In today’s episode, we delve into the recent extortion attempt on Ticketmaster involving leaked Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets by ShinyHunters, and the subsequent response from Ticketmaster (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-leak-alleged-taylor-swift-tickets-amp-up-ticketmaster-extortion/). We also explore Cloudflare’s detailed analysis and mitigation actions related to a BGP hijacking incident affecting its DNS resolver service, 1.1.1.1 (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-blames-recent-outage-on-bgp-hijacking-incident/). Additionally, we examine the surge in infostealing malware posing as generative AI tools, specifically highlighting threats like GoldPickaxe and RedLine Stealer, with insights from ESET research (https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/07/05/infostealing-malware-generative-ai/).
Video Episode: https://youtu.be/d9cGFsZfWnU
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Tags: Taylor Swift, Ticketmaster, hackers, Snowflake, Cloudflare, BGP hijacking, DNS resolver service, internet security, cybercriminals, AI tools, GoldPickaxe, Vidar, infostealing malware, concert tickets, data breach
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