Risky Business #782 -- Are the USA and Russia cyber friends now?

05/03/2025 50 min

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Episode Synopsis



On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news:

Did the US decide to stop caring about Russian cyber, or not?
Adam stans hard for North Korea’s massive ByBit crypto-theft
Cellebrite firing Serbia is an example of the system working
Starlink keeps scam compounds in Myanmar running
Biggest DDoS botnet yet pushes over 6Tbps


This week’s episode is sponsored by network visibility company Corelight. Vincent Stoffer, field CTO at Corelight joins to talk through where eyes on your network can spot attackers like Salt and Volt Typhoon.

This episode is also available on Youtube.



Show notes


Sygnia Preliminary Bybit Investigation Report


Verichains Bybit Incident Investigation Preliminary Report


North Koreans finish initial laundering stage after more than $1 billion stolen from Bybit | The Record from Recorded Future News


Risky Bulletin: Trump administration stops treating Russian hackers as a threat - Risky Business


Did Trump Admin Order U.S. Cyber Command and CISA to Stand Down on Russia? (Story updated)


Russia to redeploy resources freed up by end of war in Ukraine, warns Finnish intelligence | The Record from Recorded Future News


FBI urges crypto community to avoid laundering funds from Bybit hack | The Record from Recorded Future News


Risky Bulletin: Cellebrite bans bad boy Serbia - Risky Business


Belgium probes suspected Chinese hack of state security service | The Record from Recorded Future News


Gabbard: UK demand to Apple for backdoor access is 'grave concern' to US | The Record from Recorded Future News


Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Keeping Modern Slavery Compounds Online | WIRED


U.S. Soldier Charged in AT&T Hack Searched “Can Hacking Be Treason” – Krebs on Security


Google Password Manager finally syncs to iOS—here’s how - Ars Technica


Gmail Security Alert: Google To Ditch SMS Codes For Billions Of Users


Massive Iran-linked botnet launches DDoS attacks against telecom, gaming platforms | Cybersecurity Dive


Microsoft-signed driver used in ransomware attacks | Cybersecurity Dive


London member of ‘Com’ network convicted of making indecent images of children | The Record from Recorded Future News


Volt Typhoon & Salt Typhoon Attackers Are Evading EDR: What Can You Do? | Corelight





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