Weekly Security Sprint EP 77. The top 3 - Swift attack disruption, weatherman, and political violence.

In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered to following topics:  Taylor Swift Terrorism Threat: ·       Two held in Vienna over Taylor Swift concert threat ·       Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna canceled after Austrian police say foiled terrorist plot targeted shows ·       Officials say suspects in foiled plot at Taylor Swift shows hoped to kill as many people as possible ·       Taylor Swift ISIS suspects ‘hired as guards’ wanted ‘to bomb gig & mow down fans’ before terror plot foiled by US spies ·       Taylor Swift concert terror suspect, 17, began working at venue days before foiled plot, say police ·       Alleged Taylor Swift terror plot fits a worrying trend as ISIS targets teens online ·       Suspect in Taylor Swift Vienna concert plot confessed to planning suicide attack, officials say ·       Taylor Swift ISIS bombing suspect pictured holding dual knives as chilling details of terrorist plot revealed ·       After Vienna threat: Music venues as terrorist targets ·       Taylor Swift concert terror plot suspect sought to kill self and 'as many people as possible,' officials say ·       Iraqi teen held in Vienna after Taylor Swift attack plot foiled ·       Officials say suspects in foiled plot at Taylor Swift shows hoped to kill as many people as possible   Hurricanes & Severe Weather.  ·       CSU's 2024 Atlantic seasonal hurricane forecast was released on 4 April and updated on 6 August ·       NOAA: Highly active hurricane season likely to continue in the Atlantic ·       Debby finally moves out of the US, some flooding risk and power outages remain ·       NOAA: Nation hit with record heat, wildfires and Hurricane Beryl in July   Election Security & Broader Considerations ·       Microsoft: Iran Targeting 2024 US Election.  ·       Iran uses fake news sites to interfere in U.S. election, Microsoft says ·       We received internal Trump documents from ‘Robert.’ Then the campaign confirmed it was hacked ·       Trump campaign says it is victim of foreign hack after leak of Vance report ·       The Hacking of Presidential Campaigns Begins, With the Usual Fog of Motives ·       DOJ: Pakistani National with Ties to Iran Charged in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate a Politician or U.S. Government Officials o   Pakistani national with ties to Iran charged in connection to a foiled assassination plot potentially targeting Trump ·       Winchester Man Arrested for Making Threats Against Vice President ·       Virginia man charged with threatening to kill Vice President Kamala Harris ·       CAIR Welcomes Charges Against Man Who Allegedly Made Death Threats Targeting VP Harris, Previously Threatened Muslims   Quick Hits: ·       CrowdStrike: Channel File 291 Incident: Root Cause Analysis is Available. Read the findings, mitigations and technical details of the Channel File 291 incident. ·       Ransomware & Data Breaches:  o   Ransomware in 2024: More Attacks, More Leaks, and Increased Sophistication. o   Rapid7: Rapid7’s Ransomware Radar Report Shows Threat Actors are Evolving …Fast. ·       Royal Ransomware Actors Rebrand as “BlackSuit,” FBI and CISA Release Update to Advisory ·       Justice Department Disrupts North Korean Remote IT Worker Fraud Schemes Through Charges and Arrest of Nashville Facilitator ·       Research Report: Internet-Connected Industrial Control Systems (Part One) ·       White House working on cyber insurance policy proposal for ‘catastrophic’ incidents ·       Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers ·       On the Adoption of the UN Convention Against Cybercrime ·       DOJ: Assault of Congregants Outside a Washington D.C. Synagogue Charged as a Federal Hate Crime ·       U.S.: SEC ends probe into MOVEit attacks impacting 95 million people ·       Critical Infrastructure: Rewards for Justice: CyberAv3ngers. ·       White House cyber czar touts regulatory harmonization bill advancing through Congress