Episode
120: Voulnet
35:06
Published: Tue Jun 28 2022
Description
This is the story about when Mohammed Aldoub, AKA Voulnet, (twitter.com/Voulnet) found a vulnerability on Virus Total and Tweeted about it. Sponsors Support for this podcast comes from Cybereason. Cybereason reverses the attacker’s advantage and puts the power back in the defender’s hands. End cyber attacks. From endpoints to everywhere. Learn more at Cybereason.com/darknet. Support for this show comes from Varonis. Do you wonder what your company’s ransomware blast radius is? Varonis does a free cyber resilience assessment that tells you how many important files a compromised user could steal, whether anything would beep if they did, and a whole lot more. They actually do all the work – show you where your data is too open, if anyone is using it, and what you can lock down before attackers get inside. They also can detect behavior that looks like ransomware and stop it automatically. To learn more visit www.varonis.com/darknet. Sources https://www.cyberscoop.com/story/trial-error-kuwait-mohammed-aldoub-case/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapters
A network security engineer shares how he tried to learn more about the people behind rude comments in an online game by exploring the game's interaction with a server, while also discussing the issue of anonymity and accountability online.
00:00 - 05:19 (05:19)
Summary
A network security engineer shares how he tried to learn more about the people behind rude comments in an online game by exploring the game's interaction with a server, while also discussing the issue of anonymity and accountability online.
Episode120: Voulnet
PodcastDarknet Diaries
A cybersecurity expert shares his journey from giving a malware analysis course for the Dutch police to doing his first official cybersecurity training abroad, with guidance from Dan Kaminsky, and how his early fascination for technology led him towards this field.
05:20 - 10:13 (04:53)
Summary
A cybersecurity expert shares his journey from giving a malware analysis course for the Dutch police to doing his first official cybersecurity training abroad, with guidance from Dan Kaminsky, and how his early fascination for technology led him towards this field.
Episode120: Voulnet
PodcastDarknet Diaries
An individual discusses using a free online service where file hashes can be uploaded to identify the type of malware present and avoid posting sensitive data.
10:13 - 18:04 (07:50)
Summary
An individual discusses using a free online service where file hashes can be uploaded to identify the type of malware present and avoid posting sensitive data. During routine threat hunting, a banking malware sample was found in Kuwait.
Episode120: Voulnet
PodcastDarknet Diaries
After discovering banking malware on VirusTotal, Mohammed Al-Kuwaiti, the IT manager at Gulf Bank in Kuwait, was fired for tweeting about it.
18:04 - 23:33 (05:28)
Summary
After discovering banking malware on VirusTotal, Mohammed Al-Kuwaiti, the IT manager at Gulf Bank in Kuwait, was fired for tweeting about it. Gulf Bank suffered a $9 million service disruption shortly after Al-Kuwaiti's discovery.
Episode120: Voulnet
PodcastDarknet Diaries
Kuwait's constitution provides freedom of speech, but has limitations according to the law, particularly for public figures.
23:33 - 29:45 (06:11)
Summary
Kuwait's constitution provides freedom of speech, but has limitations according to the law, particularly for public figures.
Episode120: Voulnet
PodcastDarknet Diaries
A UN investigation report suggests that the Gulf Bank of Kuwait may have been robbed by the government of North Korea, contrary to the bank's claim of a service disruption that led to a loss of $9 million in March 2019.
29:45 - 35:05 (05:20)
Summary
A UN investigation report suggests that the Gulf Bank of Kuwait may have been robbed by the government of North Korea, contrary to the bank's claim of a service disruption that led to a loss of $9 million in March 2019.