About this episode

The episode discusses the rise of Shiny Hunters and the evolving nature of cyberattacks, emphasizing the importance of security hygiene.

Send us Fan Mail Gabe and I dig into Shiny Hunters and why the scariest cyberattacks now look like ordinary logins instead of dramatic break-ins. We map how credential theft, social engineering, and SaaS data exports turn basic security hygiene into the difference between a close call and a headline. • Shiny Hunters’ scale, loose structure, and why takedowns rarely stick • Why ransomware and extortion keep growing as a business model • How the tactics evolve from Microsoft ...

People in this episode

Host: Gabe

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• SaaS breaches
• credential theft
• social engineering
• ransomware
• extortion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shiny Hunters, Microsoft

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