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The CyBUr Guy

Featuring “The CyBUrGuy Podcast” and “Get CyBUr Smart Podcast”

A podcast designed to present cyber issues of the day and discuss cyber investigations featuring retired Special Agent Darren Mott. This podcast discusses current cyber trends and threats with industry and law enforcement leaders and is geared to individuals and businesses alike. Contact darren@thecyburguy.com

Articles mentioned in this article: 1) https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/north-korean-it-worker-infiltrated-us-agency-fbi-confirms 2) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/philips-and-ge-investigating-clop-ransomware-data-theft-claims/ 3) https://www.scworld.com/news/macos-amnesiastealer-malware-spread-through-clickfix-grants-live-browser-control 4) https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/17/germany-brazil-bank-fraud-ring-dismantled/ 5) https://securityaffairs.com/197322/cyber-crime/mcdonalds-employee-data-appears-in-leak-seller-claims-1-7m-records-stolen.html 6)https://www.ransomware.live/ Thoughts/questions comments to darren@thecyburguy.com ...
Published on: 2026-08-17
By Darren Mott
Articles mentioned in this podcast: 1) https://cyberscoop.com/north-carolina-ports-cyberattack-coast-guard/ 2) https://cyberscoop.com/openai-daybreak-expansion-specialized-cyber-services/ 3) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/levi-strauss-and-co-says-hackers-stole-corporate-data-in-cyberattack/ 4) https://www.wired.com/story/a-security-pro-hacked-north-korean-hackers-he-found-theyd-breached-hundreds-of-networks-worldwide/ 5) https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/07/swiss-government-microsoft-sharepoint-vulnerabilities/ 6) https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/breach-reporting-obligations-pile-up/ darren@thecyburguy.com ...
Published on: 2026-08-11
By Darren Mott
Articles mentioned in this episode: 1) https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/06/ai-struggles-to-patch-vulns-without-adult-supervision/5284319 2) https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/ai-global-crime-syndicates-fraud-nirvana 3) https://cyberscoop.com/exposed-rockwell-controllers-water-system-attacks/ 4) https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/2608-volatility-interlock 5) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hedge-fund-cyberattacks-tied-to-blackfile-linked-unc6671-extortion-group/ 6) https://securityaffairs.com/196731/security/meta-ai-model-hacked-a-company-during-testing-marking-third-ai-lab-incident.html 7) https://www.ransomware.live/ ...
Published on: 2026-08-07
By Darren Mott
Articles mentioned in this podcast: 1) https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/03/russias-svr-borks-public-wi-fis-for-digital-surveillance/5282399 2) https://cyberscoop.com/crowdstrike-annual-threat-hunting-report-2026/ 3) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exfilsquad-hackers-leak-info-of-over-100-000-uk-police-officers-staff/ 4) https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/coldcard-hardware-wallet-flaw-linked-to.html 5) https://www.ransomware.live/ Thoughts/comments/questions to Darren@thecyburguy.com ...
Published on: 2026-08-03
By Darren Mott
Articles mentioned in this episode: 1) https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/flaw-exposes-data-centers-server-takeover 2) https://statescoop.com/coordinated-cyberattack-disrupts-water-utilities-in-30-minnesota-communities/ 3) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hermes-ai-agent-used-to-automate-attack-on-thai-finance-ministry/ 4) https://securityaffairs.com/196209/ai/openais-rogue-ai-agent-breached-second-company-report-says.html 5) https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/ai-security-executive-targeting-nisos-research-2026/ 6) https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/scams/2026/07/we-found-120-fake-walmart-stores-trying-to-steal-your-credit-card 7) https://www.ransomware.live/id/QWZmaW5pYSBIZWFsdGhjYXJlQHRlcm1pdGU ...
Published on: 2026-07-29
By Darren Mott
Articles discussed in his episode: 1) https://www.theregister.com/patches/2026/07/23/year-long-russian-attacks-infect-users-as-soon-as-they-look-at-an-email/5277358 2) https://cyberscoop.com/us-visa-restrictions-cybercriminals-rubio/ 3) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/man-gets-six-years-for-hacking-750-womens-snapchat-accounts/ 4) https://www.scworld.com/news/ai-is-overwhelming-patch-management-heres-how-teams-adapt 5) https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ai-boosts-ransomware-effectiveness/ 6) https://www.ransomware.live/ ...
Published on: 2026-07-24
By Darren Mott
Articles mentioned in this episode:   1) https://cyberscoop.com/openai-chatgpt-hugging-face-cyberattack-data-poisoning/ 2) https://cyberscoop.com/openai-chatgpt-hugging-face-cyberattack-data-poisoning/ 3) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chick-fil-a-discloses-data-breach-after-credential-stuffing-attacks/ 4) https://securityaffairs.com/195760/security/public-poc-triggers-active-exploitation-of-critical-sharepoint-rce-vulnerability-cve-2026-50522.html 5) https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/red-card-for-piracy/ 6) https://www.ransomware.live/ Questions/Thoughts/Comments to darren@thecyburguy.com Thank you ...
Published on: 2026-07-22
By Darren J. Mott
