The Security box, podcast 138: Mimic Ransomware

Hello folks,

Welcome to the security box, podcast 138. Our main topic is going to deal with Mimic Ransomware.

There are a couple of spots where strong language may be used, but not enough for a full disclaimer.

Here is the 217.5mb file if you need it. The RSS is getting updated as I type this.

I just realized that the RSS says 137 although I’m editing the 138 notations. Sorry about that!

Here are the show notes for the podcast. EMHS’s page is already updated with the podcast too.

Welcome to program 138 of the Security box. We’ve got a very interesting musings piece which we’ve blogged as well as another threat we need to talk about.

Musing

I’ve started yet another musings post, and this one came from Mastodon. I am not going to put the older posts in this category but will put new ones in this category. A very interesting musing thought piece is the article. The boost is quoted with the links linked as numbers for you.

Maybe a Moron or just a news item?

No April fools joke, man arrested for making swatting calls, faces 10 felony counts was the only post posted on April 1st. This was no April fools joke. The gentleman in question used Discord to post and share these videos and luckily nobody got hurt. You’ll want to check out this article to determine what you think, and we’ll determine where it goes and do it appropriately.

Mimic ransomware

New Mimic Ransomware Abuses Everything APIs for its Encryption Process comes from Trend Micro. This may be just as bad as Sandworm, if not worse. We’ll discuss this Trend Micro article.

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