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Episode 354 – The Botnet that Topped Cloudlfare's Domain Charts

This week on the podcast, we cover the Kimwolf botnet, a collection of compromised IOT devices that at one point grew so large that it's command and control domain beat out Google.com as the most popular domain on the internet. After that, we discuss yet another devious take on ClickFix style phishing before ending with coverage from Cisco TALOS on another threat actor targeting edge networking equipment.
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Episode 353 – 2025 Ends With a Bang

This week on the podcast, we cover a wave of attacks against network edge equipment and internet-exposed systems including an update on the recently patched Firebox 0-Day. After that, we cover two stories on browser extensions siphoning off data and making unwanted modifications to victim’s web browsing activity.
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Episode 352 – React2Shell

This week on the podcast, we discuss the recently disclosed React2Shell vulnerability affecting a wide array of web applications. Before that, we review a new phishing campaign that uses a newly coined ConsentFix technique before discussing a security misstep from Home Depot.
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Episode 350 – OWASP Top 10 2025 Edition

This week on the podcast, we cover OWASP’s update to the top 10 web application security weaknesses and its changes from the 2021 list. We also cover a recently uncovered adversary-in-the-middle campaign that’s pushing malicious software updates to targeted systems. We conclude with our opinions on Microsoft’s latest AI features, which are coming to Windows.
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