00:00 Intro

01:50 Louvre password

08:54 Trump budget cuts

20:35 Google AI threat report

36:56 Nevada didn’t pay ransom

48:25 Moved the needle

58:38 L3Harris Trenchant boss stole exploits, sold to Russia

62:00 Ransomware remediation firm employees go rogue

63:40 Cybersecurity Is A Digital Identity Problem And We Must Deal With It

The password for the Louvre’s video surveillance system was “Louvre”

The Louvre Museum reportedly had a video-surveillance server password of simply “LOUVRE” as early as 2014..

Trump budget cuts, agency gutting, leave Americans and economy at greater risk of being hacked, experts warn

Budget cuts under Donald Trump’s administration are slashing funding and staff at key federal cybersecurity agencies like CISA, increasing the risk of U.S. vulnerability to cyberattacks.

GTIG AI Threat Tracker: Advances in Threat Actor Usage of AI Tools | Google Cloud Blog

Adversaries are now deploying AI-enabled malware (such as self-modifying code) and exploiting underground AI tool markets across the full attack lifecycle.

Nevada didn’t pay ransom in statewide cyberattack, spent $1.5M on response

The State of Nevada did not pay the ransom after a statewide cyberattack, opting instead to spend approximately $1.5 million on response efforts.

How an ex-L3Harris boss stole and sold cyber exploits to Russia

A former L3Harris division boss admitted to stealing eight zero-day exploits from network and selling them to a Russian cyber-tool broker.

Chicago firm that resolves ransomware attacks had rogue workers carrying out their own hacks, FBI says

A Chicago-based ransomware response firm is under indictment after employees allegedly conducted five ransomware attacks of their own.

Cybersecurity Is A Digital Identity Problem And We Must Deal With It

Cybersecurity failures increasingly stem from weak or mis-managed digital identities, and organizations must shift their focus from endpoints to identity-first strategies.

Hosts:

Jerry Perullo (Founder, https://adversarial.com/)

Sounil Yu (Founder, https://www.knostic.ai/)

Mario Duarte (Founder, stealth startup)

Producer: Tillson Galloway (Founder, http://githoundexplore.com/)

Adversarial Podcast S4E07 – The password is "Louvre", AI ransomware, Nevada stands up to ransomware

The Adversarial Podcast