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Episode #104 - Meet the Cyber Mercenary who can Overthrow a Government - Chris Rock

Written by Zach Fuller | Jun 26, 2023 9:23:53 PM

This week, the guys welcome one of the most interesting figures in cybersecurity! Meet Chris Rock, the hacker and cyber mercenary who can overthrow a government, digitally birth and kill people, and leverage a lot more unique skills he doesn't share with everyone. In addition to founding SIEMonster and being a three time DefCon presenter, Chris has worked across the Middle East, the US, and Asia preventing cyber attacks for both governments and private organizations. This episode is as entertaining as it is eye-opening!

Show Notes:

Chris Rock's website

SIEMonster's website

Follow Chris on Twitter: @chrisrockhacker

Headlines from Episode:

MOVEit exploit used against ‘several’ federal government agencies

New RDStealer malware steals from drives shared over Remote Desktop

Over 100,000 ChatGPT accounts stolen via info-stealing malware

Hackers use fake OnlyFans pics to drop info-stealing malware

 

Headlines Only:

Ransomware gang preys on cancer centers, triggers alert

Hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan a ‘bear in wolf’s clothing

Zyxel addressed critical flaw CVE-2023-27992 in NAS Devices

ASUS addressed critical flaws in some router models

Tackling Data Sovereignty with DDR

BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang claims to have stolen 80GB of data from Reddit