About this episode
Three Buddy Problem - Episode 54: Europol busted pro?Russian hacktivist crew?NoName?057(16), the Brits announce sanctions on Russia’s GRU cyber units, Wagner?linked “war influencers” streamed atrocities from Africa, and fresh tech worries ranged from a $500 RF flaw that can hijack U.S. train brakes.
Plus, ProPublica on Microsoft’s China?based “digital escorts,” Google’s headline?grabbing AI?found SQLite zero?day, and OpenAI’s new task?running agents. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s hackers wiped a Russian drone maker, ransomware crippled a major vodka producer, and another Chrome zero?day quietly underscored how routine critical exploits have become.
Cast: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, Ryan Naraine and Costin Raiu.Links:Transcript (unedited, AI-generated)Europol targets NoName057(16) pro-Russian cybercrime networkEurope's most wanted listUK sanctions Russian spies linked to Mariupol strikesProfile: GRU cyber and hybrid threat operationsLindsay Freeman: War Crimes for Fun and ProfitLindsay Freeman bioCISA: End-of-Train and Head-of-Train Remote Linking ProtocolBackground of train vulnerability (CVE-2025-1727)