Apologies on the lack of episodes for the past week or so, but we are back as there is a lot going on! Articles mentioned in this episode: 1) https://cyberscoop.com/opm-federal-rotational-cyber-workforce-program-gao/ 2) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/abbott-laboratories-probes-two-cyber-incidents-amid-extortion-claims/ 3) https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/russian-intelligence-hacks-ip-cameras.html 4) https://www.wired.com/story/prompt-injection-attacks-are-thwarting-ai-hacking-agents/ 5) https://www.scworld.com/feature/more-mythos-like-models-are-coming-what-organizations-can-do-now 6) https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/vulnerability-remediation-gap-breached-known-weaknesses/ 7) https://www.ransomware.live/ Feel free to contact me at darren@thecyburguy.com ...
Published on: 2026-07-20
By Darren J. Mott
Articles mentioned in this episode: 1) https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/07/github-ai-agent-leaks-private-repos-when-asked-nicely/5267924 2) https://cyberscoop.com/deepfake-csam-lawsuit-grok-xai-expands-stability-ai/ 3) https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/hackers-can-use-9-of-the-most-popular-ai-tools-to-assemble-massive-botnets/ 4) https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-ghost-phishing-wave-is-breaking.html 5) https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/08/langflow-vulnerability-cve-2026-55255-exploited/ 6) https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/researchers-first-agentic/ 7) https://www.ransomware.live/ Feel free to contact me at darren@thecyburguy.com. ...
Published on: 2026-07-08
By Darren Mott
Articles discussed in this episode: 1) https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/iran-russia-china-target-water-systems-sabotage 2) https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/06/us-offers-10-million-for-info-on-group-behind-signal-and-whatsapp-hacking-spree/ 3) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/insurance-giant-aflac-discloses-data-breach-after-subsidiary-hack/ 4) https://www.scworld.com/analysis/trump-signs-executive-order-to-accelerate-us-quantum-computing-strategy 5) https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russian-hackers-destructive-jaguar/ 6) https://www.ransomware.live/ Thought/questions/comments to darren@thecyburguy.com.  ...
Published on: 2026-06-30
By Darren Mott
Articles discussed in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/25/self-destructing-mistic-backdoor-linked-to-access-broker-selling-corporate-footholds-to-ransomware-gangs/5262579 https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/less-than-24-hours-attackers-weaponize-cisco-cucm-flaw https://securityaffairs.com/194266/security/third-party-breach-at-polymarket-leads-to-2-94m-crypto-theft.html https://cisomag.com/the-man-fortune-500s-call-when-the-ransom-note-arrives/ https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/business-security/smb-cyber-readiness-road-resilience-starts-here/ https://www.ransomware.live/group/qilin   ...
Published on: 2026-06-26
By Darren Mott
Articles mentioned in this episode: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/23/five-eyes-spooks-warn-ai-means-infosec-incidents-can-become-major-operational-and-financial-crises/5259916 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/whatsapp-phishing-attack-uses-fake-business-docs-to-hack-pcs/ https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-hackers-claim-to-leak-stolen-madison-square-garden-data/ https://securityaffairs.com/193880/intelligence/peter-thiel-secret-society-leak-creates-a-perfect-target-list-for-espionage-influence-operations-and-blackmail.html https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/data-breach-with-eastman-kodak-company/ https://www.csoonline.com/article/4188186/cybersecurity-is-no-longer-about-protection-its-about-survival.html https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/06/gta-6-early-access-is-nothing-but-a-scam https://www.ransomware.live/ Questions/thoughts/comments to darren@thecyburguy.com ...
Published on: 2026-06-23
By Darren Mott
Articles mentioned in this podcast: 1) https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/fifa-bug-world-cup-streams-remote-takeover 2) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/texas-govt-data-breach-exposes-over-3-million-drivers-licenses/ 3) https://www.wired.com/story/world-cup-scams-are-getting-harder-to-spot/ 4) https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/the-world-cup-is-here-and-so-are-the-cyber-risks/ 5) https://securityaffairs.com/193987/security/4300-outdated-routers-hijacked-in-stealthy-spy-infrastructure-by-arystinger-malware.html 6) https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hostile-states-cni-75-percent-ncsc/ Subscribe and share. Email questions, comments, thoughts to darren@thecyburguy.com   ...
Published on: 2026-06-22
By Darren Mott
Articles mentioned in this episode: https://cyberscoop.com/teampcp-breaks-open-source-software-trust-model/ https://securityaffairs.com/193830/security/microsoft-confirms-rogueplanet-zero-day-in-defender-patch-under-development.html https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cybercrime-surges-apac-digitization/ https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/06/retro-gaming-fans-are-the-new-target-for-fake-github-malware https://www.ransomware.live/id/QW1hem9uIG93bmVkIE9uZU1lZGljYWwuY29tQHNoaW55aHVudGVycw Subcribe and Share. Please send questions to darren@thecyburguy.com ...
Published on: 2026-06-19
By Darren Mott
Articles mentioned in this episode: https://cyberscoop.com/google-unc6508-china-espionage-threat/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-warns-of-record-35-billion-losses-to-imposter-scams-in-2025/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-abuses-microsoft-teams-relays-to-hide-malicious-traffic/ https://www.scworld.com/news/100-plus-cyber-leaders-experts-urge-feds-not-to-block-fable-access https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/06/cardiac-patients-medical-data-stolen-and-held-to-ransom Please subscribe and share.  #Knowledgeistprotection ...
Published on: 2026-06-16
By Darren Mott