a cell phone provider is hacked for the 9th time in 6 years, there are 50 Chinese state hackers for every FBI cyber agent, and using AI to help hack. And finally, we answer listener questions about .xyz, pen testing tools, and possible Hacker And The Fed swag. Links from the episode: Many Public Salesforce Sites are Leaking Private Data krebsonsecurity.com/2023/04/many-public-salesforce-sites-are-leaking-private-data/ Hackers Claim Vast Access to Western Digital Systems techcrunch.com/2023/04/13/hackers-claim-vast-access-to-western-digital-systems/ T-Mobile Discloses 2nd Data Breach of 2023, This One Leaking Account PINs and More arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/t-mobile-discloses-2nd-data-breach-of-2023-this-one-leaking-account-pins-and-more/ Chinese Hackers Outnumber FBI Cyber Personnel 'By At Least 50 to 1,' Wray Testifies foxnews.com/politics/chinese-hackers-outnumber-fbi-cyber-personnel-wray-testifies Capturing the Flag with GPT-4 micahflee.com/2023/04/capturing-the-flag-with-gpt-4/ The Cyber Police Exposed an Attacker in the Sale of Databases with Personal Data of Citizens of Ukraine and the EU cyberpolice.gov.ua/news/kiberpolicziya-vykryla-zlovmysnyka-u-zbuti-baz-iz-personalnymy-danymy-gromadyan-ukrayiny-ta-yes-6598/ -- For more information on Chris and his current work visit naxo.com Follow Hector @hxmonsegur

This week on Hacker And The Fed we sit down with Michele Chia, Head of Cyber Insurance at Zurich North America. We ask a number of questions including what is cyber insurance? Who needs it? And How much coverage is needed? Does cyber insurance cover an insider threat attack? What does a ransomware attack look like when you have cyber insurance? And finally, we find out how our guest cultivated such a successful career in cyber insurance. Link from the episode: zurichna.com/knowledge/experts/michelle-chia -- For more information on Chris and his current work visit naxo.com Follow Hector @hxmonsegur