The CyBUr Guy Podcast with Darren J. Mott

I am joined on the podcast with a cryptocurrency crime expert to discuss the Binance heist, what we can learn from it, and how folks can protect their investments.

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I am cross posting this episode along with the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update, so a bunch of cyber news with longer insights and some rants here and there. 

Articles mentioned in this episode:

1) https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/hackers-target-fec-system-disrupting-campaign-finance-disclosures-rcna606029

2) https://securityaffairs.com/201967/security/election-website-security-42-of-us-county-sites-still-lack-gov-domains.html

3) https://www.abqjournal.com/news/unm-health-computer-systems-back-online-after-cyberattack/3149586

4) https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/10/28/details-mobile-fraud-case-suggest-city-contractor-might-have-been-compromised-expert-says/

5) https://cyberscoop.com/dhs-employee-data-leak-ddosecrets/

6) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-seize-virtualine-bulletproof-service-tied-to-ransowmare-cybercrime/

7) https://www.wired.com/story/most-servers-on-the-planet-are-vulnerable-to-a-code-execution-flaw-in-uefi-firmware/

8) https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/ai/2026/10/chrome-and-firefox-updates-fix-serious-security-flaws-install-them-now

Also available at the CyBUr Guy Podcast YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@cyburguypodcast

Feel free to email me at darren@thecyburguy.com

I'm joined by fellow retired Supervisory Special Agent Scott Augenbaum to discuss online risky behavior, how scams are evolving and other cyber banter. I also discuss these articles and what they mean:

1) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bullhorn-takes-staffing-platform-offline-to-contain-cyberattack/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

2) https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/16/usa-2026-midterm-election-scams/

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In this episode I talk about jailbreaking self-driving cars (yeah that is bad), hacking of refrigerators and what that means for YOUR business and from the Good News File, the joint Public/Private Sector investigation that led to the arrests and freeing of human trafficking victims in West Africa.

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I this episode I discuss fallout from the recent intrusions into the fbigos.gov and DOW manpower sites, the arrest of a ShinyHunters leader and provide some intel on ransomware stats against manufacturing supply chain and the nihlist group 764 targeting kids and the FBI warning about it.

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