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Exploring the unlikely relationship between hackers and the state with Emily Crose

Emily Crose, a veteran cybersecurity professional at agencies including the CIA and the Department of Homeland Security, had a question: How did hackers – a “weird” group of outsiders (herself included) – become sought-after collaborators with governments?

What is the Salt Typhoon Hack and What Will it Mean for Cybersecurity?

What if your most personal chats, the very foundation of your digital existence, were exposed? Unfortunately, that’s precisely what happened with the Salt Typhoon Hack on July 2024, a terrible cyberattack that put big U.S. telecom companies at risk. The scale of this intrusion has never been seen before. Malicious actors accessed sensitive data such as call logs, metadata, and even interactions with key political officials.

How the SMS Hack Exposed U.S. Telecom Security Risks

Popularly known as text messages, SMS messages are one of the widely used communication channels by Americans. They are generally used for various purposes. For instance, besides being a channel of communication among individuals, several millions of Americans rely on SMS systems to access and secure their social media, email, and online banking accounts, particularly through OTPs (one-time-passcodes), which are typically delivered via SMS.

McHacking - The 443 Podcast - Episode 317

This week on the podcast, we cover security researcher Eaton Zveare's recent blog post on a trove of vulnerabilities they found in McDonalds India's McDelivery web application. Before that, we give an update on Salt Typhoon's latest US government victim and discus an attack involving hijacked Google Chrome extensions. The 443 Security Simplified is a weekly podcast that gets inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers, covering the latest cybersecurity headlines and trends.