#226 - Intel Chat: Thai takedown, Salt Typhoon, Iran & BlueNoroff

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.

• Thai police conducted a major raid on the Antai Holiday Hotel in central Pattaya late on Monday night, June 16th, uncovering a joint operation involving both ransomware distribution and illegal gambling.
• Canada’s national cybersecurity agency has confirmed that a Chinese state-sponsored group known as Salt Typhoon successfully targeted a Canadian telecommunications company earlier this year, exploiting a Cisco vulnerability.
• The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin warning of an elevated risk of cyberattacks and potentially violent extremism in response to escalating geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
• Security researchers have confirmed that recent social engineering campaigns exploiting Zoom are the work of BlueNoroff, a North Korean state-sponsored APT group known for targeting financial entities, particularly in the cryptocurrency and online gambling sectors.