Risky Business #656 – We expected a cyberwar but got an infowar

<p>On this week’s show Patrick Gray, Dmitri Alperovitch and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s security news, including:</p> <ul> <li>We expected a cyberwar but got an information war</li> <li>People with SDR kits are doing SIGINT in Ukraine</li> <li>Conti has imploded and it’s hilarious</li> <li>Much, much more</li> </ul> <p>This week’s show is brought to you by Proofpoint. Sherrod DeGrippo, Proofpoint’s Vice President of Threat Research and Detection is this week’s sponsor guest. She joins us to talk about how there isn’t really any magic advice she can dispense to protect customers from Russian attacks.</p> <p>There are some show notes below, but they’re not exhaustive.</p> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title">Show notes</h3> </div> <div class="panel-body"> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/03/02/1046646/the-propaganda-war-has-eclipsed-cyberwar-in-ukraine/ ">The propaganda war has eclipsed cyberwar in Ukraine | MIT Technology Review </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/ukrainian-researcher-leaks-conti-ransomware-gang-data-a-18620 ">Ukrainian Researcher Leaks Conti Ransomware Gang Data </a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/signalapp/status/1498437474611343367 ">Signal on Twitter: &quot;We&#39;ve had an uptick in usage in Eastern Europe &amp; rumors are circulating that Signal is hacked &amp; compromised. This is false. Signal is not hacked. We believe these rumors are part of a coordinated misinformation campaign meant to encourage people to use less secure alternatives.&quot; / Twitter </a></li> <li><a href="https://therecord.media/cyber-insurance-policies-may-be-put-to-the-test-by-russian-attack