Weekly: #tbt Throwback Thursday Edition

ShadowTalk hosts Sean, Ivan, Alec, and Rick Holland bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover: - Botnets are still the hotness - Mirai is growing again and Mozi’s made new moves - ShinyHunters are back! - Hacktivists take on governments Get this week’s intelligence summary at: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-august-27 ***Resources from this week’s podcast*** ShinyHunters https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/the-eeveelution-of-shinyhunters-from-data-leaks-to-extortions/  Criminals weaponize social media https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/how-cybercriminals-weaponize-social-media/  Reverse scams https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/no-honor-among-thieves-scamming-the-scammers/ Mirai & Mozi: https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/08/19/how-to-proactively-defend-against-mozi-iot-botnet/ 
 https://securingsam.com/realtek-vulnerabilities-weaponized/  https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/mirai-variant-iot-vulnerabilities/  https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/you-should-consider-forecasts-not-predictions/ Hactivists Iran: https://zetter.substack.com/p/hackers-leak-surveillance-camera https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/indra-hackers-behind-recent-attacks-on-iran/  Belarus: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-24/belarus-hackers-seek-to-overthrow-local-government https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/08/26/1033205/belarus-cyber-partisans-lukashenko-hack-opposition/ Subscribe to our threat intelligence email: https://info.digitalshadows.com/SubscribetoEmail-Podcast_Reg.html  Also, don’t forget to reach out to - shadowtalk@digitalshadows.com- if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for the next episodes.