Black Hat and DefCon were amazing. the amount of thoughtful researchers, experts, hackers and gov't officials gives you hope that we're (kinda) on the right path

here are some stories from Las Vegas last week #BlackHat #DEFCON31 #blackhat2023

-- Taiwan

https://therecord.media/china-taiwan-critical-infrastructure-attacks-us-easterly

-- CIRCIA/ransomware

https://therecord.media/cyber-incident-reporting-cisa-circia-ransomware-easterly

-- Cryptocurrency zero-days

https://therecord.media/multiple-vulnerabilities-affecting-crypto-platform-bitforge

-- Viasat attack update

https://therecord.media/viasat-hack-was-two-incidents-and-resulted-in-sanctions

-- Open Source and Memory Safe languages

https://therecord.media/white-house-calls-for-help-on-open-source-security

-- Belarus using #MoustachedBouncer

https://therecord.media/espionage-hackers-targeting-embassies-belarus

-- Moovit vulnerabilities

https://therecord.media/moovit-vulnerabilities-allow-free-subway-rides

-- CODESYS vulnerabilities

https://therecord.media/microsoft-reveals-vulnerabilities-codesys

-- DDoS attacks on gaming

https://therecord.media/ddos-attacks-tied-to-gaming-business-disputes-fbi-says

-- Yashma ransomware

https://therecord.media/vietnamese-hacker-targets-chinese-bulgarian-organizations-with-new-ransomware

see ya next year!